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A+E Factual Studios Unionizes With WGA East: “Realities Of The Job Can Take A Heavy Toll”


Staffers at A+E Factual Studios, producer of hundreds of hours of nonfiction fare, have unionized with WGA East for collective bargaining.

It’s a fact: Staffers at A+E Factual Studios, producer of nonfiction fare including Hulu’s Dance Moms: A New Era and Lifetime’s The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, have unionized with WGA East for collective bargaining. We, the dedicated workers of A+E Factual Studios behind hundreds of hours of programming a year for A+E, Lifetime, and the History Channel, are thrilled to announce that we have formed a union with the Writers Guild of America East. ● Better working conditions and job protections – We hope to invest in the well-being and retention of current workers through better scheduling, adequate staffing and long-term contracts, clear assignments, and reasonable workloads and deadlines.

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