1010 WINS Workers Petition Audacy as Current Contract Expiration Looms

NEW YORK, NY (July 17, 2025)—Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at 1010 WINS presented a petition to management at Audacy during today’s negotiation session demanding a fair new collective bargaining agreement before their current contract expires on July 22, 2025.

The petition, signed by more than 90 percent of the bargaining unit, reads, “We, the undersigned journalists of 1010 WINS, proudly stand with our colleagues on the bargaining committee as they renegotiate our union contract. We support all their demands, and we ask that Audacy bargain respectfully and in good faith as we work to improve our salaries, benefits, pathways to promotion, workplace safety, remote work options, preserve severance, and protect against the growing threat of artificial intelligence. We call on management to reach a fair deal before our contract expiration date: July 22, 2025.”

WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen added, “1010 WINS runs 24/7 and requires people to commute to the office at all hours. The station’s journalists have been threatened and even attacked. Audacy needs to take responsibility for the safety of its employees and our members. This is one of the many issues that management still needs to address in a fair and equitable contract.”

This is the Writers Guild of America East’s first contract negotiations with Audacy since the Company shut down New York’s WCBS Newsradio 880 and laid off 23 Guild members.

ABOUT THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA EAST
The Writers Guild of America East, AFL-CIO, is a labor union of more than 7,500 members working in film, television, news, podcasts and online media. The Guild negotiates and administers contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of its members; conducts programs, seminars and events on issues of interest to writers; and presents writers’ views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America East, visit wgaeast.org.

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