Walt Disney Pictures VFX Workers File for Historic Unionization Election with Labor Board

LOS ANGELES, CA — Visual Effects (VFX) crews at Walt Disney Pictures filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for an election to unionize with the backing of the […]
Workinman Interactive Workers Unite, File for First Game Worker Union Under IATSE in the United States

ROCHESTER, NY — Workers at Workinman Interactive are unionizing with the backing of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), forging a new path as the first union specifically […]
Marvel Studios VFX Workers File for Unprecedented Union Election at National Labor Relations Board

LOS ANGELES, CA — Visual Effects (VFX) crews at Marvel Studios have filed for a unionization election with the National Labor Relations Board, Monday. The move signals a major shift […]
IATSE Allocates Additional $2 Million in Support of Members Affected by Film and TV Work Stoppages

CHICAGO, IL — The General Executive Board of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) unanimously approved an additional $2 million to be distributed through industry-recognized charities to support […]
5,000 Unionizing Commercial Production Workers Have Certified Majority, Will Win Voluntary Recognition

NEW YORK, NY — Freelance workers in production departments for TV commercials across the United States are set to win voluntary recognition of their union after a neutral third party […]
JOINT STATEMENT: IATSE, The Broadway League, Disney Theatrical Reach Tentative Agreement on Pink Contract, pending ratification.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and The Broadway League released the following joint statement: NEW YORK, NY — The Broadway League and Buena Vista Theatrical d/b/a/ Disney Theatrical […]
IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb Statement in Support of SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild

“In the face of an industry-wide crisis, I want to unequivocally voice the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees’ stalwart support for striking entertainment workers in SAG-AFTRA and the Writers […]
Teamsters, IATSE, Writers Guild, DGA Issue Joint Statement in Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA

Los Angeles, CA — As the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) continues negotiating for a contract that respects their indispensable role in America’s motion picture […]
IATSE Releases Core Principles for Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technology

LOS ANGELES, CA — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), announced its Core Principles for the Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies in the […]
Entertainment Union Coalition Statement on the Passage of AB SB 132

The Members of the Entertainment Union Coalition (EUC), including the California IATSE Council (CIC); Directors Guild of America, LiUNA! Local 724, SAG-AFTRA, and Teamsters Local 399 released the following statement […]