STRIKE THREATENED !
Cumulus has been in cost-cutting mode centering on some of its small-market stations with eye-popping staff reductions and salary slashes.
That behavior is nothing new--only now it's hit SF at
KGO, still the only union shop left in its Hawthorne cluster. The local
AFTRA shop has begun a war of sorts with the Cloud Company.
The reasons are that Cumulus has been demanding KGO news staffers take anywhere from a 30-40% pay cut. Needless to say staffers are outraged and nervous too. Beyond that, one major-name talk host at
KSFO is about to see their salary slashed an astounding 50%! The union is more concerned with the news division but their leverage seems to be limited. What can they do? We'll have to wait and see.
Right now everyone is still living and working in the abyss. Just another serene period at 55 Hawthorne Cluster.
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As BART and its unions meet tirelessly in Oakland to avert a strike deadline early Tuesday, this bit of news might have given the rank and file more leverage: AC Transit workers have just issued their own strike threat.
