Staff employed at Ocean State Media - Rhode Island’s NPR and PBS station, have announced their intention to form a Union with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). A majority of Workers - including Hosts, Reporters, And Digital, Audio and Video Producers, have signed a petition to Unionize. Ocean State Media was formed following a merger between The Public’s Radio, Rhode Island’s NPR affiliate, and Rhode Island PBS. The combined organization provides news and cultural coverage on the unique stories of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. “We are proud to create public media every day for, and with, the people of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts,” the Organizing Committee said. “We believe that in order to sustainably and effectively serve that mission, the voices of Staff need to be represented in our organization's decision-making.” Ocean State Media joins Public Media Outlets nationwide in Unionizing with SAG-AFTRA. NPR, PBS NewsHour, and member stations WBUR (Boston), PBS NewsHour (Washington, D.C.), WHYY (Philadelphia), NHPR (New Hampshire), Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX) and Northwest Public Broadcasting (Washington State) are just some of the Public Media Outlets that have Unionized with the SAG-AFTRA.

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