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KPFA’s interim general manager abuses station’s email list for partisan purposes
While Pacifica continues to stall the listener-initiated recall process, KPFA’s interim general manager is pouring out incorrect and highly-partisan material onto KPFA’s own subscriber email list, in violation of the network’s fair election rules. On December 26, 2011, Andrew Leslie … 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
KPFA interim general manager promotes right-wing conspiracy theories
Interim general manager Andrew Phillips promoted a questionable “thank you gift” to listeners who subscribed to the station during KPFA’s 2011 autumn fund drive. On Wednesday, October 12th, Phillips hosted and pitched excerpts from Zeitgeist: The Movie, which combines speculation … Continue reading
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
Second San Francisco Labor Council resolution in support of KPFA workers
The San Francisco Labor Council is demanding that KPFA restore the Morning Show, including David Bacon’s labor segment. With a long round of applause after presentations by KPFA workers Antonio Ortiz and Laura Prives, delegates voted unanimously in support of a resolution observing that Pacifica had “spent … Continue reading
Listeners, staff force managers to drop plans to axe Uprising
Deluged by hundreds of emails from listeners, KPFA management has — for now, at least — backed off from its plan to remove Sonali Kolhatkar‘s Uprising from the air. Kolhatkar produces her show at sister station KPFK in Los Angeles, … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, financial, KPFA, KPFA recall Tagged Carrie Core, LA Theatreworks, recall Tracy Rosenberg, Twitwit 1 Comment
Campaign launched to recall key ally of Pacifica management
SaveKPFA.org, a coalition of listeners, paid and unpaid staff, has launched a campaign to recall KPFA and Pacifica board member Tracy Rosenberg. Rosenberg is a key ally of Pacifica Executive Director Arlene Engelhardt, who has imposed top-down purges and programming changes … Continue reading
KPFA’s fund drive takes a hit from Pacifica’s programming changes
KPFA’s Spring Fund Drive ended Wednesday, May 25, a little more than $80,000 short of goal. It was the longest fund drive at KPFA in at least a dozen years, clocking in at a full three-and-a-half weeks. The entire shortfall … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Phillips, Arlene Engelhardt, censorship, fundraising shortfalls, Goldman Sachs, KPFA Tagged anti-union management, censorship, KPFA, underwriting 5 Comments
Solidarity raises over $13,000 for KPFA
KPFA’s listeners stepped up to pledge their financial support during the station’s Spring Fund Drive as an act of solidarity with KPFA’s workers. Thanks to you, pledges for our matching fund are now over $13,000! If you’ve already pledged, please … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, KPFA, KPFAWorker, labor council resolutions Tagged anti-union management, KPFA, KPFA Morning Show, KPFAWorker Leave a comment