A day after WYEP and WESA staff announced they had petitioned station management for union representation, Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Company President Terry O'Reilly sent a staff-wide email disputing claims made in the media and kicking the petition back to the national labor board.
A wave of organizing service workers has swept through Pittsburgh and the country during the last few years. Many of its leaders say the drastic economic upheaval imposed during the early pandemic months shed new light on long-hidden inequities within the service industry, creating an opening for needed change.
Content producers at sister radio stations WESA and WYEP have delivered a petition to organize to management at Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting. They say they need more room at the decision-making table and better compensation to retain their talent.