"Paramount has billions to spend acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, but still hasn't guaranteed fair wages and basic job protections for the workers who make their streaming news operation run. Our members are walking out today to show management they stand united in their demand for a fair contract - and the WGAE is with them every step of the way."
"Workers are fighting to protect their livelihoods during a period of uncertainty in broadcast news. The union alleges that management's offers to renegotiate the contract are unacceptable, featuring terms worse than those offered in the past, while workers seek better wages and improved working conditions."
CBS News 24/7 workers represented by the Writers Guild of America East initiated a bicoastal 24-hour walkout after their contract expired on March 9. The union rejected management's renegotiation offers, citing terms inferior to previous agreements. Workers seek improved wages and working conditions alongside job protections. The union criticized parent company Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance's $8 billion purchase of Paramount, arguing the company has sufficient resources to provide fair compensation. Recent layoffs have affected the newsroom, with additional reductions anticipated following the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.
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