Fueled by a series of blog posts on the media Web site Gawker -- the first post was headlined The Viacom Permalance Slave System -- a loose cohort of freelancers created protest stickers and distributed walkout fliers last week. Caroline OHare, a unit manager who has worked for MTV for more than two years, said the new health care plan -- with higher deductibles and a $2,000 cap on hospital expenses each year -- had provoked outrage. They think they can treat us like children that dont have families, mortgages or dreams of retirement, she said.

　　Outside Viacoms headquarters, several workers held posters with the words, Theres too many of us to ignore. It was unclear how many freelancers are on the companys payroll; an MTV Networks spokeswoman said the figure was not known because it rises and falls throughout the year. The company has 5,500 full-time employees, excluding freelancers, around the world.

　　Two freelancers and one full-time employee, who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution, estimated that the percentage of freelancers in some departments exceeded 75 percent. Another labor action is expected to take place outside Viacom later this week. Members of the Writers Guild of America, who have been on strike for five weeks, are expected to picket there on Thursday.

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