The Writers Guild of America East‘s union at CBS News 24/7 has reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with the network.
The CBS News 24/7 union and the WGAE Council’s Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News sector representatives will hold a vote on ratification in the coming days, with full details released then, the guild announced.
Last month, union members in New York and San Francisco staged a 24-hour walkout, after a strike pledge was signed by 95% of the staffers in the bargaining unit. The contract expired on March 9.
A CBS News spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.
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The agreement follows an additional round of layoffs at the news division, impacting about 6% of its workforce. The cuts included the elimination of CBS News Radio, impacting dozens of Writers Guild members. The union condemned the
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