Movie stars sign letter calling for pay equality

LOS ANGELES - More than 3,300 people, including some Hollywood celebrities, have signed an open letter urging US entertainment industry to end gender pay bias.

The Action Network, an open platform that empowers individuals and groups to organize for progressive causes, said a total of 3,382 signatures were collected as of Saturday morning. The goal of the movement is to collect 6,400 signatures.

A recent study commissioned by IATSE Local 871, a union representing over 2,500 production employees found that significant gender-based wage disparities continue to exist among workers in behind-the-scenes occupations.