2026 Master Agreement Negotiations - Bulletin #2

NABET-CWA/ABC-Disney

New York City

2026 Master Agreement Negotiations - Bulletin #2

April 6, 2026

Monday March 30, 2026, through Thursday April 2, 2026, the NABET-CWA ABC Network Negotiating Committee met across the table with representatives from ABC at the offices of NABET-CWA Local 11 in New York City.

This meeting marked the beginning of bargaining for the successor to the 2021-2025 Master Agreement, as extended through September 30, 2026. The next negotiating sessions are scheduled for the week of April 27, 2026, again in New York City.

All terms and conditions in the current Master Agreement will continue to remain in full force and effect through September 30, 2026.

Please monitor Sector and Local Union websites and check email notices for updates relating to these negotiations.

In Solidarity,

Your NABET-CWA-ABC Network Negotiating Committee

Local 16: Jim Joyce, President; William Bores, Former President;

Local 31: Alex Staherski, Vice-President; Bantu Opiotennione, President

Local 41: Stephen Griswold, President; Patrick Keating and Michael Johnson, Executive Board Members

Local 51: Carrie Biggs-Adams, President; Brad Belstock, Vice-President;

                Colin Tuttle, Executive Board Member

NABET-CWA Sector: Charlie Braico, NABET-CWA President and Chief Spokesperson;

Judi Chartier, General Counsel;

Steve Rubbinaccio, Sports Agreement Coordinator;

Ron Gabalski, Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President