{"id":536,"date":"2026-08-27T21:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T02:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/?p=536"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:56:34","slug":"nabet-cwa-expands-the-fight-against-nexstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/nabet-cwa-expands-the-fight-against-nexstar\/","title":{"rendered":"NABET-CWA Expands the Fight Against Nexstar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the last month, NABET-CWA organizers have notched two decisive wins for broadcast workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Washington, D.C., workers at the outlet DC News Now (WDCW\/WDVM) won their union election handily with a vote of 19-5 in favor. This unit will join NABET-CWA Local 52031 and enter the fray against network behemoth Nexstar, poised to control stations reaching 80% of American households with their acquisition of TEGNA Inc. This merger was a major concern for workers in the lead-up to organizing. Workers also cited concerns over staffing levels, burnout, and insufficient compensation for additional responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany of us lost confidence that raising concerns individually would lead to meaningful change,\u201d said William Hall, an organizing committee member and Feedroom Operator. \u201cWe needed a real voice in the decisions affecting our careers, our future. Organizing allows us to advocate collectively for fair pay, meaningful career advancement, adequate staffing, accountability, respect, and a healthier workplace culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Weigel Broadcasting in Chicago, Ill., workers voted overwhelmingly for a union and will now be joining NABET-CWA Local 54041. This 122-person television broadcasting unit is a significant win for NABET-CWA. Major issues motivating the workers included the company cutting remote work options and the decision to run ads for the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to all of our new NABET-CWA members!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the last month, NABET-CWA organizers have notched two decisive wins for broadcast workers. In Washington, D.C., workers at the outlet DC News Now (WDCW\/WDVM) won their union election handily [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"external_permalink":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cwa"],"external_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions\/537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwa6210.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}