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Workplace safety is currently a massive challenge being faced on both union and non-union film sets. However, union crews now have the Industry-Wide COVID-19 Return to Work Agreement as a contract agreement negotiated with employers. Non-union crews have no such...
Workplace safety is a topic that has been discussed quite a bit in the past six months. The Industry-Wide COVID-19 Return to Work Agreement has been finally been reached between the producers and the unions (the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and...
Going to work isn’t what it used to be. Especially in the entertainment industry. We all want to work again, but we now face risks that we never had to face before. Many who work in live entertainment don’t even...
Staying safe on set can be challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. I recently learned that another fellow DGA member has died from the virus. I heard that he got sick a few days after working on a 6-day commercial that...
It’s been a difficult few months for the film industry and many of us who work in it. This pandemic isn’t done with us yet, although we’re all more than ready to be done with it. Producers are still trying...
The Production Safety Guidelines for working safely on film sets, a joint effort between the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and the Teamsters Committees, has been released. Now we’re slowly starting to get back to work. I had my first job since...
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