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THURSDAY, MAR 5, 2020
On February 12, about 15 TYT employees announced their intention to unionize with IATSE. They expected to gain voluntary recognition from their famously liberal employer through a simple check of union cards, but were spurned. The company insisted on holding a secret ballot election at work in order to recognize the union, a tactic typically considered to be anti-union. (Uygur disputed this, telling In These Times that Voluntary recognition means any recognition process outside of an NLRB election. But card check is generally understood to be what unions mean by voluntary recognition.)
In a tense staff meeting held the same day, Uygur urged staffers not to unionize, saying a union would be unsustainable given TYTs perilous financial position. Uygurs position on the union has been widely criticized as hypocritical, coming from a man who made his name as a champion of progressive causes. TYT bills itself as the largest online news show in the world, with more than 200 million views per month.
Uygur, who at the time was running for Congress in Californias 25th district, also suggested that the union fight was politically motivated, since IATSE was endorsing one of his opponents in the race. On Tuesday, Uygur lost the race, coming in fourth with about 5% of the vote.
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Omaha Steve
(103,007 posts)Pisses me off!
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hlthe2b
(105,775 posts)the orchestrated senility attacks.
bluedigger
(17,139 posts)Using attacks on surrogates to impugn Sanders and his supporters is a brilliant move. Looking forward to many more Cenk posts in GD.
Turin_C3PO
(15,369 posts)I dont see his name mentioned anywhere.
LakeArenal
(29,701 posts)Where Cenk goes batshit telling us how feeble Joe is.
So you are saying that Cenk IS a surrogate? Don't want to falsely accuse this nut and maniac of being one. Thanks for the info.
Whats the difference from a surrogate and a supporter? All surrogates must be supporters tho most supporters are not spokesmen.
tishaLA
(14,300 posts)is heading TYT. Because no real progressive would do that.
spicysista
(1,723 posts)The tenor of their network is getting worse. How can a progressive be against unions?
amcgrath
(398 posts)Their total pandering to paying customers only is questionable. The union thing is very troubling - and so is the reported six-figure cash donation to TYT from google.
I fail to see a difference between a politician having money poured into their hotels or golf courses and having money poured into their media outlet ?