CBS News Staff Protest Management Over Contract, Citing Layoffs and Political Pressure

Fuente: International Business Times

Staffers at CBS News staged a 24-hour walkout on Tuesday as tensions mounted over a stalled contract negotiation with management. Members of the Writers Guild of America East at CBS News 24/7 said the current agreement expired on March 9, and that the new terms offered by the network were worse than the previous contract. Union members said the walkout was necessary to protect their livelihoods amid ongoing uncertainty in the broadcast news industry.