IATSE Kick Offs General Contract Talks With AMPTP

[ One week down, many to go. IATSE was rejoined at the negotiating table this week by Teamsters Local 399 and the rest of the Hollywood Basic Crafts to continue bargaining with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on collective benefit plans. This is the first time that the below-the-line unions have been … Read more

IATSE Lays Out Contract Proposals As General Negotiations Begin

[ Monday marks the start of general negotiations for IATSE‘s new three-year contract with the studios. Last week, the Affiliated Property Craftspersons Local 44 became the 13th and final local to reach an agreement on craft-specific issues in the Basic Agreement. Now, the union is laying out some of the proposals it will bring to … Read more

Studio Teachers Reach Tentative Deal With Studios

[ 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

Sesame Workshop Writers Reach Tentative Deal Ahead Of Strike Deadline

[ UPDATED, 4:53 PM: Writers Guild members at Sesame Workshop have reached a tentative deal with management to avoid a threatened strike. A ratification vote on the new five-year collective bargaining agreement will be held in the coming days. The WGA said its 35 Sesame Workshop writers won “historic” jurisdiction and minimum rates for animation and … Read more

Costumers Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios On Craft-Specific Issues

[ IATSE is ending the week with at least one more Local negotiation under its belt. The Motion Picture Costumers (Local 705) struck a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers this week on craft-specific issues, according to the union. That makes 11 of 13 West Coast Studio Locals to wrap … Read more

Ridiculousness Writers Achieve First Contract After Unionizing Under WGA

[ The writers of MTV’s Ridiculousness have officially bargained their first contract. After the writers voted to organize under the Writers Guild of America West last year, the union announced Wednesday that they had achieved a deal covering all writing staff including creative consultants, supervising producers and the showrunner. “The writers of Ridiculousness have shown incredible unity, … Read more

IATSE Local 728 Reaches Tentative Deal On Craft-Specific Issues

[ 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

Editors Guild Reaches Tentative Deal With AMPTP

[ After an additional day of bargaining, the Motion Picture Editors Guild reached a preliminary deal with the studios. IATSE Local 700 finished up bargaining on craft-specific issues Friday, becoming the ninth of 13 west coast studio locals to wrap up talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. “We debated proposals and … Read more

IATSE Local 871 Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios

[ 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

IATSE Locals 80 & 706 Strike Tentative Agreements With Studios

[ 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