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    KPFA Is More Than a Radio Station

    by Guest Contributor on Nov 22, 2012 | 17 Comments

    According to the mission statement of Pacifica, we would be wrong to base all of our programming decisions on who makes the most money during the morning drive time or which show raises the most money. We actually have a mission; to give voice to the voiceless.

    Posted in Media, Opinion, Politics

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    Why I’m Supporting SaveKPFA in KPFA’s Board Election

    by Guest Contributor on Nov 19, 2012 | 72 Comments

    This month, KPFA is going through what will probably prove to be one of the most important elections of its 10-year experiment with democracy.

    Posted in Labor, Media, Opinion, Politics

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    Send a Strong Message to Pacifica: Vote YES on Recall

    by FCJ Editor on Jul 12, 2012 | 19 Comments

    Tracy Rosenberg claims that she helped save KPFA from bankruptcy. A close examination of that claim shows it doesn’t hold water. Virtually the entire reduction in staffing in 2010 was from union members who took voluntary layoffs. When the dust settled, and Pacifica was forced to rehire Brian Edwards-Tiekert, the only involuntary layoff that occurred in 2010 was that of the other Morning Show co-host who had been paid for a grand total of 27 hours a week.

    Posted in Labor, Media, Opinion

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    Why the KPFA Recall Election Matters and Why a “No” Vote Is Recommended

    by Ann Garrison on Jul 02, 2012 | 35 Comments

    On Thursday, June 28, KPFA Radio mailed ballots to all KPFA subscribers. These aren’t actually ballots for the Local Station Board election, which will take place later this year. Instead, they’re ballots for voting on whether or not to recall Media Alliance Executive Director Tracy Rosenberg from the KPFA Local Station Board (LSB).

    Posted in Labor, Media, Opinion

  • CWA local 9415 held a picket and protest April 18 over Pacifica Foundation's hiring of law farm Jackson Lewis which the union believes has been hired to bust their union. Photo by Luke Thomas.

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    Why did KPFA CWA Local 9415 Members Picket the Pacifica Foundation?

    by Steve Zeltzer on Apr 28, 2012 | 17 Comments

    Management says that the insurance company that covers Pacifica offered the firm on a list, and that Pacifica contracted with it only to handle non-labor legal work, not with the bargaining units. CWA agrees that Jackson Lewis has not been used in any union arbitrations at KPFA.

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    Workers to Protest Pacifica Radio Over Union Busting

    by Rebecca Rosen Lum on Apr 16, 2012 | 26 Comments

    Pacifica Foundation hired Jackson Lewis in 2010, but that is the only point of agreement between the five-station, listener-supported broadcasting network and its KPFA workers group.

    Posted in Labor, News