Overview
- Workers formed the Sundance Institute Workers Union with CWA Local 9003 and, after delivering a petition on Monday, won voluntary recognition within hours.
- Organizers cite understaffing, low pay, and being excluded from major decisions, including the 2027 move of the Sundance Film Festival to Boulder.
- About 100 employees are eligible to join the unit and organizers say roughly 70 have signed on, with staff spread across Utah, Los Angeles and New York.
- The institute’s board and leadership acknowledged the organizing effort, voiced support for unions, and said they will work collaboratively with employees.
- Union representatives say negotiations will focus on equitable salaries, benefits and working conditions as staff prepare for the final Park City festival in 2026.