Production Assistants (PAs) on the set of CBS’ new Silicon Valley legal drama – Cupertino, have filed for an election to join Production Assistants United (PAU), an Affiliate of Laborers (LIUNA) Local 724. “Health care, turnarounds and fair wages are all safeguards for Workers to ensure that they are given a high quality of life,” the Organizing Workers said in a statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If the vote is successful, the Bargaining Unit would cover 23 PAs. “The Entertainment Industry on the production level is full of incredibly hard-working Craftspeople and Laborers,” the PAs said. “Why have Production Assistants been conditioned to think they don’t deserve those things as well? Especially right now, studios are actively eroding the old standard for PA contracts - taking away twelve-hour guarantees and lowering pay rates. Our Union effort is a way for us to ensure that we can have a voice in these conversations that determine our livelihoods.”

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