NABET-CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement With ABC-TV

On May 1, members of the NABET-CWA bargaining team reached an overall tentative agreement with ABC-TV on a successor Master Agreement. This milestone comes more than four months prior to the expiration of the existing contract extension.

The new Master Agreement will include provisions like significant increases in benefit payments for daily hire employees; increased work opportunities for NABET-CWA members on sports productions airing on broadcast networks, cable, and streaming services; and new guidelines and protections related to the use of generative artificial intelligence.

The general economics of the tentative agreement are substantial. General wage increases during the term of the agreement are 3%, 4%, 3%, and 3.75%. These wage increases follow two previous increases negotiated during the contract extension period of 5%, effective April 1, 2025, and 3.5%, effective April 1, 2026.

With information about the deal belonging first to the members, both parties agreed to avoid publicity until members could learn details directly from Local and Sector leadership. NABET-CWA Locals will hold informational meetings about the content of the tentative agreement. Members should be on the lookout for notifications of the dates and times for those meetings.

If ratified, the new contract will take effect on October 1, 2026, and will run through March 31, 2031.

Congratulations, NABET-CWA members!

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.