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. […]
“I vow to do whatever I can, whatever is necessary, toward strengthening our position and keeping the Guild powerful, united, and working for its members.” […]
“This is a watershed moment,” said Editors Guild National Executive Director Cathy Repola who has released a podcast discussing how “these negotiations will provide a unique opportunity to set the pattern for these types of agreements.” […]
Cathy Repola of MPEG says that “sensationalized headlines” about the California bill have “created a great deal of confusion among our members.” […]
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