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Cascade PBS Union

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Official account for the union of journalists at Cascade PBS. We are repped by the PNW Newsguild, part of the CWA. #NewsMatters Support our fight and sign the petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/support-local-journalists-and-media-workers

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 13d

It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted. @cascadepbs.bsky.social’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 5d

A meme of a parent labeled “Cascade PBS” paying attention to a happy child labeled “executive salaries” while a child labeled “local news” appears to drown.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 5d

And if you want to help support journalists heading into an awful job market, please donate what you can to our GoFundMe. Thank you so much to everyone who has already contributed. ❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/support-ca...

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 5d

Instead, CPBS is happy to save $ and wash its hands of the newsroom without cutting a dime of executive salaries. We’ve heard from lots of community members outraged that their donations are going to a $500K CEO paycheck. If you are too, please let the bosses know: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell Cascade PBS to Take Care of their Workers!

Please support the union members at Cascade PBS by sending a letter to Cascade PBS Executives demanding they offer more severance to those workers impact by the unnecessary layoffs. -- On Monday, S...

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 5d

@cascadepbs.bsky.social’s operating revenue is up 17% from last year, and they expect the public to believe they can’t afford a reasonable one-time severance package??

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 5d

And finally, we think a company that has recently benefitted from a huge influx of new donations AND has long professed to care about local news can do more to ensure its workers can weather unemployment long enough to find new reporting/editing jobs and continue doing this critical work elsewhere.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 5d

It’s true they don’t HAVE to provide anything beyond what we bargained for in our last contract. But A) no one expected half the union to get laid off 5 months after ratifying a new contract, and B) 5 weeks of severance won’t go far in expensive Seattle, especially given our relatively low wages.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 5d

We’ve been bargaining with @cascadepbs.bsky.social since they announced layoffs last week, fighting for more severance for our members as they head into a brutal journalism job market. So far the company has refused to offer more than a week of severance beyond their contractual requirement.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 12d

actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

A press release condemning Cascade PBS’s decision to lay off its News and Investigations teams.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday was a dark day for local news. But we can weather dark times when we fight together. And we’re going to fight like hell over the next few weeks to get these journalists what they deserve from @cascadepbs.bsky.social

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 13d

Nine Guild-represented journalists and their editors have also lost their livelihoods as a consequence of this decision. We are crowdfunding to support our affected colleagues, and you can help by donating to our layoff fund. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 13d

Our News and Investigations teams report deeply on crucial issues — immigration, labor, the impact of federal & state budget cuts, local politics — and with the elimination of these teams, many of these stories will go untold. Many voices in our community will be silenced.
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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 13d

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you so much to everyone who stood by us in our contract fight. Now we’re asking for our community to stand by us in this critical moment for public media. Visit cascadepbs.org/donate to join the fight to sustain local journalism.

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Cascade PBS Newsroom @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thanks to all who have stood by us. Your continued support can make a difference. 💚 Visit CascadePBS.org/Donate to make a donation and support local public media today.

It's official: Federal funding for public media has been eliminated

This is a difficult moment. But we are not giving up.

Your support has never been more important. Please consider making a donation today.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · May 7

This contract, which was the product of a tough, drawn out fight, wouldn’t have been possible without the tireless support of our community. To everyone who has shown up for us these past 9 months, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. When we fight together, we win.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · May 7

Our lowest-paid members were making less than $64K, and at ratification no one in the unit will be making less than $70K. We also secured additional PTO, doubled severance and stronger worker protections that will make a tangible difference in our members’ lives.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · May 7

We did it!!! Yesterday the unit voted unanimously to ratify a new contract that will immediately secure hardworking journalists at @cascadepbs.bsky.social an average raise of 6.76% and an average 18.3% wage increase over the course of the four-year contract.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Apr 29

Big news: After nine months of fighting for a #faircontract we’re happy to report that we reached a tentative agreement at the bargaining table with @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social today!! Now we will bring the proposed contract to the unit for a ratification vote.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Apr 25

If the company can afford $2M in executive compensation and 9.5% raises for the CEO, they can afford to give us more than 2.25% annual raises (their most recent offer). We’re ready for a #FairContractNow. Are you, @cascadepbs.bsky.social?

Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Apr 25

The @cascadepbs.bsky.social CEO got a 9.5% raise in 2024, including a $103.8K bonus. Our unit members haven’t had raises since October 2023, when we got a 1.5% bump.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Apr 25

We were back on the info picket line yesterday following a productive bargaining session with @cascadepbs.bsky.social. They finally heard us and are moving on wages — but not enough, considering they spent $2M on executive compensation in 2024.

A meme of Jim from the Office pointing to a whiteboard that reads “If you can afford $2M in executive compensation you can afford to pay workers a living wage. Hope this helps!”

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Apr 22

We were clear about our demands: #FairContractNow. And @mlklabor.bsky.social was clear that they have our backs if and when we strike. Now it’s up to @cascadepbs.bsky.social to decide if that’s necessary.

Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Apr 22

After the picket, a delegation from the unit went inside with the head of @mlklabor.bsky.social to invite our CEO, Rob Dunlop, to join us at the bargaining table tomorrow and explain to our faces why he deserves a $74K bonus while @cascadepbs.bsky.social journalists are struggling to make rent.

Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our picket outside the @cascadepbs.bsky.social offices last week! You can read more about it and everything that led up to it here: current.org/2025/04/casc...

Cascade PBS Union highlights salary disparities in campaign for higher wages - Current

The union representing 23 newsroom employees is making its case for pay increases through pickets and a petition shared with donors.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Apr 14

On the heels of an 11-hour dead-end mediation session with @cascadepbs.bsky.social our unit is more fired-up and #strikeready than ever. We’ve been hearing from lots of members of the community wondering how they can help - join us at our info picket this Thursday at 12:30!