‘The Biggest Loser’ set picketed by crew, labor officials
Richard Verrier | Los Angeles Times
November 16, 2010
The latest effort by Hollywood trade unions to gain a stronger foothold in the reality-TV business erupted in protest Monday when more than 100 crew members and labor officials picketed the Calabasas ranch where the show “The Biggest Loser” is filmed.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which is waging a strike against the popular series, called the rally to protest the decision by its producers to bring in replacement workers to resume production on the NBC show.
Production on the series halted last week when about 50 crew members walked off the job after they failed to secure union representation and health and pension benefits. The Directors Guild of America and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have contracts covering some people who work on the show.
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