Union at ‘Summer of Soul’ Producer RadicalMedia Voluntarily Recognized
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Katie Kilkenny
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Union at acclaimed production company RadicalMedia gains voluntary recognition, paving the way for first contract negotiations in the new year.
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- The bargaining unit includes 65 staffers in production and post-production roles at the nonfiction entertainment division of RadicalMedia, the company behind critically acclaimed projects like Summer of Soul and Hollywood Black.
- The union organizing effort, supported by the Writers Guild of America East, aims to negotiate pay, benefits, working conditions, job security, and professional advancement - a testament to the workers' shared vision for the future of nonfiction entertainment.
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Joe Berlinger, Justin Simien, Lisa Bryant, Liz Garbus, RadicalMedia, Writers Guild of America East, Summer of Soul, Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey, Hollywood Black, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, What Happened, Miss Simone?