Production assistants on CBS’ upcoming legal drama set in Silicon Valley Cupertino She filed for a union election on Friday in a bid to join the United Production Workers group.
A group of organizers have applied to unite 23 PAs in the show facing Mike Coulter on Friday. Although named after the California city that is home to Apple, the CBS series is from Good fight Films by New Jersey creators Robert and Michelle King.
Cupertinowhich is set to premiere in the fall on CBS, follows a former tech lawyer (Coulter) who, after being betrayed by his former employer, teams up with another lawyer to represent vulnerable people in lawsuits against tech giants.
CBS Studios, which produces the series, had no comment.
In a statement to Hollywood Reporterprotected areas spoke of their value on set in general. “The production-level entertainment industry is full of incredibly hard-working craftsmen and workers. Healthcare, transfers, and fair wages are all safeguards for workers to ensure they have a high quality of life. Why have production assistants been conditioned to believe they don’t deserve these things either?” the group said.
Their statement continued: “Right now in particular, studios are actively eroding the old standard of PA contracts — with the elimination of 12-hour guarantees and cuts to pay rates. Our unionization effort is a way for us to ensure that we can have a voice in these conversations that define our livelihoods.”
A representative for Production Assistants United explained that production takes place in the New York area, but not… Cupertinohas not recently included 12-hour guarantees in its non-union deal memoranda for protected areas. The representative said that organized workers would like to stress the importance of the 12-hour guarantee.
This is the first union push for production assistants united on a show for CBS Studios. The group, affiliated with the Hollywood union LiUNA Local 724, has been uniting Warner Bros. programs since 2025. the house, Abbott Elementary School, George and Mandy’s first marriage and All of America As well as international television Chicago Med and Chicago fire.
The union is still negotiating a deal with Universal Television The four seasonswhich is streaming on Netflix.
