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Jess Hazel @publicradiogoblin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I had so much fun reporting and writing this story! I even got to bring Duchess (but it turns out she’s not a new hound, she wants to be to story, not the reporter). You can also hear the story - this one is better listening than reading - this afternoon during All Things Considered on OPB.

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Crystal @cligori.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

There’s a lot that I am proud of in my life, but being part of the team that got our first union contract is definitely up there. 💕 My first 2.5 years at OPB, I was an on-call temp employee making $19 an hour w/out benefits. No one else will ever be in that situation again thanks to this contract ✊

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Jenn Chávez @jennchavez.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

- Premium payments including fill-in pay, hazard pay, language differential & standby pay - Protections around AI, safety, grievance processes and layoffs and severance

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Jenn Chávez @jennchavez.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Here are some highlights of the tentative agreement: - No minimum salaries in contract lower than $65k, minimum salary increases for many positions - KMHD hosts in particular get a nearly 30% increase retroactive to July ’25 - Guaranteed yearly increases of at least 3% for all 3 yrs of the contract

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

We did it y'all!!!! After 20+ months and 35 bargaining sessions, the content creators at OPB and KMHD, represented by SAG-AFTRA, have reached a tentative agreement. Read the full press release: www.sagaftra.org/opb-and-kmhd... #supportpublicmedia #opb #sagaftra #unionstrong

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

After 19 months of bargaining, we have not reached an agreement with OPB that includes livable wages and sufficient yearly guaranteed increases for the people who create the content you love. Make your voice heard during OPB's membership Drive today, February 5 - February 14. Here's how ⬇️

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Bradley W. Parks @bradleywparks.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

So grateful for the sustaining support of OPB members every day, but especially days like today (see: Skanner closing; see also: Bezos gutting the Washington Post newsroom). If you give to OPB during our drive, thank you and tell 'em @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social sent ya.

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

*Call to Action* OPB’s membership drive runs Feb 5th and ends Feb 14th. We will share more details on how you can support when the membership drive starts tomorrow! #UnionStrong #OPB #KMHD

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

When @opb.org ended Hush, even Harvard's Nieman Storyboard could see how short-sighted that was. After making four successful podcasts together, @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and I are committed to continuing our investigative work in the Northwest, and we're launching our own publication. More soon.

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Unit member @cligori.bsky.social checked out the "ruff" competition in Oregon for the Westminster AKC Dog Show. We are the people who tell the stories that connect our communities. #UnionStrong ✊🏼

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Happy new year! Our "what our audience doesn’t know" series kicks off 2026 with All Things Considered host @geoffnorx.bsky.social. "I'm surrounded by some of the most gifted storytellers in the country, and it's shocking to me how little many of them are paid or valued." -Geoff Norcross, OPB host

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

@jennchavez.bsky.social shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series. "By forming a union, we have learned through unprecedented wage transparency that there are unacceptable disparities in pay for the people who bring you the news, storytelling and music" -Jenn Chávez OPB Host

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

@aprilehrlich.bsky.social shares for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series. "Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Hush was created to bring investigative reporting to all parts of Oregon. All Oregonians deserve that. Both seasons were difficult feats of reporting. I love making that show. If you want to support my independent work directly, you can subscribe to my newsletter: leahsottile.substack.com/subscribe

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Right now, Oregonians should listen very hard to @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social union. The voices you hear on the radio at OPB are generally poorly-compensated, some working two jobs, and the wage gap between the CEO and the actual journalists is a gap of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

On the day that @opb.org CEO Rachel Smolkin posted this video, saying OPB’s funding gap of $5 million was closed, I was also told by the Chief Content Officer that Hush was canceled. Eighty percent of my income, and my health insurance - gone. I was given no reason for the cancellation. 1/x

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Noisy Union @noisyunion.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

After just over a year of bargaining, union employees at The Stranger, the Portland Mercury, EverOut, and Bold Type Tickets have just ratified their first-ever contract! 🥳 🎉 🥳 🎉

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Crystal @cligori.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Did you know Oregon produces 99.7% of the #hazelnuts in the U.S.? And this year we’re neck-and-neck with Chile to become the second largest hazelnut producer in the world! That's because the 2025 crop could *break records* with an estimated harvest of 115,000 tons! 🤯 www.opb.org/article/2025...

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2025 is expected to be one of the best years ever for Oregon hazelnuts, that's despite an ongoing and mutating hazelnut blight affecting crops throughout the Willamette Valley.

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Crystal @cligori.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Trying to be more active on this profile - so I’ll start with my dog’s Halloween costume… Gene the genie is ready to grant you three wishes 🧞‍♀️

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Hello BlueSky! We’ve been bargaining our first contract for 16 months now. While we’ve made significant progress, we still remain far apart with management on important issues. Drop a comment with support and encouragement as we continue towards the contract we deserve!

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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Meet Crystal Ligori @cligori.bsky.social Co-host of OPB’s ‘All Things Considered’ and narrator for the Emmy-winning video series, Superabundant.' Crystal was a nosy youth, so it made sense she became a journalist. She’s a bit of a coffee snob, loves karaoke and is a fan of a good sweet treat.

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

to recap: — Trump was *for* the TikTok ban — which the GOP Congress passed — and the GOP Supreme Court upheld — and even though Biden said he wouldn't enforce the ban, TikTok shut down anyway — so that Trump could "save" it — and the media fell for it we really do live in the dumbest fucking country

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