IATSE Moves One Step Closer To Representing Workers In TV Commercial Production Departments
deadline.comIATSE has taken the next step toward representing freelance TV commercial production department workers. The union said Thursday that it has sent a formal request to the Association of Independent Commercial Producers to initiate a card count by a neutral third party on behalf of thousands of unionizing freelance TV commercial production department workers.
If a majority of workers sign the cards, IATSE will be recognized as their collective bargaining agent. “The card count is a key step towards officially confirming whether the majority wants a union,” IATSE says on its website.
Earlier this year, production department workers announced their partnership with IATSE through the “Stand with Production” movement.
The union already represents crews working on commercials around the country and now is seeking to represent workers employed in commercial production departments, as well.
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