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CNET journalists seeking to unionize

May 16, 2023

Posted by Chris Roush

CNET journalists are pushing to unionize, seeking a formal say on issues such as the use of artificial intelligence at the technology news company, reports Josh Eidelson of Bloomberg News.

Eidelson reports, “Pro-union employees, who are organizing with the Writers Guild of America East, said they’ve signed up the vast majority of their coworkers. The union seeks to represent about 100 writers, editors, video producers and other content creators.

“The employees are asking management to voluntarily recognize and negotiate with the guild.

“‘Our diverse content teams need industry-standard job protections, fair compensation, editorial independence and a voice in the decision-making process, especially as automated technology threatens our jobs and reputations,’ they said in a mission statement sent to management Tuesday.”

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