L.A. public radio station KCRW secures first pay deal amid media unionizing wave

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After nearly a year of talks, public radio station KCRW has agreed to its first pay deal in the latest in a wave of unionizations.

The group We Are KCRW said in a tweet Thursday that it had reached a tentative agreement on a first contract, which will be subject to ratification, after almost a year of bargaining — and despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The group sought pay equity and a more diverse workforce to better represent its city.

It did not disclose the terms of the agreement; it follows a vote in June 2019 to recognize SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 actors and performers, as the KCRW workers’ labor union.HUGE NEWS: After almost a year of bargaining, partly in a pandemic, we have reached a tentative agreement in our first contract . It’s the result of hard work, unity and collaboration.

 

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Awesome they’re unionizing! SAG is pretty soft in bargaining recently imo.

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