Say No to Cuts in Labor\/Community Programming on KPFA Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n \nWhereas, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, with a powerful radio transmitter, has been a megaphone for community free speech radio throughout northern California for over 65 years, and is the flagship station of the Pacifica Radio Network; and<\/p>\n Whereas, for the last 3 and a half years KPFA has aired a ground-breaking labor and community program called the Morning Mix \u2013 broadcasting at a time when more working people could hear it, during \u201cdrive time\u201d from\u00a08 to 9 AM, Monday<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0Friday<\/span>; and<\/p>\n Whereas, the rotating hosts of the Morning Mix radio shows on KPFA have featured the voices of Bay Area working people and their issues, to a degree not found on any other Northern California station with the reach and power of KPFA. This included regular reporting on labor and community struggles \u2013 about the postal workers\u2019 fight against privatization; the concerns of teachers, dockworkers, transit and healthcare workers, and immigrant workers; as well as the community fight in the city of Richmond against toxic pollution by Chevron Corporation; and<\/p>\n Whereas, the Morning Mix provided regular announcements of Bay Area labor and community events, so working people could be aware of these activities and participate; and<\/p>\n Whereas, late in the evening on May 21, KPFA and Pacifica management abruptly, and without proper consultations, cancelled the Morning Mix and replaced it with a syndicated program \u201cUprising\u201d produced in Los Angeles that does not cover Bay Area issues and events; and<\/p>\n Whereas, we need more local labor and community programming on KFPA radio, not less \u2013 especially since working peoples\u2019 stories are almost completely ignored by the mainstream media. This program change is a tremendous loss for the radio listeners in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n Therefore be it resolved, that the San Francisco Labor Council calls on KPFA\/Pacifica management to reinstate the Morning Mix drive-time radio show. We need more labor and community programs on the radio \u2013 not less!<\/p>\n And be it further resolved, that this resolution be submitted to other Bay Area labor councils for concurrence and action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The executive committee of ILWU Local 10 adopted this resolution: Reinstate the \u201cMorning Mix\u201d drive-time radio show \u2013 Say No to Cuts in Labor\/Community Programming on KPFA Radio Whereas, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, with a powerful radio transmitter, has been … Continue reading ![\"download\"](\"http:\/\/www.unitedforcommunityradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/download1.jpg\")
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