Thousands of TV Commercial Production Department Workers Win First Union Contract After Stand With Production Movement

As seen on IATSE.net

NEW YORK, NY — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) today announced the successful ratification of a new contract with the Association of Independent Commercial Producers, Inc. (AICP) covering Production Department Workers in TV commercials. The agreement is the first of its kind covering job classifications including Production Assistants, Assistant Production Supervisors, Production Supervisors, Line Producers, and Bidding Producers across hundreds of U.S. employers involved in the production of commercials.

It delivers significant gains for members of the newly chartered, national Production Workers Guild (PWG) IATSE Local 111, including strengthening workplace protections, expanding access to healthcare, and securing parity with fellow crew working under the Commercial Production Agreement (CPA). The contract establishes critical baselines in markets where members have historically worked at or below scale. Moreover, nothing in the agreement prevents members from negotiating higher wages or so-called “street rates.”