IATSE Strike

IATSE Strike Averted by Provisional Deal That Faces Worker Dissent, Possible Rejection

Negotiations Stop Hollywood Shut-Down, But Dismayed Workers Discuss Rejecting Deal IATSE-AMPTP negotiations may not have gotten quite the “Hollywood ending” initially touted by the union after a tentative agreement was reached on Saturday night. While IATSE claimed victory with a “landmark” agreement, outlets from Variety to Indiewire have reported the deal could be rejected by union members who disappointed […]

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SDFF NEWS BITS: ALUMNI UPDATES, FEST + DOC INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS

OCTOBER 13, 2021 ALUMNI MAKING NEWS As of Wednesday afternoon, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) had set a strike date of Monday, Oct. 18, unless the union can reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Union members voted in a landslide last week in favor of the

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IATSE Authorizes Potentially Historic Strike in Landslide Vote, Negotiations Continue

Streaming Contract Negotiations May Auger Future for Other Hollywood Guilds Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE, voted overwhelmingly earlier this week to authorize a strike if negotiations break down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The vote to authorize the strike was a landslide with 98.7% of 90% of

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