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SAGAFTRA.org | Summer/Fall 2017 | SAG-AFTRA 11 SAG-AFTRA KEEPS THE PRESSURE UP ON SBS Continues on page 21 JESSE GRANT X3/SAG-AFTRA SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and actor Jon Huertas speak out against labor law violations committed by SBS. Below, social media posts raised awareness of performers' rights. T he National Labor Relations Board has authorized the issuance of a formal complaint against Spanish Broadcasting System nc. after SAG-AFTRA led charges alleging that the company was engaging in unfair labor practices against employees of Los Angeles Spanish-language music stations, La Raza 97.9 FM and MEGA 96.3 FM. The NLRB's merit determination to authorize issuance of complaint was made on Aug. 31 and announced publicly on Sept. 13. The decision came after a thorough investigation into numerous egregious unfair labor practices committed by SBS, including the ring of several of its unionied employees in retaliation for their union activities, bargaining in bad faith and threats of reprisal to coerce employees into abandoning their union activities. The decision came in the wake of high-prole events the union has been organizing to draw attention to the injustices. On Aug. 29, SAG-AFTRA was joined at a rally by Los Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu (4th District), Organizing Director of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Antonio Bernabe and other community leaders at the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor for an event to highlight SBS's labor law violations. The event was held in support of current employees as well as those who were unlawfully terminated by SBS. SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and actor Jon Huertas (This Is Us) also spoke at the gathering. SBS employees at La Raza and MEGA voted to join SAG- AFTRA in August 2016 by an overwhelming majority, making them the rst Spanish-language radio stations to unionie in