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Yahoo
30-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CBS News Digital's WGA East Union Members Reach Deal on Three-Year Contract, One Week Before Skydance Is Set to Take Over
Writers Guild of America East members at CBS News Digital reached a deal with management on their first collective-bargaining agreement, coming after more than a year of negotiations. The pact comes just over a week before Skydance Media is set to officially close its deal to acquire CBS parent company Paramount Global on Aug. 7. More from Variety Tanya Simon to Lead CBS News' '60 Minutes' as Executive Producer Skydance Promises FCC It Will Appoint CBS News Ombudsman to Review 'Complaints of Bias,' Says Paramount Has Eliminated DEI Dan Rather on Paramount's $16 Million Trump Settlement: 'It Was a Sell-Out to Extortion by the President' (EXCLUSIVE) The new three-year contract establishes minimum salaries and guaranteed pay raises for all job titles for CBS News Digital's union employees. The contract also addresses severance pay in the event of job cuts due to AI rollouts and the issue of worker safety on late-night/early-morning commutes by guaranteeing extra pay for working overnight shifts, long days and weeks and standby shifts, WGA East said Wednesday in announcing the deal. The contract was unanimously ratified by the 46-member bargaining unit. The WGA East's CBS News Digital union covers writers, reporters, editors and producers at CBS News' digital platforms including its mobile website, social media channels and the CBS News app. WGA East also reps staffers at CBS News and CBS 24/7 (formerly CBSN). Highlights from the CBS News Digital contract include: Either a 3% increase or a ratification bonus in year 1 of the contract; a guaranteed minimum 3.5% pay increase in year 2 and a 3% pay increase in year 3 of the contract; guaranteed minimum severance for layoffs (two weeks pay for every year of service with a minimum of eight weeks); and a path for promotion to senior reporter. The new contract also codifies existing remote-work policies for current employees through Dec. 31, 2027, including guaranteeing employees working on a hybrid basis will not be required to work more than two days in-office; extra pay for working for short turnaround times, standby assignments and upgraded work; the option to be paid out for earned comp time; and employment protections regarding generative AI, including 1.5 times severance if union members are laid off because of its implementation. 'After organizing in 2024 with the goal of securing critical workplace protections, we're proud to have won a strong first contract for our members at CBS News Digital,' Beth Godvik, WGA East VP of broadcast/cable/streaming news, said in a statement. 'Establishing protections like guaranteed raises and pay that actually matches the job duties being performed will allow our members to build sustainable careers in News.' WGA East, affiliated with the AFL-CIO, represents more than 7,500 members working in film, TV, news, podcasts and online media. In WGA East's broadcast/cable/streaming news sector, the union also reps workers at ABC News, Audacy (WCBS-AM, WBBM-AM and KNX-AM), 1010 WINS, Fox 5 WNYW-TV, MSNBC, NBC Promo Writers, Thirteen Productions (Thirteen/WNET) and WBBM/CBS 2 News. Best of Variety What's Coming to Disney+ in August 2025 What's Coming to Netflix in August 2025 New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Nearly 3,000 Cub Foods workers win new contract with pension contributions, raises
Nearly 3,000 Cub Foods workers win new contract with pension contributions, raises originally appeared on Bring Me The News. After contentious negotiations that included unfair labor practice charges and the threat of a strike, hundreds of unionized Cub Foods workers across the Twin Cities have a new contract. UFCW Local 663 announced this week that it has ratified a three-year contract with higher wages for all employees, increased hours for part-time workers, and "significant investment" in worker pensions. The union represents nearly 3,000 grocery store workers at Cub locations operated by United Natural Foods (UNFI) and Haug's. The contract includes employer pension contributions of 8.8% year over year and wage increases of 9.5% to 13% for full-time workers over the course of the contract. That's a $3.15 an hour increase for workers employed by Haug's and a $3 increase for those with UNFI. Workers at UNFI's Cub stores will also have limitations on involuntary store transfers, as well as improved scheduling protections. 'Members organized, fought for, and won a contract that raises standards for essential grocery workers. These workers had incredible support from customers and leaders like Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and Senator Bernie Sanders,' UFCW Local 663 President Rena Wong said in a statement. 'Together, we are ensuring good jobs for all Minnesotans.' As part of the agreement, UFCW will drop the unfair labor practice charges that were filed during the negotiations. Those charges were the subject of a letter sent to the companies from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in June. UNFI said in a statement to Bring Me The News: "We are pleased to have reached a new collective bargaining agreement with UFCW Local 663. The new agreement includes strong wage increases, continued market leading union health care and significant increases in our contributions to the union's pension plan, while ensuring Cub has the flexibility to continue to meet the needs of the thousands of customers we serve each day." Approximately 2,500 of the unionized Cub workers are employed by UNFI. Earlier this year, UFCW was negotiating new deals for workers with seven grocery companies around the Twin Cities. A contract was ratified in May with Lunds & Byerlys, Jerry's Enterprises, Kowalski's, and Radermacher's Shakopee Cub. A new deal was ratified with Knowlan's Festival Foods in story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jul 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LPNs, surgical techs at Coshocton Regional ratify first contract
COSHOCTON — Licensed practical nurses and surgical technologists at Coshocton Regional Medical Center have ratified their first union contract. According to an announcement from the Ohio Nurses Association, the contract was approved by a vote of the 14-member bargaining unit, which formed in June 2024. The unit is represented by the Ohio Nurses Association and the American Federation of Teachers. The association said in the announcement "this contract establishes a fair wage scale, differential pay and improved tuition reimbursement, all tied to recruiting and retaining staff to reduce workloads and provide better care to the community" while also giving workers protected rights to have a voice in workplace decisions. "Our first contract values our work and gives us a solid structure to build our union,' said Kim Dotson, vice president of the union. 'We're ready to use our union voice to hold the hospital accountable to their commitments in our contract." The contract is a three-year agreement that went into effect May 31 and will remain in place until May 31, 2028. The bargaining unit organized to address concerns about working conditions, pay equity and the need for input in decisions that affect patient care, according to the announcement. This story was created by Jane Imbody, jimbody@ with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at or share your thoughts at with our News Automation and AI team. This article originally appeared on Coshocton Tribune: Coshocton Regional LPNs, techs win rights in first union contract
Bloomberg
30-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Microsoft's ZeniMax Reaches Contract Deal, Union Says
Microsoft Corp. and the Communications Workers of America have reached a tentative union contract covering around 300 quality assurance staff at the company's gaming subsidiary ZeniMax, the union said Friday. The agreement comes after nearly two years of negotiations and would represent the first union contract at Microsoft in the US, a step forward for organizing efforts at the company.
Reuters
28-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
UAW members at General Dynamics' Electric Boat vote to ratify new contract
May 28 (Reuters) - Union members at General Dynamics' (GD.N), opens new tab Electric Boat submarine-making unit have voted to ratify a new contract, the United Auto Workers said on Wednesday. The union, representing over 2,400 marine drafters at Electric Boat, said 85% voted in favor of the ratification of the new five-year agreement which secures a 30% wage increase over the life of the contract and an improved wage progression. In total, members will see a cumulative $115,000-per-member increase in total compensation during the agreement, UAW said. The ratification comes over a month after members authorized a strike, demanding cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to keep up with inflation. Electric Boat is a part of the defense contractor's marine systems segment, which assembles nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy.
