Hollywood’s unions and management’s AMPTP finally have an agreement to return to work in the coronavirus era. Union sources say the deal took much longer to reach than they would have liked or expected. The agreement means that […]
After a two-day strike, 115 crew members on A&E’s America’s Top Dog have returned to work in Simi Valley under a contract negotiated by IATSE and Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399. “This was an important win for the America’s Top Dog crew […]
The Entertainment Union Coalition is hailing a bill signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom that will make it easier for workers to borrow from their employer-sponsored pension plans. EUC members include the California IATSE […]
As film and TV production slowly resumes, testing of crews for COVID-19 “varies wildly from company to company,” said Thom Davis, business manager of IATSE Grips Local 80. Davis, who is also IATSE’s 2nd international vice president […]
Hollywood’s unions and management’s AMPTP are “very close to an agreed upon framework for a safe return to work,” an industry source tells Deadline. Their ongoing negotiations cover a wide range of safety issues that were left unresolved by […]
Film and television production “is finally getting ready to start back up,” IATSE Grips Local 80 business manager Thom Davis said in his latest update on the industry’s efforts for a safe return to work. “The major lots […]
IATSE international president Matt Loeb on Tuesday called on the Senate to scrap the Republican-backed HEALS Act and instead pass the House Democrats’ HEROES Act. The Dems’ bill would extend the $600 weekly federal unemployment […]
More than 300 IATSE members, dissatisfied with what they call “a-la-carte protocols” for the safe return to work on commercials and music videos, have signed a letter urging their union leaders to adopt uniform guidelines similar to those […]
Close to 600 front-of-house cinema workers in Quebec have overwhelmingly ratified a new agreement with Cineplex that will institute some uniformity across 10 cinemas. For the first time, all 10 agreements will terminate at the same point […]
The Guild’s two top leaders are honored. […]
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