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Hollywood PAs Demand Fair Pay and Unions
19 Nov
Summary
- Production Assistants United is organizing for better pay.
- Crew members seek union healthcare and safety standards.
- PAU has organized six productions in three months.
Production assistants on the show 'Four Seasons' are filing for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, seeking to join LiUNA Local 724. The organizing effort, supported by Production Assistants United (PAU), has garnered significant backing from crew members. Key demands include increased pay, comprehensive union healthcare, and enhanced safety protocols, reflecting growing dissatisfaction with current working conditions in the industry.
Many production assistants report long hours, inadequate compensation mirroring minimum wage, and a lack of essential benefits like healthcare and reimbursement for expenses. This push for unionization aims to secure protections and build collective power, challenging a system perceived to favor corporate interests over worker well-being. The movement emphasizes the need for fair recognition of their contributions.
This initiative is part of PAU's broader campaign, which has successfully organized six productions in recent months, including 'The Pitt' and 'Abbott Elementary.' With renewed plans to file for union elections on several shows, PAU organizers express confidence that unionizing production assistants is an inevitable and ethically necessary step for the film industry.
