Maryland-Based RBmedia Lays Off 22 Workers Amid Union Contract Negotiations

Maryland-Based RBmedia Lays Off 22 Workers Amid Union Contract Negotiations

Employees at Graphic Audio spent the past six months in negotiations for a union contract. The Rockville-based audiobook entertainment company, known for creating “movies in your mind,” voted to unionize with the Communications Workers of America Local 2108 in August and soon entered into the bargaining process with RBmedia, Graphic Audio’s parent company also based in Maryland. But negotiations hit a major snag in February when all four people …