Overview

• Employees at A+E Factual Studios, known for shows like Dance Moms: A New Era and Cold Case Files, have unionized with the Writers Guild of America East.
• The unionization effort includes about 150 writers and producers who have asked the company for voluntary recognition.
• Workers cite long hours, tight turnarounds, and being assigned multiple roles due to network cost-cutting as key reasons for organizing.
• The union aims to secure fair pay, annual wage increases, better scheduling, and portable health insurance among other improvements.
• This move follows similar unionization efforts in the nonfiction TV sector, marking WGA East's most significant drive in unscripted television to date.