NPR Techs Won't Be Silenced
Monday, March 27, 2006(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Broadcast technicians at
National Public Radio continue to battle the
contract imposed on them recently by NPR
management, reports NABET Local 31. Thousands
of supporters have been flooding NPR with
emails in recent weeks and the effect on
management is clear by the defensive auto-email
being sent to campaign participants, which
attempts to blame the union. “The Union
remains willing to meet and work things out,
but we are fully prepared to defend our
position in every avenue available to us,”
reports NABET 31. “Our cry has been
unwavering… Restore the dignity, and let the
engineers/technicians keep their rights to do
the work they love.” The local notes that NPR
management “declared unilateral impasse
before our members even finished their vote,”
and points out that AFTRA, the union
representing producers, writers, and on-air
talent has already succeeded in winning
arbitration against NPR’s attempt to
unilaterally implement the NABET-CWA contract.
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issues.