WHYY/Philadelphia Content Creators Vote To Unionize

Union

Content creators at WHYY INC. noncommercial News-Talk WHYY-F and PBS affiliate WHYY-TV/PHILADELPHIA have voted to unionize with SAG-AFTRA. The new bargaining unit was approved WEDNESDAY (10/30) with 99% of the vote.

“On behalf of our membership, I am honored to welcome WHYY to SAG-AFTRA and support them in their fight for a fair first contract. WHYY produces some of the most compelling, informative and diverse programming heard in PHILADELPHIA and across the country. SAG-AFTRA is committed in supporting public media professionals as they look to organize,” said SAG-AFTRA President GABRIELLE CARTERIS.

A statement attributed to the WHYY Organizing Committee said, "We’re thrilled by our strong showing. We look forward to beginning a democratic process to hear from our members about what they would value most from a contract with management."

SAG-AFTRA National Exec. Dir. DAVID WHITE added, “The recent organizing wave at NPR member stations is reflective of more and more employees seeing the value of a collective voice as public media continues to grow, and a continuing investment by SAG-AFTRA in elevating the voices of public media professionals through union organizing.”

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