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
WBUR union drops complaint against management, looks to June negotiations
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SAG-AFTRA had said that WBUR management was refusing to set dates for bargaining meetings.
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
WBUR employees set to vote on joining union
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“We appreciate management working with us and can’t wait to get started making WBUR an even better place to work,” a producer said.
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.
Quick Takes
SAG-AFTRA membership expands at New York Public Radio
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Gothamist reporters are now part of a bargaining unit of station staff.
System/Policy
Judge rules against Rhode Island PBS in dispute with engineers’ union
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The ruling found RIPBS had violated labor law by refusing to recognize IBEW’s representation.
Quick Takes
NYPR agrees to include temporary, per diem employees in union
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The workers will join a unit of employees that has been represented by SAG-AFTRA since 2000.
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.