NABET-CWA Members at Nexstar Ramp Up Mobilization to Spur Bargaining

NABET-CWA members kicked off the month of June with mobilizations in Denver, Colo., and Rochester, N.Y., to bring employer Nexstar to their respective bargaining tables. Nexstar has refused to recognize or enter contract negotiations with units in either city.

Workers at Nexstar’s Denver Master Control Hub and television station KDVR/KWGN (NABET-CWA Local 57052) won union representation in April. NABET-CWA members at sibling station KCNC joined the June 7 rally and demonstrated their solidarity, along with community allies.

Likewise, workers at television station WROC in Rochester, N.Y. (NABET-CWA Local 51022) rallied on June 11 to pressure Nexstar to engage them at the bargaining table. Nexstar has threatened to lay off workers due to planned automation.

Members in Rochester were joined by Assemblyman Demond Meeks (D-Rochester), Monroe County Clerk Jamie Romeo, NewsGuild-CWA members from the Democrat and Chronicle, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 118 members from Rochester Television Station WHAM, and NABET-CWA workers from Rochester television station WHEC (NABET-CWA Local 51022).

 
Members of NABET-CWA Local 57052 in Denver rallied to pressure employer Nexstar to recognize their unions and enter into contract negotiations.