AFL-CIO invites MSNBC hosts to meet with unhappy NBC workers

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Politico

By DYLAN BYERS

The AFL-CIO sent a letter to Rachel Maddow, Ed Schultz and other top MSNBC hosts on Wednesday requesting that they meet with NBC production workers who have spent more than a year trying to form a union.

The letter, signed by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and other members of the executive council, comes as workers at Peacock Productions have protested what they say is union busting by the liberal cable network.

"Since July 2012, producers and associate producers have worked with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) in order to organize a union and bargain with Peacock Productions. They have expressed real concern about access to affordable health insurance, declining pay rates, long hours and an overall feeling of job insecurity among even the most talented and qualified," Trumka, et al., write in the letter.

"Today those workers do not have a voice on the job to express their concerns," they continue. "Unfortunately, Peacock has not acted in good faith, as its parent company NBC has in the past. Instead, Peacock has fought against its workers’ rights, jeopardizing the livelihoods of the workers."

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[dicksmc3]

1. MSNBC hosts need to respond

Big Ed Schultz always says he's for the working man. I can't think of a better way he could show his support than to go to his bosses and ask them to take care of it's workers. Same goes for Rachel and the others who claim to be on the side of the workng men and women in this country. Time to dekliver MSNBC hosts!!

[Dustlawyer]

2. I don't think MSNBC will put their money where their mouth is!

I noticed Rachel never came back down to follow up on the Gulf oil spill (it's far from over and much corruption, disinformation etc.). No one came down b/c the ad money BP spends. They don't want to spend the money on increased pay either!

[booley]

3. there could also be contract issues

with millions to spend on lawyers, you can bet there's quite a few clauses in there that would stop "disparagement"

So anyone of them that spoke publicly in a way NBC/Comcast/GE didn't' like could be fired and accused of it. (even if they win a law suit, so what? they still unemployed and probably unemployable and out all that money fighting it)

And no that's not an excuse. It's a possible explanation for why this problem is bigger then any particular person. It's a systemic problem and why we need to stop this monopolizing of the news.

I wish these guys would speak up. But I am not sure I can blame them for not doing so.

[Township75]

4. They need to get down there ASAP.

They need to lead by example and be paragons of workers standing up for workers!!!!