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Workers at Nonfiction Production Company Lucky 8 Launch Union Drive

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Katie Kilkenny
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Nonfiction production company Lucky 8 faces union drive from workers seeking better wages, benefits, and job security.
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  • The Writers Guild of America East is backing the organizing effort at Lucky 8, claiming an 'overwhelming majority' of workers have signed union cards.
  • Lucky 8 has worked on high-profile nonfiction projects for Netflix, National Geographic, and A&E, underscoring the growing push to unionize the booming unscripted TV industry.
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Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Writers Guild of America East, Lucky 8, Investigation Discovery, MTV, Discovery+, Netflix, National Geographic, A&E Network, The History Channel, Finding Your Roots, McGee Media, Summer of Soul, Radical Media, A+E Factual Studios, Dance Moms: A New Era, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Unlocked: A Jail Experiment, Extraordinary Birder With Christian Cooper, 60 Days In
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