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Staffers at WAMU approve joining SAG-AFTRA union
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An executive at WAMU’s licensee said that an agreement may not be in place until 2022.
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An executive at WAMU’s licensee said that an agreement may not be in place until 2022.
The SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit became official through a card check agreement with management.
Station staffers who have joined unions help answer a reader’s question about why the trend is growing.
A Washington state labor relations agency disagreed with SAG-AFTRA’s claims that KUOW had retaliated against employees for joining a union.
Meanwhile, CEO Jarl Mohn has told employees he is aiming for a “culture shift” at the network.
The agreement will need to be ratified by union members.
MPR is the latest public radio newsroom to join SAG-AFTRA.
The two-year contract includes pay raises of 2.5 percent that take effect Jan. 1, 2016, and Jan. 1, 2017.