Posts tagged Netflix
CBS News union members hold 24-hour walkout over failed contract negotiations with management
March 19, 2026 // Unionized CBS News 24/7 staffers believe they need "to protect their livelihoods during a period of uncertainty in broadcast news," pointing to "layoffs, editorial interference and political pressure" that have become "existential threats" following last year’s Paramount-Skydance merger, according to the guild.
Ahead of High-Profile Negotiations, Writers Guild West’s Own Staff Union Authorizes Strike
February 1, 2026 // Eighty-two percent of unionized staffers voted to empower leaders to call a work stoppage, just months before the labor group is set to face the likes of Netflix and Paramount.
Production Assistants Union Notches First Win in New York
January 25, 2026 // Crew members on the Netflix series ‘The Four Seasons,’ produced by Universal Television, have voted to unionize with Production Assistants United.
DreamWorks Remote Team, Netflix and ‘Ted’ Show Production Workers Vote to Unionize With the Animation Guild
January 7, 2026 // The newly-recognized unit represents remote workers living throughout the U.S. who contribute to LA–based DWA animation projects across both feature and television. These workers perform work already covered under TAG’s Master Agreement when done onsite on campus in LA County, and include roles such as story artists, animators, character effects artists, technical directors, lighters, visual development artists, modelers and production coordinators, among others.
Production Assistants Working on Netflix’s ‘The Four Seasons’ File For Union Election
November 21, 2025 // This is the latest organizing move from Production Assistants United, which has organized six productions in three months, including The Pitt and Abbott Elementary. The Pitt voted to unionize in September, becoming the first major TV production where production assistants and assistants had done so. With the reopening of the federal government, Production Assistants United plans on refiling with the NLRB for union elections across several shows and eyeing an upcoming filing for a Universal show.
Artists At Netflix Animation, SpindleHorse & ‘Ted’ Move To Unionize With The Animation Guild/IATSE
September 25, 2025 // Variety reports Production Workers employed at Netflix Animation, Animation Artists at SpindleHorse and Production Workers at Ted have made the move to Unionize with Animation Guild/International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 839. These campaigns underscore the significant momentum for Labor Organizing across the Animation Industry, from streaming features to prime-time productions to independent studios. A group of 60 Production Workers at Netflix Animation Studios (Feature Productions) has submitted a request for Union Recognition to the studio.
Netflix Spy Kids Production Driver Demands Review From Federal Labor Board in Case Challenging Teamsters Discrimination
June 9, 2025 // Norris’ filing attacks Teamsters Local 657 union bosses’ “hiring hall” arrangement, in which they refer production drivers for jobs based on various “lists” that divide employees up by, among other things, member vs. nonmember status. Norris contends that prioritizing the hiring of union members over nonmembers is a form of discrimination that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) forbids. Evidence presented during trial showed that, using this arrangement, it was virtually impossible for a nonmember to he hired for a driver job before a member.
Love Is Blind contestants are employees, rules National Labor Review Board
December 13, 2024 // All of this can be seen as a new government front in the brewing war between reality TV producers and reality TV contestants, which got a big shot in the arm last year when former Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel began organizing efforts to get participants in reality shows better pay and more protections for their work,
Unions using ESG to control workers — and drain Americans’ retirement savings
March 21, 2024 // They’re pushing board nominees and shareholder proposals that aim to force more workers into union membership, even when workers don’t want it. The Biden administration has smoothed the path for this underhanded strategy, and not only does it threaten workers, it endangers millions of Americans’ retirement savings. A new Institute for the American Worker report shines a light on labor unions’ reliance on ESG.
The Actors Strike Is Over, Ending Hollywood’s Long Limbo
November 9, 2023 //