Labor in Public Broadcasting

by Media worker

Tue, Oct 4, 2005 3:00PM

This show on the struggles of workers in public broadcasting in the UK and Canada aired on KPFA. Makes you wonder about the parallels with workers at Pacifica and KPFA who have been threatened with job cuts and downsizing.

Tues 10.04.05| Labor in Public Broadcasting

The 5,500 workers at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation or CBC have been locked out of their jobs for 7 weeks; employees at the UK's public service BBC have been threatened with large-scale layoffs. CMG's Sue Elrington and NUJ's Paul McLaughlin talk about the issues faced by workers in public broadcasting

http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?show=47&page=&type=

This show on the struggles of workers in public broadcasting in the UK and Canada aired on KPFA. Makes you wonder about the parallels with workers at Pacifica and KPFA who have been threatened with job cuts and downsizing. I guess publicly-owned or sponsored media isn't necessarily pro-worker.

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