‘Survivor: San Juan del Sur’ back on track; editors’ strike ends for now

Good news for those afraid that “Survivor: San Juan del Sur” was going to see a delayed premiere date.

Yesterday, we wrote about a strike initiated from the Motion Picture Editors Guild in order for the post-production crew to unionize and receive the same pension and health care benefits as other shows under the Mark Burnett Productions banner. In what is one of the shortest strikes ever, though, the parties have come together and the editors have now been allowed to unionize.

While the entire situation is not completely resolved just yet, all of this is a welcome sign that the series will be able to go on as planned, and the editors will receive what it appears that they were asking for in time. A statement from the organization reads as follows:

“On Wednesday evening, the company agreed to the demand we issued on Tuesday for union recognition for the post crew of CBS’s reality series Survivor. Contract talks have been scheduled for Friday. In the meantime, our strike action has been suspended, and Survivor post-production employees will return to their jobs on Thursday. Our picket line will stand down until further notice.”

We are not privy to all the financials, but in the end this just feels right to us. “Survivor” is one of the most successful TV franchises ever, and with it getting near season 30 and with the editors doing such an exemplary job keeping us on our toes, we see no issue with getting this resolved. Clearly, some within production feel the same exact way.

We’ll let you know if there are any other developments that you should know about, but for now, things appear to be on the up and up as we near the September 24 premiere date.