SAG-AFTRA Communications Staffers Attempting to Unionize

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Hollywood has more union staffer organizing on its hands.

Amid an ongoing Writers Guild of America West staff strike, communications and marketing workers at the performers’ union SAG-AFTRA announced on Thursday their intention to unionize with the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, Unite Auto Workers Local 2320.

According to the the national union, which already represents organizers at SAG-AFTRA, the majority of staffers have signed union authorization cards.

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The NOLSW is attempting to organize a group of around 16 people including writers, magazine staffers, social media workers, audio and video producers, event planners, publicists and others.

“SAG-AFTRA’s award-winning Communications and Marketing staff create the messaging, media, audio and images that establish SAG-AFTRA as the world’s most powerful institution for improving the lives of media artists,” said NOLSW president Rachel Thomas in a statement. “NOLSW is proud to stand

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