The Writers Guild of America called the layoffs at CBS News on Friday an example of the “recklessness and greed of their bosses,” as the union indicated that its membership was impacted by the job cuts.
The layoffs affected about 6% of the CBS News workforce of about 1,100 employees, or 60 to 70 positions. One of the biggest cuts was to CBS News Radio, which is being shuttered on May 22, ending a service with origins dating nearly 100 years to the birth of the network. All of the employees of the radio service are being laid off.
In a joint statement from the WGA West and East, the guilds said, “Once again, our members have lost their jobs due to the recklessness and greed of their bosses.”
“CBS News Radio is an institution, where generations of the finest journalists in the country spent their careers
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