TO: PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS
FROM: LYN GERRY, AUTHOR OF REPORT ON UNION BUSTING
AT PACIFICA RADIO----July 4, 1996

RE: RESPONSE TO PACIFICA DENIAL OF JULY 2, 1996


Pat Scott (Executive Director of the Pacifica Foundation) wrote: 
AMERICAN CONSULTING GROUP WAS NEVER HIRED TO
NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS AT ANY PACIFICA STATION.

Ms. Scott has already admitted in articles published in "Current" 
magazine (6/17/96) and the East Bay Express (6/21/96) that this 
consulting firm, whose name currently appears on the AFl-CIO's roster 
of union busters, was hired by the Pacifica foundation. Futhermore, 
an American Consulting Group (ACG) consultant has been present at 16
contract negotiating sessions at its Los Angeles station, KPFK-FM.

ACG has also represented Pacifica in a charge filed with the National 
Labor Relations Board by the collective bargaining unit at KPFK-FM.
Workers at that station, as well as KPFA-FM (Berkeley) and WBAI-FM
(New York) are represented by The United Electrical, Radio and 
Machine Workers of America (UE). 

Ms. Scott decribes : DIFFERENCES OF OPINION ACROSS THE
BARGAINING TABLE 

The three Pacifica stations' long-standing contracts were terminated 
by Pacifica management. KPFK and WBAI are currently in negotiations.
Ms. Scott claims Pacifica management is bargaining in good faith. 
This is not the opinion of the unions. Press releases by the unions 
at WBAI and KPFA have made this plain. The unions are dissatisfied 
with Pacifica's proposed contract, authored by ACG, which would 
effectively decertify the unions by excluding most of the personnel 
from membership.

Scott also writes: LATELY THEY HAVE BEEN USING A SIX YEAR OLD 
BROCHURE ON A FIRM THAT HAS BEEN ADVISING US ON LABOR 
LAW......

She is now admitting to being advised by ACG, who put out 
the document she is referring to; this, as well as other internal ACG 
documents, US government documents and Labor Union documents in my 
possession make clear ACG is in the business of anti-union activity. 
ACG's own material clearly advertises that fact to potential clients. 
Ms. Scott attempts to (falsely) imply ACG is not currently involved 
in anti-union persuader activity. ACG has campaigns of this nature 
currently in progress.

Regarding the "excellent benefits" she details for the employees at 
KPFA, these are the ones guaranteed by the old contract she is 
striving to terminate there. It remains in effect there only because 
management failed to provide the legally required notice of 
termination. KPFA union members thus retained their favorable 
contract for another year. The new proposed contract curtails many of 
the benefits she details.

Ms. Scott attempts to trivialize the critics ranged against what she 
terms "positive changes."  This opposition is gaining force and 
volume, in spite of gag orders and attempts to intimidate critics. 
Ms. Scott is so adverse to criticism, a new personnel handbook put 
out under her direction makes discussing labor disputes publicly 
grounds for termination.

Critics are responding to Ms. Scott's attempt to change the very 
nature of the Pacifica Foundation, and furthermore shrouding its 
decision making  processess in secrecy. Open meeting laws mandated
 by the CPB have been violated by the Scott administration.

Detailed reports and documents relating to the above discussed issues 
are available via e-mail. I urge you to acquaint yourself with them.
Please request material from: redlyn@ix.netcom.com


Lyn Gerry
former staff member and 
UE shop steward at KPFK-FM