Members of Production Assistants United, an affiliate of Laborers Local 724, who work on three Warner Brothers’ shows have ratified their first Union contracts. Staffers on Abbott Elementary, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and All American all unanimously approved their separate agreements. Highlights include a minimum wage rate of $20 an hour for new hires, double pay for working holidays and establishment of a Sub-Committee to explore career advancement for Production Assistants. “You cannot run a production without Production Assistants,” Production Assistants United Director of Organizing Ethan Ravens said. “The idea that the Workers holding productions together should have a Union, a voice, health care and a pension is not radical. It is inevitable. These contracts prove the momentum is real and it’s only going to keep growing.” Laborers Local 724 Secretary-Treasurer Alex Aguilar, Jr. said: “The unanimous ratification of these agreements sends a powerful message: Workers want a voice and they want representation. The unity shown by Production Assistants demonstrates the strength of this movement and the power of Workers standing together in solidarity.”

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