Production Assistants on 'Chicago Fire' and 'Chicago Med' Ratify Union Contract

Source: Variety

Jul 6, 2026 3:38pm PT By Gene Maddaus

Production assistants on “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago Med” have voted to ratify their first union contract, as part of a broader unionization campaign for P.A.’s.

The deal covers 26 employees at “Chicago Med” and 35 at “Chicago Fire,” both of which are produced by Universal Television. The workers will be represented by LIUNA Local 724, which has previously organized P.A.’s on “Abbott Elementary,” “The Pitt,” and a couple of other shows.

The contract includes access to the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans, which offers significantly lower premiums than the employer-based health coverage the P.A.’s were previously afforded.

P.A.’s on the shows were getting a minimum of $19.93 an hour. That will increase 25 cents an hour for each of the three years of the contract. The deal also includes standard union benefits like paid holidays, meal penalties and sick leave.


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