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From: General Manager's Office
To: All Unpaid Staff
Re: Unpaid Staff Organization
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:52:08 -0700

The purpose of this memo is to clarify the role of unpaid staff at
KPFA and the unpaid staff organization's relationship to
KPFA/Pacifica.

According to the Pacifica Bylaws Section 1 B:

"Staff Members" shall be: (1) any non-management full-time or
part-time paid employee of a Foundation radio station; or (2) any
member of a Foundation radio station "Unpaid Staff Organization" or
"Unpaid Staff Collective Bargaining Unit" which has been recognized by station management, or, if the station has neither such organization or bargaining unit, then any volunteer or unpaid staff member of a Foundation radio station who has worked for said radio station at least 30 hours in the preceding 3 months, exclusive of fundraising marathon telephone room volunteer time. Said volunteer work shall be performed under the supervision of the Foundation radio station management...

As KPFA staff, paid and unpaid, you have specific rights guaranteed to
you by law and the Pacifica Bylaws.

As unpaid staff, you are welcome to form organizations, collectives,
working groups, etc. to support one another. However, currently,
there is no management recognized "unpaid staff organization." This
is because the "unpaid staff organization" at KPFA has not functioned
for nearly two years. The 'unpaid staff organization' has also not
conformed to its own charter (bylaws) for nearly two years.

Therefore, the eligibility requirement for unpaid staff who would like
to run and/or vote in the upcoming local station board election will
be determined based on the requirement of working for the station at
least 30 hours between June 1st, 2007 and August 31st, 2007 in
accordance with the Pacifica Bylaws (see above).

The work unpaid staff performs is essential to the station, and I am
committed to developing systems and infrastructure that supports
unpaid staff. As unpaid staff, you deserve to work in an environment
that is safe and where your contribution to the station is respected.
KPFA management is committed to providing a safe work environment for all staff and to providing all staff the necessary support to create great radio. We all share the responsibility of fulfilling the Pacifica Mission and providing listeners with outstanding programming.

Lemlem Rijio
Interim GM

C.c. Greg Guma, Pacifica Executive Director;
Dan Siegel, Pacifica Corporate Council;
Casey Peters, National Election Supervisor (for 2007 election period)

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