Tag: Unions
Staffers at WAMU approve joining SAG-AFTRA union
An executive at WAMU's licensee said that an agreement may not be in place until 2022.WBGO staffers form union
The SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit became official through a card check agreement with management.Staffers at WAMU and WBGO seek recognition of unions
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is representing both groups.Staffers at The Current, Classical MPR look to unionize
The efforts come amid personnel controversies and calls for change within the broader organization.NPR union calls out organization’s diversity failings, demands changes
Leaders of NPR’s SAG-AFTRA union are demanding the organization make changes around 13 issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion.Crosscut Union pushes for workforce diversity provisions in contract with Cascade Public Media
The union, which formed last summer, is calling for accountability on management’s stated commitments to diversity and inclusion.KCRW union reaches tentative contract agreement
The union and station management have been bargaining for about a year.WBUR, union reach tentative agreement
The tentative agreement covers three years and includes wage adjustments, “along with a strong commitment to diversity,” according to WBUR's CEO.WHYY workers vote to join union
Approval of joining SAG-AFTRA was nearly unanimous.Issues of pay, communication fuel growth of unions in public radio
Station staffers who have joined unions help answer a reader's question about why the trend is growing.WHYY employees file NLRB petition for union election
Staffers said they are "still open to voluntary recognition" of their union by management.WHYY employees petition management for union recognition
The petition said talented creative staff have left the station due to "untenable working conditions."Cascade Public Media fires Crosscut managing editor
Less than a week after the news site's employees voted to unionize, management dismissed Florangela Davila over "differences in strategic outlook." ...NLRB rules against Rhode Island PBS in union dispute
The ruling affirms a judge's 2018 decision.Digital division of Seattle’s Cascade Public Media votes to unionize
Employees successfully voted to certify the union that is being represented by NewsGuild.
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