CBS Broadcasting Layoffs, Part Of Broader Paramount Cuts, Slammed By IBEW As “A Hard Pill To Swallow”

The largest union representingCBSemployees is slamming the latest round ofParamountlayoffs.

In all, about 15% of the companys U.S. jobs are being eliminated.

Paramounts internal memo about the latest cutbacks acknowledged the financial pressures squeezing it and other legacy media companies.

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Days like today are never easy, it added.

Reps from CBS and Paramount had no additional comment on thebroadcastcuts when contacted by Deadline.

We understand that there are additional pressures on CBS due to the pending Skydance Media takeover.