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IATSE Files ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Grievance Against ABC Studios

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday June 27, 2012 @ 1:12pm PDTTags: Grey's Anatomy, IATSE, Shonda Rhimes, Shondaland

IATSE Grey's AnatomyIATSE Local 80 has filed grievances against ABC Studios for the recent firing of several crew members on Grey’s Anatomy. The Local’s business manager Tom Davis filed the papers for the union. (UPDATE: Because of the nature of the complaints, Grey’s creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes and her Shondaland production company were not filed against.) The long-term crew members were allegedly fired after speaking with Disney Human Resources about the “hostile work environment” they felt was created last season by director of photography Herbert Davis. A source tells Deadline that the grip crew, gaffer and both the A-camera and B-camera assistant cameramen were replaced. The parties are expected to meet on the matter sometime in the near future as a first step in the process. Charges of wrongful dismissal and firing in retaliation for a protected activity are being filed with both California and Federal labor departments against ABC Studios.

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ABC Buys Jenna Bans/Shonda Rhimes Legal Drama Project

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday September 12, 2011 @ 9:55am PDTTags: ABC, ABC Studios, Jenna Bans, Off the Map, Shonda Rhimes, Shondaland
Nellie Andreeva

Off the Map creator/executive producer Jenna Bans and executive producer Shonda Rhimes are teaming for a new ABC drama project created by Bans. The untitled legal drama centers on a young, idealistic defense attorney who, after being ignominiously fired from … Read More »

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Shonda Rhimes To Produce 1890s New York Hotel Drama Project For ABC

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday August 24, 2011 @ 2:30pm PDTTags: ABC, ABC Studios, Shonda Rhimes, Shondaland
Nellie Andreeva

The popularity of period dramas among the TV networks continues. Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes is the latest to join the trend with Gilded Lillys, a drama for ABC from The Nine co-creator KJ Steinberg. Set in 1895 … Read More »

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