WFYI union receives voluntary recognition
The staff announced their intent to unionize earlier this month.
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The staff announced their intent to unionize earlier this month.
The employees are seeking voluntary recognition of the union.
WFYI, the Indianapolis NPR and PBS affiliate, announced a reorganization that eliminated one position and proposed eliminating two others in its marketing and radio operations departments. It also announced that a hiring freeze on most vacancies would remain in effect. This is one in a trend of public media layoffs, across the country.
WFYI’s CEO joined PBS’ board of directors, while Larry Irving was reelected board chair.
Your local NPR station is part of a statewide network of other NPR and PBS stations called the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations, or IPBS; they met this week to listen, learn and collaborate.