KPBS union members have voted unanimously, with overwhelming turnout, to approve a 3-year contract with KPBS/SDSU Research Foundation management. Here’s some of what we won through the power of collective bargaining… 1/
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All staff will receive a minimum 5% cost-of-living raise retroactive to July 1. We also blocked a last-minute effort to tie these raises to CSU funding in the state budget. Sacramento politics have no business dictating the operations of an independent news station. 2/
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We won new promotional opportunities for staff in graphics, video production, web development and radio operations. And we secured the opportunity to bargain alternatives to any future layoffs (none are currently planned). 3/
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For the term of this contract, KPBS has committed to not using any AI-generated voices or “digital doubles” for any content currently produced by our union members. Future AI expansions that impact our jobs must go through the bargaining process. 4/
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After we began advocating for public transit passes, SDSU announced it would start offering us monthly MTS passes for $42 — a $30 discount. KPBS management is exploring deeper discounts, which we will continue to fight for. 5/
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On top of these major victories, we also secured higher on-call pay and higher anniversary raises. HUGE thank you to everyone who emailed KPBS and SDSU voicing their support for our union. We invite you to celebrate with a donation to KPBS! https://t.co/36aN1DTOat 6/6
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