The Writers Guild of America East is telling its CBS News members that the network assured them that they won’t face discipline if they decline to respond to new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’ memo to staffers , which asked for information on what they do and what’s not working.

In a WGAE email to members, obtained by Deadline, the guild said, “The company responded today and informed us that you will not be disciplined if you do not respond to the email, indicating that a response is optional. The company further stated that if you choose to respond, it will not be a basis for discipline, discharge, or layoff.”

“We intend to hold the company to these responses.”

Last week, Weiss asked staffers for a memo by Tuesday to “understand how you spend your working hours — and, ideally, wh

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