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It's UNION YES! At WROC
In an election held by the National Labor Relations Board, NABET members at WROC soundly rejected decertification by a final vote of 30 to 4 on Wednesday, February 7th. This overwhelming result shows that the vast majority of NABET employees at Nexstar freely choose to have collective representation.
You can read about the results of the vote at the Rochester Business Journal.
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The Communications Workers of America, the parent union of NABET, has come out strongly against the proposal in Washington to further
relax station ownership regulations and permit more multiple ownership of stations. Testifying before the FCC's five-member panel, NABET
Vice-President Jim Joyce testified that multiple ownership and the pursuit of super-profits has resulted in "[cutting] staff and resources,"
and that situations where a single company owns or operates more than one station in a market results in simply "often airing the same
news story".
You can read the article at CWA's website.
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WROC/WUHF Contract Negotiations
Negotiations between Nexstar Broadcasting and NABET 22 opened on December 15, 2006. The current contract between Nexstar and NABET 22 expired as of the new year. The latest negotiation session is scheduled for Friday, January 19.
WHEC Contract Signed
Negotiations between Hubbard Broadcasting/WHEC have ended, and a new contract has been passed. The contract is retroactive to June 16, 2006 and expires on June 15, 2010. Some of the significant gains made by NABET negotiatiors include a 3% raise across the board. Part-time employees also will earn seniority and bereavement pay. Expect to receive their copies of the new contract soon.