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SAG-AFTRA Moves To Officially Organize Intimacy Coordinators
SAG-AFTRA is looking to represent intimacy coordinators, as the union has been on the forefront of the profession's industry regulation
The guild has filed an election petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent the group in any dealings with the major studios, it revealed on Wednesday, in what it calls a “natural evolution of the union’s commitment to help build a stable and safe future for our members.” The move follows some controversy earlier this year, when an intimacy coordinator on the set of the Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman-starring Miller’s Girl, about the film’s intimate scenes, which SAG-AFTRA said violated a confidentiality agreement. “As part of our union, they’ll have the strength of our 160,000 members standing behind them when they sit down to negotiate a deal that will bolster the foundation of this role, create job opportunities, safely expand and ensure diversification of the talent pool and improve safety on set.”
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