Stop Union Busting At KPFA
Recognize The Unpaid Staff Organization

One of the principles of  the trade union movement is the right to organize. The Unpaid Staff Organization at KPFA represents the majority of the volunteer staff at the station who do more than 60% of the programming.

Unfortunately, the management of KPFA  including Interim Manager Lemlem Rijio and Interim Program Director Sasha Lilley have opposed the recognition of the unpaid staff organization. This is despite the fact that the KPFA Local Station Board along with the Pacifica National Board have both called on the station management to recognize UPSO. Adding to this travesty is that the Concerned Listeners CL grouping labor representatives on the Local Station Board including  labor educator Warren Marr and his wife Alameda Central Labor Council staffer Susan McDonough along with  Dianne Enriquez,  a staffer for  Young Workers United have also opposed the recognition of the staff organization and supported these union busting tactics. At a past meeting, Rijio justified her refusal to recognize the UPSO because of "personality differences". This is what every boss would  say if they could use that as an excuse not to recognize a union. Alameda Central Labor Council Secretary Sharon Cornu was also involved in getting the endorsement of this same Concerned Listeners grouping without allowing all the KPFA board  candidates the right to be interviewed by the Alameda Labor Council Executive Board and membership.