NPR and union reach late-night deal and avoid worker walkout

NEW YORK — NPR and the SAG-AFTRA labor union have finally landed a tentative contract deal. The news came in the early hours of Sunday morning after days of marathon talks. NPR employs over 800 people, and the union says 433 of them are SAG-AFTRA members. Their last contract expired on June 30, and it was extended until midnight Friday and stretched again until midnight Saturday. An agreement was reached at 12:08 a.m. ET Sunday, the union said. The tentative […]