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Pacifica spins pension misappropriation, hires yet another law firm
Two months after KPFA’s union discovered that the station’s parent corporation Pacifica was illegally raiding the 403b pension funds of its union members for as long as 18 months, the network has finally admitted to workers that “during the past few … Continue reading
Update on Pacifica pension raiding; Workers vote no confidence in management at KPFA sister station
KPFA’s union workers are still waiting to get a full accounting of the extent to which parent corporation Pacifica illegally dipped into their pensions. Paid workers discovered last month that Pacifica was taking money out of their paychecks but not … Continue reading
Posted in CWA 9415, financial, KPFA, WPFW Tagged KPFA, KPFA management, KPFAWorker, pensions Leave a comment
KPFA union workers vote to support Oakland general strike
KPFA’s union workers have passed a resolution endorsing the Oakland general strike on November 2nd and supporting the movements across the country opposing corporate greed. “KPFA’s union stands in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement around the country and … Continue reading
Posted in CWA 9415, KPFA, KPFA recall, Tracy Rosenberg Tagged KPFA, Occupy, Pacifica, recall Tracy Rosenberg Leave a comment
Pacifica caught illegally shorting pensions of KPFA’s union workers
Members of KPFA’s union have discovered that Pacifica appears to be underpaying the 403(b) retirement accounts of its paid workers, which is a violation of federal law. When employees received their quarterly statement from the 403b provider ING, they noticed … Continue reading
Monterey Bay AFL-CIO labor council supports KPFA workers
An AFL-CIO labor council representing more than 30,000 Monterey and Santa Cruz union members has condemned what it calls parent network Pacifica’s “blatant anti-union actions” in its dealings with KPFA’s paid workers. The resolution unanimously approved by the Monterey Bay … Continue reading
Workers, listeners picket Pacifica on national day of action for labor
As part of a national day of action in support of unions, over a hundred KPFA paid and unpaid workers, union members, and listeners picketed the offices of the station’s parent organization Pacifica in Berkeley. Chanting “hey hey, ho ho, … Continue reading
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Despite budget surplus, Pacifica lays off KPFA’s John Hamilton
KPFA news anchor and producer John Hamilton, who had just returned from reporting on the historic labor protests in Wisconsin, was given a layoff notice on Monday by KPFA’s interim program director Carrie Core. Hamilton was told his last work … Continue reading