L.A.-Area Escape Room Becomes the First One in the World with a Union Contract
Harold Phillips | Published on 3/6/2026
Workers who guide guests through a spine-tingling immersive experience at The Basement, an LA-area escape room, have become the first escape room workers in the world to reach an agreement for a union contract.
Two years ago, the performers at the Sylmar attraction unionized with Actor's Equity Association, making it the first unionized escape room in the United States. Now that the workers have voted unanimously to ratify this contract, it is the only escape room in the world to operate under a collective bargaining agreement.
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