The post-production crew behind “The Amazing Race” have unionized under the Motion Picture Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700. Worldrace Productions, which produces the reality competition series, has voluntarily recognized the union following overwhelming support among staff.
The union vote was held Thursday. While the total number of employees affected isn’t known, according to Local 700, as many as 30 editors, assistant editors and transcribers are covered by the new agreement.
Overall, the Motion Picture Editors Guild represents approximately 9,000 people working in live-action and animated productions.
Under the new union contract, editorial crew will receive an 8% pay raise via paid vacations and holidays, with some lower-paid staff also receiving base pay raises of up to 80%.