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.
Quick Takes
After successful vote, StoryCorps employees will form union
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The bargaining unit will include a quarter of StoryCorps’ staff.
System/Policy
StoryCorps workers vote on unionization
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Results from the secret balloting process will be finalized in September.
System/Policy
StoryCorps management, employees clash over union representation
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Leaders at the oral-history organization say they don’t think a union is necessary but are willing to recognize it.
System/Policy
NPR, union reach late-night labor agreement
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The agreement will need to be ratified by union members.
System/Policy
NPR union employees ramp up campaign as contract deadline nears
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A temporary contract expires at midnight.
Federal funding
Arts unions protest Trump budget cuts in letter to Congress
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“Ending federal support for the NEA, NEH, or CPB would be a radical, unprecedented action,” the letter said.
Quick Takes
WGBH, WNET Writers Guild members agree to new contract
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The deal provides a 3 percent increase in minimum salaries effective July 1, 2016.