{"id":20111,"date":"2025-07-02T16:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/?p=20111"},"modified":"2025-07-03T11:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:28:28","slug":"broadcast-crews-for-columbus-crew-blue-jackets-ohio-state-athletics-vote-overwhelmingly-to-unionize-with-iatse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/broadcast-crews-for-columbus-crew-blue-jackets-ohio-state-athletics-vote-overwhelmingly-to-unionize-with-iatse\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadcast Techs for Columbus Crew, Blue Jackets, Ohio State Athletics Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize with IATSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Columbus, OH \u2014<\/strong> Technicians employed by Program Productions, responsible for television broadcasts of the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), Columbus Crew (MLS), and Ohio State University Athletics have voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). The unit, comprising approximately 100 skilled workers, performs essential broadcast roles including camera operation, audio engineering, and graphics production.<br><br>The unit began their efforts in 2024, collecting union authorization cards and reaching a majority support by early 2025. The campaign culminated in a successful election on June 30<sup>th<\/sup>, which demonstrated overwhelming support for representation, with 92% of votes cast in favor of the union. The win mirrors a similar effort by <a href=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/sports-broadcast-crews-in-cleveland-vote-yes-for-union-representation\/\">sports broadcast workers in Cleveland<\/a>, who unionized with IATSE two years prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis community of workers mobilized swiftly and sent a clear message: they would no longer accept falling behind industry standards already secured by broadcast technicians nationwide,\u201d said IATSE Representative Rachel McLendon. \u201cTheir focus and commitment never wavered.\u201d <br><br>With this win, Columbus technicians join a growing number of cities where broadcast sports workers are uniting under the IATSE banner to raise standards and ensure fair treatment across the industry. If you are interested in joining the movement, head to <a href=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/join\/\">iatse.net\/join<\/a> to contact an organizer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbus, OH \u2014 Technicians employed by Program Productions, responsible for television broadcasts of the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), Columbus Crew (MLS), and Ohio State University Athletics have voted overwhelmingly to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[31],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Broadcast Techs for Columbus Crew, Blue Jackets, Ohio State Athletics Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize with IATSE - 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