IHeart agrees to recognize union, offer WBZ jobs

[Bob Nelson]

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The radio conglomerate set to buy local news powerhouse WBZ-AM has agreed
to recognize the station’s union and offer jobs to all of its employees,
averting a nasty fight that threatened to derail the sale, the Herald has
learned.

IHeartMedia’s agreement with the union is a major concession from its
initial threats to refuse to honor union contracts and force staffers to
reapply for their jobs.

The radio company and union reached an interim agreement last night setting
out terms of the new deal, sources said.