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SAG-AFTRA Seeks Union Recognition for Intimacy Coordinators
SAG-AFTRA filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent intimacy coordinators in bargaining with the studios.
SAG-AFTRA has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent intimacy coordinators in bargaining with the major studios. The move is the latest step in a five-year effort by the union to professionalize the role of intimacy coordinators, who act as liaisons between performers and the production during the filming of sex scenes. The 2023 SAG-AFTRA contract includes a provision requiring producers to use “best efforts” to hire an IC for scenes involving nudity or sex acts.
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