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So given their longstanding relationship, Pineapple Street staff were shocked when management at their parent company, the radio giant Audacy, informed them at a meeting on October 3rd that the new Mailchimp contract required all work on the series to be performed by non-union workers.

According to staffers present at the meeting, management gave them an ultimatum: sign a side agreement allowing the company to hire non-union contractors, or Mailchimp walks not only from the new series, but from the ads and existing show as well.

“We’ve worked with Pineapple Street Media over the past few years and always valued its contributions; however, for various business and creative reasons, we decided not to move forward with this show,” Scavone said in a statement.

However, after publication, she told Hot Pod that “I want to reinforce that Intuit Mailchimp decided not to pursue the project, which was in the early stages of development, for various business and creative reasons, and the union had nothing to do with our decision.”

Following the lead of workers at studios like Gimlet and iHeartMedia Podcasts, Pineapple Street staff unionized with the Writers Guild of America, East last fall, claiming pay cuts and inadequate wages under Audacy’s management.

Producer Emerald O’Brien, who worked on Going Through It, a Mailchimp branded show that wrapped its fourth season in July, said the union never came up as an issue prior to the meeting with management.

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