Fighting for U.S. Film & TV Jobs

# # # The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees or IATSE (full name: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United […]
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Unions Push Back Against Proposed Elimination of the NEA, NEH, and CPB

WASHINGTON — Last week the Trump Administration released President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 “Skinny” Budget Request, which called for eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for Humanities […]
IATSE on President Trump Movie Tariff Announcement: ‘U.S. Needs Balanced Federal Response to Return Film and TV Jobs’

NEW YORK — IATSE continues to pursue all policy measures that can be implemented to return and maintain U.S. film and television jobs, while not disadvantaging our Canadian members. Federal […]
Showbox Market and Showbox SoDo Stage Crew Join IATSE Local 15, Ratify Union Contract

IATSE Local 15 has issued the following release on organizing at the Showbox Market and Showbox Sodo Music Venues: Seattle, WA — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local […]
Road Crew for Chicago the Musical Win Voluntary Recognition of their Union

New York, NY — Ten stage and wardrobe professionals from Chicago Razzle Dazzle II LLC’s production of Chicago the Musical have won voluntary recognition of their union and will soon […]
Crew of Spiegelworld’s Atomic Saloon Show Unionize and Ratify First Contract with IATSE Local 720

LAS VEGAS, NV — Forty-six production crewmembers at Spiegelworld’s Atomic Saloon Show have officially unionized with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 720 and ratified their first […]
125 Juilliard Production Crew Workers Vote to Unionize with Theatrical Stage Employees Union

NEW YORK, NY — One hundred twenty-five production crewmembers at The Juilliard School have achieved union representation from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in a National Labor […]
Encore Philadelphia Workers Demand Fair Contract After Years of Stagnant Wages

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Encore workers in Philadelphia, represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 8, are fighting for a fair contract after multiple years of stagnant […]
Food and Beverage Workers at The Fillmore Philadelphia Unionize with IATSE Local B-29

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Food and beverage employees at The Fillmore Philadelphia have made history by voting overwhelmingly to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local B-29. […]
IATSE Commends Reinstatement of Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) welcomes the recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that President Trump’s removal of […]