Last June, just over 100 on- and off-air broadcast staff members at WBUR-FM approved their first SAG-AFTRA contract. It ended after more than a year of negotiations, making WBUR-FM the largest group of New England broadcasters in 18 years to officially become members of SAG-AFTRA. This could not have been done without the hard work of an extremely involved WBUR organizing committee, led by members Ally Jarmanning, Max Larkin and Sara-Rose Brenner, with help from SAG-AFTRA Chief Broadcast Officer and chief negotiator Mary Cavallaro and local and national staff.
Broadcast members have been tirelessly working, risking health and personal safety to report on a “perfect storm” of the COVID-19 crisis, violent protests and one of the country’s wildest elections. All this, while employers imposed furloughs, work-share and even layoffs. The broadcast members of the New England Local Board have been working with staff, assisting where possible, and providing shop stewards with updates and important information for their shops. Throughout all of this, we are working closely with members and employers to ensure safety and protection.
The WBUR unit raises a glass to organizing and to the work ahead to get a fair contract.
WBUR's unit celebrated on Feb 27, 2020 in Boston for their one-year anniversary of unionizing.
SAG-AFTRA Chief Broadcast Officer Mary Cavallaro, left, congratulates WBUR employees for their amazing organizing efforts.
WBUR shop stewards Ally Jarmanning, left, and Max Larkin are all smiles heading into contract negotiations.
A collection of WBUR buttons from their organizing campaign, #WeMakeWBUR.
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