[ The Studio Teachers (IATSE Local 884) have struck a tentative deal with the studios. Local 884 came to a preliminary agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on craft-specific issues after a final day of bargaining on Friday, Deadline confirmed. They are the 12th of IATSE’s west coast studio locals to wrap … Read more
[ IATSE is in the home stretch of its local-specific negotiations with the studios. As of Friday, Local 728 — which represents studio electrical lighting technicians — has reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on craft-specific proposals. This is the 10th of 13 west coast studio locals to … Read more
[ Another IATSE local has a tentative deal with the studios. Local 871 — which represents a range of workers including script supervisors, teleprompter operators, production coordinators, script coordinators, and writers room assistants — has finalized its negotiations with the AMPTP, according to the union. That makes seven locals that have now wrapped local-specific talks … Read more
[ Nearly half of IATSE‘s west coast studio locals have now struck tentative deals with the AMPTP. This week, the Motion Picture Studio Grips (Local 80) and the Make-Up Artists and Hairstylists Guild (Local 706) both finalized negotiations with the studios, Deadline has confirmed. They are now among the six out of 13 locals that … Read more
[ Back at the bargaining table with the studios this week after several days of caucusing, IATSE today laid out their plans for the next phase of talks as the contract expiration date inched closer and closer for a tense Tinseltown. “Following a caucus week, negotiations between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) … Read more
[ After four days of joint talks with the studios over health and pension benefits, IATSE, the Teamsters and other Hollywood Crafts will take next week to “caucus” and return to negotiations with the AMPTP on March 18. “Negotiations have adjourned for the week. In terms of scheduling, union members are advised the Negotiations schedule … Read more
[ The curtain is closed on Day 1 of talks between Hollywood’s below-the-line workers and the studios. IATSE, along with Teamsters Local 399 and the rest of the Hollywood Basic Crafts, sat down at the negotiating table on Monday to begin drafting the 2024 film and TV contracts. Deadline understands that the conversation, which began … Read more
[ In many ways, longtime International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees president Matthew Loeb is the personification of that Teddy Roosevelt adage of “speak softly, and carry a big stick” …well, maybe except for the speak softly part. “From where I sit, this is really about security in an industry that is precarious already,” Loeb … Read more
[ Just days after resuming direct talks, the American Federation of Musicians has reached a tentative agreement with the studios and producers. Unanimously recommended by the AFM bargaining committee, the deal will be submitted to the general membership for ratification in about 10 days, sources tell Deadline. Finalized late last night, the AFM agreement for … Read more
