California Governor Gavin Newsom announced during his Tuesday Coronavirus press conference that, while he had hoped to present guidelines for restarting film and TV production Tuesday, he is pushing back that announcement to confer with guilds and producers. “We chose to engage a little more formally” in the conversations, he said. “We […]
IATSE has endorsed Joe Biden for president of the United States. The union, which represents 140,000 entertainment workers … said Tuesday that its general executive board voted unanimously to endorse the former vice president for his “extensive record and history of fighting for workers’ rights and working families, but he is also genuinely concerned on a human level about the welfare of behind-the-scenes entertainment workers.” […]
IATSE has hired a trio of epidemiologists to consult the union on best practices for workers in the entertainment industry to safely return to work in the era of COVID-19. “We want everyone to get back to work as soon as possible, but we need to do it right,” says IATSE international president Matthew Loeb. “We are working with these epidemiologists and employers […]
In a remark that previewed how industry labor leaders are hoping to get Hollywood back to work safely, IATSE international president Matthew Loeb said that an industry safety commission plans to “negotiate for a set of uniform terms and conditions” with entertainment employers before business shut down by the coronavirus restarts once more. […]
In its latest response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, Congress has passed a third package of emergency relief legislation, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security “CARES” Act. This bill will provide tangible and immediate economic relief for entertainment workers across the United States […]
California Representative Adam Schiff and members of Congress from Los Angeles and other entertainment production hubs around the country have sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging financial relief for freelance and contract workers in […]
IATSE reported Tuesday that the COVID-19-related suspensions in production have resulted in the loss of 120,000 jobs held by its 150,000 members. The IATSE general executive board has approved $2.5 million in donations to three entertainment charities: The Actors Fund, the Motion Picture and Television Fund, and […]
The bipartisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) is a good start to providing relief to workers, however, the provisions on the table for emergency paid leave benefits won’t apply to displaced entertainment workers because of the requirements for days worked on a job to qualify. […]
The head of the IATSE has called for the federal government to provide relief for entertainment industry workers displaced by the coronavirus pandemic. Matthew Loeb, international president of the IATSE, made the announcement Friday. “Right now, thousands of our members across all sectors of the entertainment industry […]
Production and post-production workers at The Young Turks, the online network offering news from a progressive, left-leaning perspective, have organized a union through the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. TYT, founded in 2002 by chief on-camera personality Cenk Uygur, produces a variety of […]
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