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Pacifica National Board votes to “wind down” use of union-busting law firm Jackson Lewis
“It took hundreds of letters, over two thousand petition signatures, a picket from KPFA listeners and staff, and two strong resolutions from the local boards of KPFA and Los Angeles sister station KPFK,” said KPFA board chair Margy Wilkison, “but we got Pacifica to at least back away from employing those union-busters at Jackson Lewis.” She’s referring to the fact that the Pacifica National Board passed a measure in closed session to “wind down” its current employment of the firm, which Pacifica hired on retainer earlier this year. The motion allows Jackson Lewis to complete work on three cases the … Continue reading
Posted in Arlene Engelhardt, elections and governance, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, labor, legal, Pacifica
Tagged anti-union, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, KPFA listeners, Pacifica National Board
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VICTORY: KPFK board votes against Jackson Lewis
The elected Local Station Board at Pacifica station KPFK in Los Angeles has just joined KPFA’s board in passing a resolution calling on Pacifica to drop Jackson Lewis. As at KPFA, the resolution passed by an overwhelming majority. This steps up pressure on the Pacifica National Board to act now to cancel Jackson Lewis’ retainer agreement. Got a minute to make a difference? Last time the national board met, it spent its time discussing how to block messages from listeners. This time, let’s be sure they hear the substance of our message loud and clear: fire Jackson Lewis NOW! Send … Continue reading
Posted in Arlene Engelhardt, elections and governance, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, KPFK, labor, legal, Pacifica, Tracy Rosenberg, union-busting
Tagged anti-union, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, kpfk, Pacifica, Pacifica National Board, tracy rosenberg
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Lively picket at Pacifica’s National Office demands firing of anti-union lawyers
KPFA’s paid and unpaid staff turned out for a picket on a sunny afternoon last week in front of Pacifica’s national office to show their outrage with the network’s hiring of Jackson Lewis, the nation’s premiere union-busting lawyers. Labor journalist Steve Early addressed the crowd, describing how Jackson Lewis operates to undermine unions and predicting that both the political and financial costs to KPFA could be devastating. Unpaid staffer Tina Bachemin brought a statement of solidarity, noting that Pacifica is part of the “bitter struggle that’s going on now across America to smash unionism and wage war against workers.” Listeners, … Continue reading
Posted in budget, censorship, Jackson Lewis, KPFT, Pacifica, Programming, union-busting
Tagged anti-union, Jackson Lewis, KPFA listeners, labor, Pacifica National Board
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KPFA’s board calls on Pacifica to drop union busters, picket scheduled Apr. 18
COME TO A PICKET: KPFA’s workers have called a picket to protest Pacifica’s hire of union-busters Jackson Lewis and invite listeners to attend. It’s on Wednesday, April 18, noon-1pm, in front of KPFA. Be there, bring friends! Since news broke that Pacifica has hired notorious anti-union legal firm Jackson Lewis, a petition against union-busting at the network has gotten nearly 1600 signatures. Bill Berkowitz of Buzzflash at Truthout calls the development “a dramatic and disturbing departure from Pacifica’s progressive origins.” In his Politics in the Zeros blog, Bob Morris said the news showed that “the national board now directly opposes everything Pacifica used to stand … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, corporate underwriting, elections and governance, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, labor, legal, Pacifica, Tracy Rosenberg, union-busting
Tagged anti-union, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, KPFA board meeting recording, KPFA listeners, Pacifica, Pacifica National Board
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Apparently, KPFA listener emails are making an impact
At its recorded phone meeting April 12, the Pacifica National Board (PNB) devoted a full 45 minutes to discussing emails it is receiving from KPFA members opposed to Pacifica’s hire of Jackson Lewis. Sadly, this conversation did not involve any re-thinking of the decision to hire the union-busting lawyers. Instead, PNB members debated whether or not to block the hundreds of protest emails its getting from listeners supporting SaveKPFA. PNB member Ken Aaron (KPFK/Los Angeles) said he thinks the people writing to the board “are not human” and their communications were “spam” that should be prevented from reaching the board. … Continue reading
Posted in budget, elections and governance, fund drives, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, labor, legal, Pacifica, recall election, Summer Reese, Tracy Rosenberg, union-busting
Tagged anti-union, budget, KPFA, KPFA listeners, Pacifica National Board, SaveKPFA, tracy rosenberg
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Pacifica hires nation’s #1 union-busting law firm, Jackson Lewis
News broke this week that the Pacifica National Board majority voted to hire a notorious anti-union legal firm, Jackson Lewis, which the AFL-CIO has named “America’s number one union-buster.” Pacifica is the corporation that owns KPFA. The nonprofit American Rights at Work notes that “under its polished veneer lies a for-profit union-buster…one of the oldest and largest” such firms in the nation. Jackson Lewis brags about helping employers maintain a “union free environment,” as well as mastering “concerns” with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including targeting workers who take medical leave. That’s according to sources cited by KPFAWorker.org, which published … Continue reading
Posted in Jackson Lewis, KPFA, labor, legal, Pacifica, union-busting
Tagged anti-union, Jackson Lewis, KPFA, labor, Pacifica National Board, Pacifica Radio, SaveKPFA
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