NBC Digital NewsGuild-CWA Workers Ratify New Contract

Earlier this week, editorial staff at NBC News, NBC News NOW, and TODAY (TNG-CWA Local 31003) ratified a new three-year contract with NBC. The new contract, the first for the bargaining unit since 2019, protects members during future corporate restructuring and delays recently announced layoffs. It also will provide targeted workers with additional pay, health care, and rehire rights.

“This contract is a huge step forward for journalists at NBC News,” said Tate James, documentary video editor and NBC Digital NewsGuild Chair. “We will now have the job security essential to fighting for transparency and accountability without fear.”

The contract is the culmination of a nearly five-year fight, during which employees engaged in numerous public actions, including a one-day strike in 2023, to protest the company’s repeated violations of federal labor law. NewsGuild-CWA members protested across New York City, dogging NBC corporate executives and events, and even projecting pro-union messages on the façade of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

The new contract includes immediate pay increases, first-ever salary minimums, an end to forced arbitration in cases of discrimination and harassment, and extended workday and weekend pay policies that provide compensation for extra work.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.