EXCLUSIVE: Freelance casting assistants are one step closer to gaining representation from the Teamsters. Following a virtual meeting Monday night with nearly 100 casting assistants, the group is officially moving forward with a National Labor Relations Board election.
The union announced the intent to represent them in April. The unit will require a simple majority to achieve union representation.
If approved, it will allow freelance casting assistants to be unionized under both Teamsters Local 399 (Los Angeles) and Teamsters Local 817 (New York).
They would join the existing bargaining unit of casting directors and associate casting directors. Deadline understands that the general consensus among the existing unit is supportive.
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