Ocean State Public Media votes to unionize
Seventy-one percent of the employees in the unit voted in favor of unionizing.
This move affects the local PBS and NPR affiliate in the state of Rhode Island.
Employees at Ocean State Public Media in Providence, R.I., voted last week to unionize with the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Seventy-one percent of the employees in the unit voted in favor of unionizing, according to a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson. The unit currently consists of 14 content creators, all of whom voted.
The employees announced their intent to unionize last month. They said in a petition to management that they want “a culture that is collaborative, equitable and inclusive.”