The local branch of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians-Communications Workers of America union has launched an anti-NBC4 site, TurnOffNBC4.com, urging Washington, D.C. area viewers to sign cards with pledges to stop watching WRC television.
NABET-CWA Local 31's effort is aimed at protesting proposed job and benefit cuts by NBC Universal which owns and operates channel 4. NBC is continuing massive budget reductions across its owned and operated stations, leading to concerns over a degrading quality of local news coverage. The company is attempting to transform more of its employees into 'content producers,' with multiple job functions.
The dispute between NBC Universal and NABET-CWA in Washington, D.C. is being mirrored for employees in New York, Chicago and Burbank, California. The two sides are negotiating (or attempting to negotiate) collectively for a new contract to cover all four markets.Labels: labor, nabet-cwa, television, washington d.c. area, wrc
