CF Boycott Motions Passed by Local Advisory Board
Note: These motions/copies were passed out at the 11/5/01 CF meeting - and may have been revised subsequently. They were presented and passed by the LAB (after some
more possible modifications not indicated below) on 11/7/01.
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Motion 1:
The Coordinating Commmittee of Concerned Friends of WBAI recommends that WBAI listeners continue to boycott any fund drives until:
1) Pacifica makes full disclosure of its financial status, including all debts and obligations.
2) All fired, banned and suspended producers and staff at WBAI are brought back.
3) The strike by Pacifica Network News stringers is settled on terms agreed to by strikers.
4) The gag rule is revoked throughout the network.
5) Utrice Leid is removed as National Programming Director.
6) Robert Daughtry is removed as WBAI General Manager.
7) The right of unpaid staff to be considered workers and included in collective bargaining agreements is recognized by Pacifica.
8) The Pacifica National Board amends the by-laws to prohibit the sale of any station.
The Coordinating Committee will also consult with free Pacifica activist groups around the country who have supported the boycott to discuss the conditions under which we would all call for an end to the national boycott.
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Motion 2:
The Coordinating Commitee of Concerned Friends of WBAI calls on the dissident members of the Pacifica National Board to sponsor the following resolutions at the Nov. 17-18 meeting:
1) Provide full disclosure of Pacifica's financial status, including all debts and obligations.
21 Bring back all fired, harmed and suspended producers and staff at WBAI.
3) Settle the strike by Pacifica Network News stringers on terms agreed to by the strikers.
4) Revoke the gag rule throughout the network.
5) Immediately remove Utrice Leid as National Prograraming Director.
6) Immediately remove Robert Daughtry as WBAI General Manager, and work with the WBAI LAB and staff to institute a broad-based, participatory search committee to choose a new manager or management team for that station.
7) Recognize the right of unpaid Pacifica and local station staff to be considered workers and included in collective bargaining" agreementS.
8) Amend the Pacjfica by-laws to prohibit the sale of any station.
9) Move the Pacifica national office to Berkeley.
10) Institute a democratic (insert: and equitable) process jointly with LABs and the listener communities, including town meetings with National Board members in attendance, to bring forth specific ideas about the current policies and future structure of Pacifica.
11) Begin a process of provide Pacifica affiliates with a voice on the Pacifica National Board.
In addition, we call on the dissident Board members to immediately seek to move the Nov. 17-18 meeting to NYC, since this was the original venue and is long overdue in the rotation of these meetings.