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Daily Fail UK: More turmoil at CBS as staff to walk out following clash with embattled boss Bari Weiss
I so love dumping on this Klafte...
Dozens of CBS News 24/7 staffers are set to walkout on Tuesday amid a bitter pay dispute with new boss Bari Weiss.
Workers within the network's streaming service team have been in negotiations with Weiss since February which spectacularly imploded in recent days.
The 60-person unit delivered a strike pledge to management last week after the two sides let a three-year contract expire without a deal, The Wrap reports.
Members from the Writers Guild of America-backed union have been unable to reach agreements on raises, defined schedules and severance amid Weiss' vow to 'reimagine' the streaming service.
It marks the first time Weiss has had to negotiate with a union, as The Free Press, the 'anti-woke' outlet she cofounded and still runs, is not unionized.
It is also the latest blow for Weiss during her rocky tenure at CBS which has already seen an exodus of top talent and scrutiny of its coverage.
'Members are fighting to protect their livelihoods during a period of uncertainty in broadcast news,' Writers Guild of America Representative Tina Timmerberg told 48 Hills.
'Layoffs, editorial interference and political pressure have all become existential threats following the Paramount Skydance merger and those same concerns have escalated with a possible merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery.
Workers within the network's streaming service team have been in negotiations with Weiss since February which spectacularly imploded in recent days.
The 60-person unit delivered a strike pledge to management last week after the two sides let a three-year contract expire without a deal, The Wrap reports.
Members from the Writers Guild of America-backed union have been unable to reach agreements on raises, defined schedules and severance amid Weiss' vow to 'reimagine' the streaming service.
It marks the first time Weiss has had to negotiate with a union, as The Free Press, the 'anti-woke' outlet she cofounded and still runs, is not unionized.
It is also the latest blow for Weiss during her rocky tenure at CBS which has already seen an exodus of top talent and scrutiny of its coverage.
'Members are fighting to protect their livelihoods during a period of uncertainty in broadcast news,' Writers Guild of America Representative Tina Timmerberg told 48 Hills.
'Layoffs, editorial interference and political pressure have all become existential threats following the Paramount Skydance merger and those same concerns have escalated with a possible merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery.
more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/media/article-15652645/CBS-News-247-strike-severance-raises-Bari-Weiss.html
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