ABC News Digital Staffers Unionize Under WGA East Amid FCC Threats To Network

ABC News Digital Staffers Unionize Under WGA East Amid FCC Threats To Network

Staffers at ABC News’ digital outlets have unionized under the Writers Guild of America East. WGAE said Wednesday that it sealed the deal with the network to rep employees of ABCNews.com and ABC Network News’ Social Media Platforms.   ABC News Digital’s roughly 50-member bargaining team voted unanimously to set WGA East as its collective bargaining […]

The MRC Strikes Back at ABC/Disney, Pushes for Denial of License Renewals

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ABC News digital workers have voted unanimously to form a union with WGAE; the unit includes about 50 reporters, editors, and video and social media producers (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety: ABC News digital workers have voted unanimously to form a union with WGAE; the unit includes about 50 reporters, editors, and video and social media producers  —  The union said ABC and WGAE “have engaged in productive and constructive discussions, reflecting a shared commitment to maintaining a collaborative and supportive workplace."

ABC Network News and the WGA East Announce Recognition of ABC Network News Digital Staff Union

NEW YORK (August 5, 2026) – The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) is pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. regarding the union representation process for employees of ABCNews.com and ABC Network News’ Social Media Platforms. Since the beginning of this process, ABC Network News and WGAE have engaged in productive and constructive discussions, reflecting a shared commitment to maintain…

Raskin Calls on FCC to 'Reverse Course' on Disney Early Renewal Proceeding

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., condemned the FCC's early renewal proceeding for Disney stations in a comment posted Monday in docket 26-131. "When the FCC turns the licensing process into a political weapon, it devalues every broadcast...