July 2021

Matt Loeb, running unopposed, was re-elected Thursday to a new four-year term as president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees during the union’s 69th Quadrennial Convention.

Wednesday evening, the US Senate confirmed Gwynne Wilcox and David Prouty to the National Labor Relations Board by votes of 52-47 and 53-46 respectively. The pair will join current NLRB …

“Securing health and pension benefits is also a high priority,” writes David Robb in Deadline Hollywood. “The IATSE locals ‘are unified in their support for sustainable benefits,’ their leaders said.

“In the Scabby ruling,” writes Ian Cullgren for Bloomberg, “the board found the union’s display didn’t constitute a picket on its own—basically because Scabby’s use wasn’t threatening enough to be …

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When the Metropolitan Opera’s stagehands finally returned to work last week after an agonizingly long furlough that was followed by a seven-month lockout as they negotiated a new contract with …

IA president Matt Loeb is leading the IA’s negotiations with the AMPTP for a new film and TV contract, which has been delayed until after a deal is reached on …

The Primetime Emmys will air live Sunday, September 19 on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Cedric the Entertainer, star of The Neighborhood will host the ceremony, which will be held in-person at the

A bill that was unveiled in the California state legislature Sunday night would boost the Golden State’s film and television tax credits program by $330 million, should Governor Gavin Newsom sign it. …

The study looks ahead at the years 2021–2025, forecasting global industry revenue to bounce back 6.5 percent this year “as more territories emerge from lockdown” and a further 6.7 percent …