Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Klaudia Zawinska, 2/6/25
Headline: “In a Volatile Landscape for AI and Labor Rights, Journalists at ABC Secure a Win”
Subhead: “How union contracts give workers a say in how AI shapes their industry.”
“Last week, the bargaining unit representing journalists at ABC News, which belongs to the Writers Guild of America East, “overwhelmingly” voted to ratify a three-year contract. Among other things, it includes binding protections against potential harms posed by generative artificial intelligence that the WGAE described as a “precedent setting win” for the news business. The agreement ensures that ABC News will not lay off current employees due to the use of generative AI and requires management to provide union members with advance notice before implementing AI systems into newsroom workflows.”