FORM  NLRB-501                                                                                                                                             FORM  EXEMPT  UNDER  44 U.S.C. § 3512

UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA

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NATIONAL  LABOR  RELATIONS  BOARD CHARGE  AGAINST  EMPLOYER

Case

Date Filed

INSTRUCTIONS

File an original and 4 copies of this charge with NLRB Regional Director for

the region in which the alleged unfair labor practice occurred or is occurring.

1.    EMPLOYER  AGAINST  WHOM  CHARGE  IS  BROUGHT

a.  Name of Employer NCPB- Northern California Public Broadcasting, INC. d/b/a KQED-FM and KQED-TV, Channel 9

b.  Number of workers employed Approx. 100

c.  Address (street, city, state, ZIP code) 2601 Mariposa St. San Francisco, CA 94110 San Francisco, CA 94105

d.  Employer Representative Jeff Clarke, President and CEO

e.  Telephone No. 415 553-2201

f.  Type of Establishment (factory, mine, wholesaler, etc.) Television Station

g.  Identify principal product or service television programming

h.  The above-named employer has engaged in and is engaging in unfair labor practices within the meaning of section 8(a),
      subsections (1)  and (5) of the National Labor Relations Act, and these unfair labor practices are unfair practices
      affecting commerce within the meaning of the Act.

2.  Basis of the Charge (set forth a clear and concise statement of the facts constituting the alleged unfair labor practices)

Within the past six (6) months, the above-named Employer has failed and refused to bargain in good faith with the Charging Party by unilaterally imposing work rules and applicable conditions regarding bargaining unit employees by : (1)  restricting the display of political campaign posters, buttons, and t-shirts in all work areas of the company.   And (2) restricting the display of employees’ “political advocacies within your offices, cubicles or on your persons”.

By the above and other acts, the above-named Employer has interfered with, restrained, and coerced employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in Section 7 of the Act.

w3.  Full name of party filing charge (if labor organization, give full name, including local name and number) National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians, the Broadcasting and Cable Television Workers Sector of the Communications Workers of America, Local 51, AFL-CIO

4a.  Address (street and number, city, state and ZIP 433 Natoma St., Suite 220, San Francisco, California 94104

4b.  Telephone No. 415/398-3160

5.  Full name of national or international labor organization of which it is an affiliate or constituent unit (to be filled in when charge is filed
      by a labor organization.  National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians, the Broadcasting and Cable Television Workers Sector of the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO 

6.  DECLARATION

I declare that I have read the above charge and that the statements are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

By ____________________

Title:  President of NABET-CWA Local 51