WGAE Members At 1010 WINS Petition Mgmt.
• Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at Audacy’s 1010 WINS (All News 92.3)/New York presented a petition to Audacy management during last Thursday’s negotiation session demanding a fair new collective bargaining agreement before their current contract expires tomorrow, July 22.
The petition, signed by more than 90% of the bargaining unit, reads, “We, the undersigned journalists of 1010 WINS, proudly stand with our colleagues on the bargaining committee as they renegotiate our union contract. We support all their demands, and we ask that Audacy bargain respectfully and in good faith as we work to improve our salaries, benefits, pathways to promotion, workplace safety, remote work options, preserve severance, and protect against the growing threat of artificial intelligence. We call on management to reach a fair deal before our contract expiration date: July 22, 2025.”
WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen commented, “1010 WINS runs 24/7 and requires people to commute to the office at all hours. The station’s journalists have been threatened and even attacked. Audacy needs to take responsibility for the safety of its employees and our members. This is one of the many issues that management still needs to address in a fair and equitable contract.”
This is the Writers Guild of America East’s first contract negotiations with Audacy since the Company shut down WCBS Newsradio 880/New York last August and laid off 23 Guild members.
