- May 25, 2021
- Certifications/Decertifications
Application for certification. The Council applied for a unit consisting of “employees and dependent contractors except production and unit managers, directors, assistant directors, location managers, assistant location mangers, trainee assistant location managers, production assistants, production assistants helpers, location scouts and performers.” The employer objected to the application on the basis of industry instability and that voluntary recognition was the only accepted form of certification in the industry. The Board rejected the employer’s objections and ordered the counting of the ballots. While voluntary recognition is the standard manner of organization in the film production industry, this does not preclude a union from being granted a certification pursuant to the Act.