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IATSE Local 600
Collective bargaining
KGW-TV, union at odds again
Photojournalists and editors say the station’s corporate owner is trying to undo hard-won agreements over staffing and union jurisdiction.
Jobs
KGW-TV is being sold to a hedge fund … and that could be okay for workers
Media giant Tegna Inc. is being acquired by the New York based hedge fund Standard General for $5.4 billion.
National
Sinclair bid to buy Tribune collapses after ‘sham’ filing with the FCC
Unions opposed the merger because of the jobs that would be lost and because of Sinclair’s infamous record of replacing local news with national content.
Collective bargaining
Portland’s KATU-TV will face a union picket
IATSE wants the public to know Sinclair Broadcasting is refusing to commit that KATU will continue to produce local news.
Jobs
Sinclair merger could lead to TV news layoffs
IATSE warns local TV news will worsen if FCC allows Sinclair takeover.
Collective bargaining
KGW returns to labor peace
A long-festering union dispute comes to a close as the third union at KGW-TV ratifies a new contract.
Collective bargaining
At KGW-TV, unions take stand against ‘Uberization’ of news
Meanwhile, in Seattle, City Council takes the unions' side.
Collective bargaining
Facing Gannett, KGW unions pass a test of unity
Defying a company negotiator, the unions attend each other’s contract negotiating sessions
Collective bargaining
Unions protest anti-union moves by KGW
Parent company Gannett wants to end union jurisdiction.
Collective bargaining
KGW unions to demonstrate in Pioneer Square April 25
In contract bargaining, Gannett is proposing to eliminate union jurisdiction.
Collective bargaining
Gannett pushes an exotic proposal at KGW, KING-TV
Three unions — IATSE, IBEW, and SAG/AFTRA gear up for conflict
