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CBS News and the Writers Guild East and West, the union that represents 500 of CBS News employees - including news writers, producers, editors, artists and assistants working for CBS radio and television stations - have come to an agreement on a new contract.
The agreement, which must still be ratified by a guild membership vote, will end a dispute lasting two-and-a-half years which contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month, reports The New York Times.
After the news writers voted to authorize a strike in November, Democratic presidential candidates said they would not cross any picket lines to participate in the debate that CBS had planned.
Patrick Verrone, president of the WGA West, called on CBS to return to the table with a similar will to work out the much broader conflict with the more than 12,000 striking television and film writers, writes Mediaweek.
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