Abc Workers Stage One-Day Walkout

Tue., Nov. 3, 1998

From Staff

About 2,200 off-camera employees of “Monday Night Football” and other ABC programs staged a one-day strike Monday, leading to technical glitches on news shows and a shutdown at two soap operas.

The National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians staged the walkout to protest the manner in which their health plan was negotiated.

The union members planned to return to work at 5 a.m. Tuesday, but ABC said they would be locked out until they promised to give the network warning of future strikes.

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