Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1401622
Organizing the Broadcast Community W hen broadcasters need fair pay, good working conditions and representation at the bargaining table, they keep turning to SAG-AFTRA. In April, Marketplace content creators voted 97% in favor of joining SAG-AFTRA through an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. Marketplace has its main headquarters in Los Angeles. The new bargaining unit covers all content creators working in the United States. In May, the producers at KIRO-TV in Seattle voted overwhelmingly in favor of being represented by SAG-AFTRA. KIRO producers join the anchors, reporters and writers at KIRO-TV to be part of SAG-AFTRA. Newly organized staff at Marketplace and KIRO-TV are part of the wave of broadcasters recently joining SAG-AFTRA, including The Classical (KSJN) and The Current (KCMP) at Minnesota Public Radio; WBGO Jazz in Newark, New Jersey; WAMU, American University, Washington; and the KDKA producers at CBS Pittsburgh. Total Traffic & Weather Network Members Come Together S AG-AFTRA represents TTWN staffers from coast to coast who provide traffic and weather updates on both radio and television. This spring, members have come together virtually to discuss common issues, including returning to the studio and safety protocols, with an eye on preparing for upcoming local negotiations later this year and in early 2022. With 25 members participating, plus local union staff from Boston to Seattle, members have had the opportunity to share ideas and strategies and coordinate planning. sagaftra.org | Summer 2021 | SAG-AFTRA 35 GETTY IMAGES