SAG-AFTRA has voluntarily recognized a union for its communications and marketing staffers after a card count found that a majority were in support of organizing.
After a third-party checker examined union support cards this week, the union, aligned with National Organization of Legal Services Workers, United Auto Workers Local 2320 (NOLSW), was certified. NOLSW already represents organizing staffers at SAG-AFTRA.
Staffers joining the union after the vote include writers, magazine staffers, social media workers, audio and video producers, event planners and publicists.
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“We sincerely appreciate that SAG-AFTRA has been an efficient partner in this process,” the organizing committee said in a statement. “The certification of the SAG-AFTRA Communications Staff Union is a positive step toward a brighter future for the SAG-AFTRA Communications & Marketing Department, and we look forward to productive bargaining on our first contract.”
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