KPFA Pacifica Flashpoints Slashed By Management With Collusion of CWA 9415 Union Officials

KPFA Pacifica Flashpoints Slashed By Management With Collusion of CWA 9415 Union Officials
Reply-To: pacificainexile [at] gmail.com
October 7, 2014
For Immediate Release
Flashpoints Budget Slashed By Management
Berkeley- The following was sent out by long-time KPFA producer, host and investigative reporter Dennis Bernstein.
From the desk of Dennis Bernstein:
According to several Local Station Board members, and a half dozen current and former national board-members, CWA union member and Pacifica Finance Committee boss, Brian Edwards-Tiekert is pushing major cuts against his union brothers at Flashpoints, and using KPFA management and CWA as a human shield.
CWA Executive Vice President, Christina Huggins, and CWA KPFA shop-stewards are trying to guide the cuts through, by talking the Flashers into going on unemployment. The final budget decision will be held until the last possible moment, to give Edwards-Tiekert maximum power and least resistance.
Fight back!!
These union traitors need to be stopped and sent packing. Stop Edwards-Tiekert and crew from destroying this network.
The Flashpoints team needs to be supported so they can keep doing the work they are doing for Palestine and migrant rights and climate change and war and peace.
Support radical community radio on the cutting edge!!!
Speak out for Flashpoints.
Dennis Bernstein
Host/Producer
Brian Edwards-Tiekert
brian [at] kpfa.org
Quincy McCoy manager
q [at] kpfa.org
Maria Negret Biz Manager
mariabiz [at] kpfa.org

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