System/Policy
KCRW employees plan to join SAG-AFTRA; KUOW unit approves first contract
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KCRW employees hope to vote this month on whether to join the union. Meanwhile, KUOW employees approved a contract after a year of negotiating.
System/Policy
Union complaint against KUOW dismissed
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A Washington state labor relations agency disagreed with SAG-AFTRA’s claims that KUOW had retaliated against employees for joining a union.
System/Policy
Union accuses KUOW of unfair labor practice
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The claim alleges that KUOW management’s decision to eliminate seven positions “interfered with, restrained, and/or coerced public employees” in their rights to collectively bargain.
Programs/Content
KUOW podcast engages local audience with practical tips for fighting workplace sexism
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Fans of “Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace” “find something in it that resonates with them, makes them feel like they are empowered to walk into work and can change things for the better,” says a co-host.
Development
NPR, KUOW explore potential of fundraising through Alexa
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NPR has yet to promote the feature as it determines how to direct gifts to donors’ preferred stations.
System/Policy
Staffers at Seattle’s KUOW will lose jobs as station revamps drive-time programming
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Seven positions will be eliminated and replaced with new roles.
Programs/Content
KUOW uses speed-dating format to help people understand each other
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Events designed to bridge cultural and political divides have lasting effects on participants.
System/Policy
KUOW staffers join SAG-AFTRA union
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KUOW staff members want “better pay and more of a say in how our newsroom operates,” says one reporter.
Programs/Content
KUOW’s ‘Second Wave’ podcast explores nuances of Vietnamese-American identity
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Host Thanh Tan often digs into her personal stories to explore issues of culture, family and the burdens carried by U.S.-born children of Vietnam.