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Production Assistants on ‘Chicago Fire’ and ‘Chicago Med’ Ratify Union Contract
Production assistants on “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago Med” have voted to ratify their first union contract, as part of a broader unionization campaign for P.A.’s. The deal covers 26 employees at “Chicago Med” and 35 at “Chicago Fire,” both of which are produced by Universal Television. The workers will be represented by LIUNA Local 724, []
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