CBS News 24/7 Staff and CBS Reach Tentative Three-Year Contract

Overview

• The Writers Guild of America East said CBS News 24/7 staff reached a tentative three-year contract with the company, with full terms to follow a ratification vote.
• The union and WGAE Council plan votes in the coming days that would put the agreement into effect if members approve it.
• After the contract lapsed in March, 95% of the unit signed a strike pledge, and workers staged a 24-hour walkout with pickets in New York and San Francisco.
• The roughly 60-person unit includes writers, producers, and graphic artists at the streaming news channel, whose bargaining goals focused on pay, scheduling, overtime, job security, remote work, and rules for generative AI.
• The announcement comes after newsroom layoffs that cut about 6% of staff and shut down CBS News Radio, a move the union condemned.