BC Univers al ▁made ▁a ▁ ▁equ ity ▁invest ment ▁in ▁V ox ▁Media , ▁valu ing ▁the ▁company ▁at ▁more ▁than ▁. ▁Com cast , ▁which ▁own s ▁N BC , ▁addition ally ▁already ▁owned ▁ 1 4 % ▁of ▁V ox ▁through ▁other ▁subs idi aries . ▁ ▁Union ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁V ox ▁Media ▁agreed ▁to ▁recognize ▁a ▁labor ▁union , ▁the ▁V ox ▁Media ▁Union , ▁being ▁formed ▁by ▁its ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁with ▁the ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America , ▁East . ▁Under ▁the ▁V ox ▁Media ▁Union , ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁employees ▁st aged ▁a ▁walk out ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁over ▁failed ▁labor ▁agre ements ▁between ▁the ▁union ▁and ▁V ox ▁Media , ▁leading ▁to ▁most ▁V ox ▁Media ▁websites ▁without ▁operation . ▁ ▁The ▁V ox ▁Media ▁Union ▁negoti ated ▁with ▁management ▁during ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁f url ough s ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁Cov id - 1 9 ▁pan demic . ▁They ▁" won ▁a ▁guarantee ▁of ▁no ▁lay offs , ▁no ▁additional ▁f url ough s , ▁and ▁no ▁additional ▁pay ▁cut s ▁through ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁along ▁with ▁en hanced ▁sever ance ▁for ▁any ▁lay offs ▁that ▁occur ▁in ▁August - Dec ember ." ▁ ▁Lit ig ation ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁V ox ▁Media ▁was ▁su ed ▁by ▁Ch ery l ▁Brad ley , ▁a ▁former