Labor
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IATSE Deal Gives Lowest Paid Workers 62% Raise to $26 Per Hour, Union Says
Union leaders have touted a living wage as one of the many victories in its new bargaining agreement with studios
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IATSE Has a Deal – But Many Members Aren’t Satisfied by the Early Details
Union leaders will have to convince a skeptical rank-and-file
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IATSE Sends Out Instructions to Members as Strike Deadline Approaches
Below-the-line workers are being told to pack up their belongings on set and strike captains are receiving assignments
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IATSE Strike: Which Film and TV Projects Will Shut Down – and Which Will Keep Shooting
A few shows, like HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” will continue production…but almost everything else will come to a halt
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Inside the Grassroots IATSE Campaign to Pay $70,000 in Back Dues for Strapped Members Ahead of Strike Authorization Vote
More than 98% of members voted to authorize a strike in union’s negotiations with film and TV producers
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IATSE, AMPTP End Day One of Talks After Strike Authorization Vote
Negotiations will continue Wednesday
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How IATSE’s Strike Threat Sets the Stage for Hollywood Guilds’ Coming Fight Over Streaming
“Our rights and our benefits have been slowly eroded and we haven’t kept up,” SAG-AFTRA L.A. local VP David Jolliffe says
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Hollywood COVID Protocols Extended Through October – Unless IATSE Members Strike
A strike would void the protocols, which were quietly extended weeks ago, for most film and TV productions
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Meredith Stiehm Elected As Next WGA West President
“Cold Case” creator is joined by vice president Michele Mulroney and secretary-treasurer Betsy Thomas
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IATSE to Hold Strike Authorization Vote After Studios Decline to Respond on Latest Proposal
Guild leadership says it intends to “demonstrate our commitment toachieving the change that is long overdue in this industry”
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After Contentious WGA East Election, What’s Next for the Newsroom Organizing Debate?
The new guild council and leadership must reach an agreement on how to handle the growing numbers of digital media members
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IATSE President Calls for ‘Combined Solidarity’ Among Hollywood’s Workers as Threat of Strike Looms
Talks between IATSE and studios have reached a “critical juncture,” Matthew J. Loeb says
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WGA East Elections: Pro-Digital Organizing Slate Wins 7 of 11 Open Council Seats
Michael Winship wins presidency after running unopposed
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Why WGA East’s Digital News Organizing Spree May End Under New Leadership
Tuesday’s election has become a referendum on the union’s future as some screenwriters rebel at the prospect of becoming a minority in their own guild
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Fran Drescher, Joely Fisher Win SAG-AFTRA Elections in Split Ticket Result
Unite For Strength candidate wins president race while Membership First wins secretary-treasurer