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September 16, 2021
WHYY/Philadelphia Staff Approves First Union-Negotiated Contract
Staffers at WHYY INC. News-Talk WHYY-F/PHILADELPHIA have approved their first union-negotiated contract. The contract negotiated by SAG-AFTRA will establish a salary floor, give 5% raises to over half the unit, offer six weeks of paid parental leave, and … more »
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August 4, 2021
New Hampshire Public Radio Content Creators Vote To Unionize
NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO content creators have voted to form a union, creating a 31-member bargaining unit under SAG-AFTRA covering producers, hosts, editors and reporters. An organizing drive started on JUNE 29th and over 70% of the staffers signed a … more »
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August 3, 2021
Ed Kasuba, Former KYW/Philadelphia South Jersey Bureau Chief, Dies At 74
Former News KYW-A/PHILADELPHIA SOUTH JERSEY Bureau Chief ED KASUBA died SUNDAY (8/1) of heart failure in GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ at 74. KASUBA, who joined KYW from WOWO-A/FORT WAYNE in 1975, reported from SOUTH JERSEY on KYW until his 2008 retirement. He … more »
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July 23, 2021
Bill Offering Tax Credits To Help Local News Media Introduced In Senate
A bill to help local news media through tax credits has been introduced by Democrats in the SENATE. The Local Journalism Sustainability Act of 2021 is sponsored by Sens. MARIA CANTWELL (D-WA), MARK KELLY (D-AZ), and RON WYDEN (D-OR) and is intended … more »
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July 2, 2021
Employees At WLEY (La Ley 107.9 FM)/Chicago Vote To Decertify SAG-AFTRA Union
Employees at SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM Regional Mexican WLEY (LA LEY 107.9 FM)/CHICAGO have voted to decertify and remove the SCREEN ACTORS GUILD and AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION & RADIO ARTISTS (SAG-AFTRA), which had represented certain … more »
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June 30, 2021
New Hampshire Public Radio Employees Form Union
Staffers at NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO are forming a union with SAG-AFTRA, according to a series of tweets from the staff under the name NHPR CONTENT COLLECTIVE asking CEO JIM SCHACHTER to voluntarily recognize the union. In the tweets, first reported at … more »
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June 24, 2021
Radio Performance Royalty Bill Introduced In Congress
As previewed by ALL ACCESS YESTERDAY (NET NEWS 6/23), Reps. TED DEUTCH (D-FL) and DARREL ISSA (R-CA) have introduced the American Music Fairness Act, a bill that would create a performance royalty on radio music airplay, at a press conference in … more »
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June 17, 2021
Former WNYC/New York Reporter Fred Mogul Sues Station Over Termination
Former NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk WNYC-A-F/NEW YORK reporter FRED MOGUL has filed a defamation and wrongful termination suit against the station over his FEBRUARY 5th firing, reports the NEW YORK POST. MOGUL's suit claims that he was … more »
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June 10, 2021
SAG-AFTRA Sues New York Public Radio To Compel Arbitration, Alleges Station Is Pursuing Union-Busting Strategy
SAG-AFTRA is suing NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO to compel the company, the operator of News-Talk WNYC-A-F and Classical WQXR/NEW YORK, the NEW JERSEY PUBLIC RADIO stations, podcast producer WNYC STUDIOS, GOTHAMIST, and the JEROME L. GREENE PERFORMANCE SPACE in … more »
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May 27, 2021
SAG-AFTRA Ups Duncan Crabtree-Ireland To National Exec. Dir./Chief Negotiator
SAG-AFTRA has promoted COO/General Counsel DUNCAN CRABTREE-IRELAND to National Exec. Dir./Chief Negotiator. CRABTREE-IRELAND, who starts his new role on JUNE 21st, replaces DAVID P. WHITE, who announced MAY 14th that he is stepping down from the National … more »