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Amblin & Bad Robot Board PGA Health Insurance Initiative; “Just The Beginning,” Guild Bosses Declare As 20 More Companies Sign On
Four months after the 1st round of production companies signed on for the guild's heathcare plan, 20 more companies are on board
The Producers Guild of America ’s ongoing efforts to ensure health insurance benefits for all its members just got an intergalactic boost. On a very basic economic level, the PGA plan is to have companies or studios pledge a production budget line-item contribution on shows and movies of “at least $3.33/hour/producer for eligible full-time producers to be used towards the purchase of a health insurance plan.” In a perfect world, that contribution would go towards the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan for eligible producers. “Our recently announced healthcare initiative is dedicated to creating a moral imperative for production companies, including studios and streamers, to support health benefits for eligible producers,” a well-place guild source says.
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