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RBmedia Pays Anti-Union Firm, Lays Off 22 After Union Vote

5/8/2026

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RBmedia paid $31,351 to Texas-based anti-union firm Employer Labor Solutions after its staff voted to unionize.
In February 2026 RBmedia laid off 22 Graphic Audio employees—including all four bargaining-committee members—citing a shift to fewer full-cast titles and applying cuts by seniority.
The company offered severance, continued benefits and outplacement, allowed laid-off independent-contractors to finish current projects but barred them from future casting, and said contract talks will resume in June.

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RBmedia paid $31,351 to Texas-based anti-union firm Employer Labor Solutions after its staff voted to unionize.
In February 2026 RBmedia laid off 22 Graphic Audio employees—including all four bargaining-committee members—citing a shift to fewer full-cast titles and applying cuts by seniority.
The company offered severance, continued benefits and outplacement, allowed laid-off independent-contractors to finish current projects but barred them from future casting, and said contract talks will resume in June.