First Escape Room Unionizes with Actors Equity
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The Basement, a haunted escape room in Sylmar, becomes the first in the country to unionize with Actors Equity Association. The fifteen employees, who play distressed victims and game masters, have approved a contract that boosts wages, adds safety rules, improves scheduling, and includes media protections. This sets a strong example for others in the field, as escape rooms have boomed since the early 2010s, with over two thousand spots nationwide. Union leaders see this as a big step for immersive entertainment, expecting more places like haunted attractions to follow suit.
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