System/Policy
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.
System/Policy
WBGO staffers form union
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The SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit became official through a card check agreement with management.
System/Policy
Issues of pay, communication fuel growth of unions in public radio
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Station staffers who have joined unions help answer a reader’s question about why the trend is growing.
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
NPR union members to meet regarding sexual harassment
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Meanwhile, CEO Jarl Mohn has told employees he is aiming for a “culture shift” at the network.
System/Policy
NPR, union reach late-night labor agreement
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The agreement will need to be ratified by union members.
Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio newsroom votes to unionize
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MPR is the latest public radio newsroom to join SAG-AFTRA.
Quick Takes
Union shares details of NPR contract
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The two-year contract includes pay raises of 2.5 percent that take effect Jan. 1, 2016, and Jan. 1, 2017.
Quick Takes
KPCC negotiates first three-year contract with union
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After 16 months of negotiations, unionized employees at KPCC in Pasadena, Calif., have negotiated their first contract with management.
System/Policy
As newsrooms expand, employees at several stations push to unionize
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Public media employees have increasingly sought to organize unions during the past two years, spurred by expanding newsrooms, shifting management priorities and a desire for more influence in strategic planning.
Quick Takes
WYPR staffers petition to join SAG-AFTRA union
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Editorial staffers at Baltimore’s WYPR are petitioning management for union representation, according to a June 6 release from broadcast union SAG-AFTRA, which seeks to represent them. A majority of editorial staff delivered a union petition to management June 3, and the National Labor Relations Board received a petition June 6, according to the release. Management has not yet acknowledged the petition. “We all believe in the value of public radio, as well as WYPR’s mission to produce high-quality journalism,” the release read. “We want to see the station improve and better serve listeners across the state.
Quick Takes
Chicago Public Media editorial staffers vote to join SAG-AFTRA union
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The broadcast union SAG-AFTRA said Wednesday that it had secured a majority of votes to represent staff members at Chicago Public Media. SAG-AFTRA said it would represent 49 editorial members of Chicago Public Media, the pubcaster that operates WBEZ and Vocalo. In September, 36 full-time editorial staff members and three additional employees signed a petition seeking union representation and presented it to CPM interim CEO Alison Scholly. “We have great leaders and a committed board and we believe organizing as staff members is an important step to achieving the goals we all share here: producing excellent journalism that serves the public and making this important local institution even stronger than it is today,” said Rob Wildeboer, criminal and legal affairs reporter for WBEZ, in a prepared statement. The National Labor Relations Board conducted the election, which took place Dec. 18.
Quick Takes
CPM employees take union request to labor relations board
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Editorial employees at Chicago Public Media filed a petition to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board Oct 18 after earlier efforts to gain recognition from management were rebuffed. Nearly 80 percent of the 54 employees who work at CPM as on-air talent, producers, web staff, reporters, editors and production assistants support the petition, according to a statement provided by the employees. The group initially notified interim CEO Alison Scholly of their request for union recognition Sept. 25. That request was rejected Oct.
People
Chicago Public Media employees petition to unionize
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A majority of staff members at Chicago Public Media signed a petition requesting union representation and presented it to CPM interim C.E.O. Alison Scholly Sept. 25, according to the broadcast union SAG-AFTRA, which seeks to represent staffers through its Chicago chapter.