Hollywood’s unions have reached an agreement with management’s AMPTP on revised Covid-19 protocols. In a statement, the unions said that the new agreement “creates a more flexible set of protocols for areas of the United States and Canada with low Covid hospital admissions, while maintaining core elements to keep sets safe.
The unions — SAG-AFTRA, the DGA, IATSE, the Teamsters and the Basic Crafts — said that the agreement was reached “with the continued commitment to keeping casts, crews and all set workers safe in light of the changing impact of Covid-19.” The modifications apply only to areas that have confirmed low Covid hospital admissions (such as Los Angeles), leaving largely in place the requirements for areas experiencing surging admission rates (potentially, New York).
These workplace practices apply to both vaccinated and unvaccinated cast and crew.Testing protocols are as follows: Pre-employment testing is still required of all crews, but with modifications to the types of tests allowed.
Testing will still be required on an ongoing weekly basis during production for Zones A and B but reduced in frequency. Zones C and D do not require testing beyond pre-employment.
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