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. Go to http://www.nabet31.org/ to find out more on these issues.

 

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