DC 37
and other labor unions have protested the Pacifica Foundations takeover
of WBAI, the politically progressive radio station in New York City.
Specifically, unions have condemned Pacifica for firing a union steward without
cause or due process, as well as the foundations ban of four members from
the stations building and installation of a new management team without
consulting the staff and WBAI 99.5 FM membership.
DC 37 and Local 1930
joined the Professional Staff Congress, the UAW Region 9A Community Action Program,
and other unions to endorse the statement.
WBAI, founded as a bastion
of free speech, has become a symbol of censorship and the worst kind of bad management,
said DC 37 Administrator Lee Saunders. We deplore the Pacifica Foundations
heavy-handed treatment of its workers and its lack of respect for collective bargaining.