Nonfiction TV producers at the companies behind unscripted series 90 Day Fiancé, To Catch a Smuggler and The Food That Built America have ratified new union contracts.
Writers Guild of America East members at Stamford, Conn.-based Lucky 8 unanimously ratified their first union contract on Thursday, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Lucky 8 produces shows including Marines, To Catch a Smuggler, The Food That Built America, 60 Days In and Booked: First Day In.
Producers in the bargaining unit will gain minimum wage rates, generative AI regulations and rehire and successorship contract language as part of the deal. Union members will be eligible for the Entertainment Industry Benefit Plan (Flex Plan), a health plan that creative freelancers can bring with them from job to job, as part of the agreement.
The union also negotiated “right to disconnect” language, establishing that staffers do not have to respond to
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