Service & Solidarity Spotlight: A+E Factual Studios Workers Organize with the Writers Guild of America East

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Workers at A+E Factual Studios, the nonfiction television production arm of A+E Global Media, voted overwhelmingly to form a union with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE).

A+E Factual Studios, co-owned by Disney and Hearst, produces popular series such as “Dance Moms: A New Era,” “The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard,” “History’s Greatest Mysteries” and “Cold Case Files.”

“We’re thrilled to welcome workers at A+E Factual Studios to the Writers Guild of America East,” said Michael Rauch, WGAE vice president of film/television/streaming. “We look forward to bargaining a fair first contract that reflects the value of their work, and continues to build on the momentum we’ve grown across nonfiction television production.”