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\n\tProduction assistants on \u201cChicago Fire\u201d and \u201cChicago Med\u201d have voted to ratify their first union contract, as part of a broader unionization campaign for P.A.\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe deal covers 26 employees at \u201cChicago Med\u201d and 35 at \u201cChicago Fire,\u201d both of which are produced by Universal Television. The workers will be represented by LIUNA Local 724, which has previously organized P.A.\u2019s on \u201cAbbott Elementary,\u201d \u201cThe Pitt,\u201d and a couple of other shows.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe contract includes access to the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans, which offers significantly lower premiums than the employer-based health coverage the P.A.\u2019s were previously afforded. <\/p>\n

\n\tP.A.\u2019s on the shows were getting a minimum of $19.93 an hour. That will increase 25 cents an hour for each of the three years of the contract. The deal also includes standard union benefits like paid holidays, meal penalties and sick leave. <\/p>\n

\n\tProduction assistants have traditionally been non-union, and the job was seen as a foot in the door that might lead to more stable employment. But during the 2023 writers and actors strikes, a group of P.A.\u2019s formed Production Assistants United, which allied with LIUNA to seek union protections.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe organizing has since progressed show-by-show, with P.A.\u2019s signing authorization cards to allow LIUNA to bargain on their behalf. LIUNA is still working on a contract with \u201cThe Four Seasons,\u201d another Universal show that is based in New York.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI want to thank the company for being a collaborative partner throughout this process and for recognizing the importance of quality healthcare, fair wages, and strong workplace protections for our newest LIUNA members,\u201d said Alex Aguilar, the business manager of Local 724, in a statement. \u201cThese agreements are a testament to what can be achieved when labor and management work together in good faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe contract includes a \u201cpathway subcommittee\u201d to discuss avenues for career advancement for P.A.\u2019s. LIUNA hopes to eventually win a multi-employer deal that would cover P.A.\u2019s across the industry, rather than signing up workers one show at a time.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn \u201cChicago Fire,\u201d the vote was 24-3 in favor of ratification. On \u201cChicago Med,\u201d it was 14-1.<\/p>\n

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