TKC TOLD YOU SO: KCUR NEWSIES DEMAND UNION!!!

Thanks to our big ears and nosy nature . . . 

LAST YEAR OUR TKC BLOG COMMUNITY REPORTED KANSAS CITY PUBLIC RADIO BEEF BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE!!!

And now . . . Per ushe . . . Our bloggy gossip has turned into news fact . . . Check-it:

"Editorial staffers at KCUR, the NPR-member station in Kansas City, and its partners have petitioned to organize a union, the second public radio station in Missouri to do so.

"Members of the union organizing committee said that 70% of eligible staffers, including reporters, producers, on-air hosts, newscasters and audience development specialists, joined the petition to form a collective bargaining unit with the Communication Workers of America.

"According to the committee, some non-management employees at Classical KC, Kansas News Service and the Midwest Newsroom are also involved in the process. All three partners are reporting collaborations based at KCUR."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KCUR editorial staffers begin the process of forming a union. Pay is a key issue

If successful, KCUR would become the second unionized public radio station in Missouri. The station's general manager promised a continued focus on "trusted journalism and entertainment that is freely accessible to all."