The LATimes‘ Matea Gold reports, “As Hollywood braces for its television and film writers to go on strike as soon as Monday, more than 500 CBS News employees represented by the Writers Guild of America under a separate agreement with that network are contemplating their own work action.”
The group includes news writers, editors and desk & production assistants “who work at a local or network level in New York, Washington, Chicago and Los Angeles.” Gold reports they have been working without a contract since April 2005. A vote to authorize a strike is planned for Nov. 15.
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