Sesame Workshop employees approve vote for union representation - Current
A new bargaining unit with 107 eligible workers voted to join OPEIU Local 153.
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Congrats and let's wait and see how this plays out given that it takes Sesame management to approve or appeal the decision within 7 days. Also this has to take into account where Sesame Street is going now that Sesame Street needs a broadcast contract and the fallout of the defund CPB threat.
Sesame Workshop employees won certification of their vote for representation under the Sesame Workers Union Thursday and will now seek their first collective bargaining agreement with management.
In votes cast in April and counted in a National Labor Relations Board office in New York City, the group formally joined the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153. The bargaining unit includes early childhood education experts, fundraisers, facilities staff, producers and paralegals.