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Workers At ‘60 Days In’ Producer Lucky 8 Unionize With WGA East


The WGA East says that an "overwhelming majority" of Lucky 8 staffers signed union cards

Workers at Lucky 8, the nonfiction production company responsible for titles such as Unlocked: A Jail Experiment, 60 Days In and The Food That Built America, have unionized with WGA East for collective bargaining. “Nonfiction television and film workers are building power industrywide by fighting for critical union protections,” said Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, President of the Writers Guild of America East. Collective Bargaining: We aim to establish a platform for negotiating equitable employment terms, including fair compensation, reasonable working hours, and comprehensive benefits like health insurance, paid time off, and parental leave.

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