Maleeha Syed

We did it!!! Yesterday the unit voted unanimously to ratify a new contract that will immediately secure hardworking journalists at @CascadePBSNews an average raise of 6.76% and an average 18.3% wage increase over the course of the four-year contract.

💌 You’re invited! 💌 We are holding our next informational picket outside the @CascadePBSNews office at 316 Broadway on Thursday, April 17, 12:30-1:30.

We came to the table ready to make a deal during mediation on Wednesday. @CascadePBSNews came unprepared, unserious and totally unwilling to move. This is not what bargaining in good faith looks like. (1/4)

ALL of the video editors in our unit — yes, all of them — have been nominated for NW Emmys!! 🎉

📣 💌YOU’RE INVITED! 💌 We are holding our next informational picket next week and all our readers, listeners, viewers, donors and all other members of the public are invited to attend in solidarity.

This ULP brings us one step closer to striking. Time is running out for a #FairContractNow, @CascadePBSNews. You can join our fight by signing our petition today. actionnetwork.org/petitions/supp…

Guess @CascadePBSNews is scared of what might happen if everyone at the company realizes they have the power to fight back against below-market wages, substandard benefits and insufficient protections. 👀 (3/4)

We have been getting questions from our non-union colleagues @CascadePBSNews about our contract fight and how they can help. We tried to share information about this via a flyer in a non-work slack channel, and the company deleted the message. 🤡 (2/4)

🚨Unfair labor practice alert🚨 Over the weekend the union filed a ULP complaint against @CascadePBSNews for preventing us from passing out union literature in non-work spaces, which is a protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act. (1/4)

You can support our fight for a fair contract by signing our petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/supp…

Yesterday we used our lunch break for an informational picket while @cascadepbsnews was giving donors a tour of the building. We hope they can hear us loud and clear: We’re not going to stop until we get the #FairContract we deserve.

Our members have made it clear: We are #StrikeReady. Time is up for management to come to the table with a #FairContractNow that respects our work and our worth. Ball is in your court @CascadePBSNews.

📢 BREAKING: Our unit has officially delivered a strike pledge to @CascadePBSNews leadership in response to their most recent unfair proposal. After 8 months of stalled bargaining, they’re still refusing fair wages and benefits. We’re not backing down.

For the next few days, we’ll be sharing testimonials from former newsroom staff about why they left @CascadePBS. There are some common themes: low pay, substandard benefits, and lack of protections. #WhyILeftCascadePBS (1/2)

Just wanted to throw out there that I'm in the market for audience engagement/social media full-time roles at any type of news publication. I'm open to moving anywhere in the country. Let me know if you hear of anything along those lines :)

Yesterday we went to the @CascadePBS Board of Directors meeting to give the board an update on how bargaining is going. Here’s what we told them. 🧵

NEW: Seattle Councilmember Tammy Morales announces resignation. The progressive councilmember from south Seattle says her work as a policymaker has been eroded by the more conservative majority. (by @jcohenwrites @CascadePBSNews @CascadePBS) cascadepbs.org/politics/2024/…

Our @PacNWGuild siblings @EverettGuild need our help! As Herald journalists fight for fair wages, management is offering a meager raise attached to an unreasonable daily story quota. Please tell management these hard-working journalists deserve better ⬇️ actionnetwork.org/letters/stand-…

learned a lot about the bomb cyclone from this convo with @KSeattleWeather ! Thanks so much for having us on @RadioGirlMurphy!