Casting assistants officially have union representation, after the group unanimously voted to organize under the Teamsters in a National Labor Relations Board election, the union said Monday.
Los Angeles Casting Assistants will be represented by Teamsters Local 399, and New York Casting Assistants will be represented by Teamsters Local 817.
The union says 91 casting assistants submitted ballots in the election, and all voted in favor of union representation. However, the union also estimates that the group could grow to encompass 150-200 casting assistants.
The vote comes just before the Teamsters are set to begin negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new casting agreement August 26.
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