In a part ode/part lament in the name of production assistants all over Hollywood, a THR contributor today offers the modest proposal to — gasp! — unionize and pay P.A.’ s a decent wage for their work. “One way producers think they can get around state and federal minimum-wage laws by not paying production assistants anything is to call them ‘interns,'” writes the commentator, providing a number of egregious (albeit hilarious) examples. “If no union wants to protect Hollywood’s production assistants, maybe the State Labor Board will.” P.A. power, woot! Now get me more coffee. [ THR ]
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The P.A. Revolution Begins Now
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