Pacifica Radio: Don’t Slay the Messenger
Here’s the scene:Two children are fighting. They are fighting because the elder child has taken a toy from the younger one. The younger one protests and insists: “I want my…
Why the KPFA Recall Election Matters and Why a “No” Vote Is Recommended
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,…
Why did KPFA CWA Local 9415 Members Picket the Pacifica Foundation?
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…
Workers to Protest Pacifica Radio Over Union Busting
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.