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Theorist Media Creatives Announce Joint Union Drive with Motion Picture Editors Guild and Writers Guild of America West

November 17, 2025

Dozens of editors, graphic artists, and writers seek to set union standards for popular YouTube content and call on Lunar […]

A Federal Case: MPEG and ICG Team Up to Push IATSE Resolution on U.S. Tax Incentives for Industry

July 17, 2025

by A.J. Catoline The International Cinematographers Guild will join Motion Picture Editors Guild at the IATSE Quadrennial Convention next week […]

IATSE Convention Commits to the Fight to Bring Jobs Home to the U.S.

August 15, 2025

“We have to deal with the people who have the power,” IA chief Matt Loeb said. “We will fight for the members, whether it’s a bad employer, a bad politician, or a lack of work due to unfair competition — we have to always fight for them.”

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KTLA Post-Production Workers Deliver Unanimous Vote to Unionize with Editors Guild

June 13, 2025

By Guild Staff Full-time and part-time Materials Managers at KTLA have voted unanimously to be represented by the International […]

Local 700 Members Lobby Lawmakers To Expand Production Tax Credits in California

April 9, 2025

By Kristin Marguerite Doidge For more than a century, California has served as the heart of the global […]

Cathy Repola Talks Return to MPIPHP Board

July 28, 2023

By A.J. Catoline Cathy Repola, National Executive Director of Motion Picture Editors Guild, recently announced to Local […]

Workers at Bento Box Animation Elect to Go Union with Editors Guild

April 29, 2022

Bento Box Entertainment produces animated series such as “HouseBroken,” “Farzar,” “Paradise PD,” and the forthcoming “Krapopolis.” (Editorial crews on some other Bento Box titles, such as “Bob’s Burgers,” already enjoyed union representation through Bento Box’s partnership with other signatory studios.)

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Cheering Post Employees at VICE Approve a Deal to Shorten Hours, Increase Pay

January 30, 2022

By Rob Callahan Post-production employees of VICE Media have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new 3-year union agreement that dramatically […]

With Talks at ‘Critical Juncture,’ Local 700 Member Meeting Draws Record Turnout

September 18, 2021

These thousands of post-production professionals logged on to hear National Executive Director Cathy Repola report on the ongoing IATSE Basic Agreement negotiations, which occur every three years and affect contracts in film and television. The turnout eclipsed the meeting during the last negotiation cycle in 2018 when about 2,100 members showed up in the ballroom of the Sheraton Universal.

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IATSE’s Area Standards Agreement Won by Four Votes in New Mexico

November 16, 2021

The IATSE Basic Agreement was ratified on Monday by just a few hundred votes in two guilds, and with a majority of members of the 13 West Coast locals actually voting no. But the Area Standards Agreement

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