US EditionGarden Slate Productions Reaches First Union Contract With WGA East
NEW YORK, NY, JUL 7 – The three-year agreement covers production assistants and food stylists with improved wages, benefits, and first-ever rehire protections in the freelance industry, WGAE said.
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Food Stylists in the Writers’ Union? That’s a Reality in an Innovative New Labor Deal
The Montclair, New Jersey-based Garden Slate Productions has inked a contract with the Writers Guild of America East that has revealed the expanding boundaries of the union.
Garden Slate Productions Reaches First Union Contract With WGA East
Staff at Garden Slate Productions, which produces Food Network’s long-running series The Kitchen, have landed their first union contract. The company has struck a deal with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) that will include immediate raises for production assistants and increased health benefits for staff. It comes more than two years after workers […]
WGA East and Garden Slate Productions Reach Deal on First Union Contract
NEW YORK, NY (July 7, 2025) — Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at nonfiction production company Garden Slate Productions and management reached a deal on their first collective bargaining agreement. The contract was unanimously ratified by the approximately 30-member bargaining unit. The three-year contract covers many titles under production, along with rarely unionized positions such as Set PAs and Food Stylists. The WGAE and G…
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