Trending Now - IATSE Workers Launch Strike Over ‘cocomelon: the Melon Patch’

WHO:

Deadline - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is involved in the strike.

Variety - The crew of the YouTube children’s series “CoComelon: The Melon Patch” is participating in the strike.

WHAT:

Deadline - The crew has walked off the set of “CoComelon: The Melon Patch” due to labor disputes.

Variety - IATSE has gone on strike against the second season of “CoComelon: The Melon Patch” to demand fair wages and benefits.

WHERE:

Deadline - The strike is taking place on the set located in Sun Valley, California.

WHY:

Deadline - The crew claims that the producer is attempting to hire replacement workers (referred to as "scabs") instead of providing fair wages and benefits.

Variety - The crew is hoping to persuade production to sign a union contract.

HOW:

Variety - The crew announced the picket as part of their strike action.

(UPDATED May 7, 2026 21:23 UTC)

The crew of the YouTube children’s series “CoComelon: The Melon Patch” has walked off the set in Sun Valley, California, as part of a strike organized by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE. They are demanding fair wages and benefits for their work on the show's second season and are protesting against the producer's attempts to hire replacement workers. As part of their strike action, the crew has announced a picket to encourage production to sign a union contract.