Productieassistenten van Elsbeth vragen verkiezing aan om aan te sluiten bij LiUNA Local 724

De stap betreft 28 werknemers van de CBS-procedurele serie en weerspiegelt een bredere campagne om film- en televisieassistenten in New York te organiseren.

Production assistants working on the CBS series Elsbeth have taken a formal step toward union representation. On Oct. 15 the group filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board seeking an election that would cover 28 workers on the New York-based show.

Union Drive Targets Longstanding Industry Conditions

The assistants want to affiliate with LiUNA Local 724, which has teamed with the grassroots group Production Assistants United to organize PAs across film and television productions. The petition marks the latest effort in a coordinated push that has already succeeded at several other series.

In their statement the Elsbeth production assistants described the decision as an important step after years of seeing nonunion roles treated as temporary entry points rather than skilled positions. They highlighted extended hours, financial instability, and limited access to healthcare and family support.

The production assistants on ‘Elsbeth’ are so excited about taking this important step into unionizing. For too long in this industry nonunion labor has been seen as simply an entry level position when in reality these workers are people with years of experience who work some of the longest hours on set while being in precarious positions with their finances, healthcare, and their children’s wellbeing.

— Elsbeth Production Assistants, Statement released with the NLRB filing

Show Background and Creative Team

Elsbeth stars Carrie Preston in the title role of the police procedural, now heading into its fourth season. The series was created by Robert and Michelle King as a spinoff of The Good Wife and The Good Fight.

Growing Momentum Across Multiple Productions

Several other shows have already completed successful union votes for their production assistants, including The Pitt, Abbott Elementary, All American, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, The Four Seasons, Cupertino and Dexter’s Resurrection.

Ethan Ravens, director of organizing for Production Assistants United and LiUNA 724, noted that New York production remains strong and that assistants citywide are choosing to seek collective bargaining rights.

Production in New York is booming right now, and so is this movement. PAs across the city are deciding that the people who keep these sets running deserve a union too.

— Ethan Ravens, Director of Organizing, Production Assistants United and LiUNA 724, Comment on the expanding campaign

A spokesperson for Elsbeth did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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