"Howard Four" Campaign Heats Up

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Supporters of the “Howard Four” are stepping up their campaign against the recent firing of four workers ("Fired WHUT-TV Worker 'Disappointed' by Howard's Lack of Compassion," UC 8/17/2012) at Howard University’s WHUT-TV. NABET Local 31, which represents the six-person unit, is calling on local activists to join their “we expect better” campaign by sending an email to the WHUT-TV General Manager. The local is holding another picket today at noon outside WHUT-TV, and Local 31’s Darryl Moment will take to the airwaves this Friday on WPFW at 9:30a to discuss the firings and ongoing negotiations. For the back story on the firing of the “Howard Four,” check out Pete Tucker’s “Questionable Firings at Howard University’s WHUT-TV” in The Fight Back. - photo of Local 31 picket at WHUT-TV by Chris Garlock