Their slogan was always "Give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the world." But now the employees who work at WINS-AM, New York City's only all news radio station after WCBS switched to sports, are looking for more than the world - they want their safety guaranteed.
As the employees and Audacy, which owns the station, count down to a July 22nd contract expiration, the workers have added a new and unusual demand: protect our safety. According to the union, several people at the station -which operates live 24/7 - have been attacked on their way to and from work. And they want guarantees they'll be protected.
Not the kind of story we usually feature here, but it's such a well known station, has such a great heritage - the oldest continuous all news format in North America - and the request is so unusual that I thought it was pretty interesting. Demanding workers at a radio station be protected going to and from work - that's news you don't hear everyday.
WGA East Journalists At NYC’S 1010 WINS Radio Station Petition Audacy To Address Worker Safety In Contract Talks As Deadline Looms