The largest crew union in New York was hit with a class action lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging that it has excluded hundreds of film and TV workers while reserving jobs for insiders.
Ronald Bishop, an electrical technician, alleges that it took him 12 years to gain admission to IATSE Local 52. He was repeatedly informed that he had failed the union entrance exam, which the suit alleges was a “sham.”
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He continued to work on shows including “Blue Bloods” and “Daredevil” as an “applicant.” He was excluded from supervisory roles and watched other, less experienced workers get promoted ahead of him, the
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