Over 40 staffers at the Sundance Institute are seeking unionization with Communications Workers of America (Cwa) Local 9003. The workers have asked management at the non-profit to voluntarily recognize the union by this Friday, Oct 31.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to the Sundance Institute for comment.
“After our numerous efforts to express concerns have gone unaddressed, including multiple staff letters, we have reached the conclusion that we need the structure and power of a union to advocate for ourselves,” reads the mission statement from the Sundance Institute workers.
The workers are asking for “fair” compensation and benefit offerings, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and transparency in promotion and hiring practices. The hope, according to the workers, is to limit employee turnover and “resist the erasure of institutional memory.”
The Sundance Institute workers…
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