NABET-CWA Scores Impressive Organizing Hat Trick

April 25, 2024

With union approval ratings, especially among young workers, at their highest levels in decades, NABET-CWA has been scoring big organizing wins. In the last month, workers at television station KDVR in Denver, Colo., WLNE television station in Rhode Island, and online music platform DistroKid have joined our union.

KDVR-TV/Nexstar Media Group

KDVR-TV is owned by Nexstar Media Group and is partnered with KWGN, another Denver television station under the Nexstar umbrella. Workers at both the Denver Nexstar Hub and KDVR/KWGN faced an intense anti-union campaign and received anti-union letters from management. The company also attempted to delay the union vote by raising unfounded concerns about who belonged in the bargaining units. Despite these attacks, the workers prevailed by large margins.

With this recent win at the Denver Nexstar Hub, the total number of union-represented positions at Nexstar will reach 80 members. NABET-CWA Organizing Coordinator Bera Dunau noted a significant number of other Nexstar workers now showing interest. NABET represents workers at another nine Nexstar worksites in other states.

Workers at the Nexstar Hub and KDVR/KWGN will join NABET-CWA Local 57052 in Denver.

NABET-CWA Local 57052 NABET President Gil Maestas (foreground) poses with victorious KDVR workers. Organizing Coordinator Bera Dunau poses in the background with two thumbs up as they celebrate this high-profile organizing win.

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