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Labor/Employment

Nov. 27, 2010

'The Biggest Loser' Crew Members Gain Benefits

The weight loss show is one of the last reality TV productions not to unionize.


By Jean-Luc Renault


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Several Los Angeles lawyers helped end a two-week strike against reality show "The Biggest Loser," reaching a tentative deal that gives crew members union health benefits the show's production company previously refused to recognize.


The deal was the latest step toward reality shows becoming fully unionized, a move many production companies resisted until recent years.


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