PLASA Announces Volunteer of the Year Awards

PLASA will present the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Award to the ETCP Entertainment Electrician Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for their continued dedication and extraordinary amount of work with the […]
IATSE Local Unions Ratify 2015-2018 Producer-IATSE Basic Agreement

The 13 local unions representing over 43,000 members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE) working in motion picture and television […]
IATSE Wins 1st Place International Labor Communications Association Award

The annual International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) Labor Media Awards recognizes excellence in labor communications. This year, the IATSE placed first in the ILCA’s “Internet Awards – Best Use of Social Media – […]
IATSE Local 461 Reaches Agreement with FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

ST. CATHARINES, ON – On August 12, 2015, the first-ever agreement between IATSE Local 461 and the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre was ratified. It was approximately five years ago that […]
IATSE International President Matthew Loeb: Clinton Right to Call Out Companies That Misclassify Workers

Matthew Loeb, International President of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, released the following statement in response to Republican candidates Jeb Bush and Rand Paul, who defended corporations that […]
Colossus Cinema – Maximum Profit, Minimum Wage at Cineplex!

MONTREAL – On January 7, 2014, Local 262 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE/AIEST) was certified as the bargaining agent for the 110 employees who work at the […]
Ste-Foy Cinema – Maximum Profit, Minimum Wage at Cineplex!

MONTREAL – On December 3, 2013, Local 262 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE/AIEST) was certified as the bargaining agent for the 75 employees who work at […]
Statement by IATSE International Matthew D. Loeb on Directors Guild of America Elections

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees congratulates the Directors Guild of America’s newly elected Board of Directors, including President Paris Barclay, who was re-elected for his second term. “Representing […]
Statement from IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decision

“Today’s Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage is a victory for civil rights, and therefore human rights and worker rights. It is a truly historic moment. We are grateful for […]
Accountability Alert: Fast Track Approved

The final vote in the U.S. Senate yesterday on Fast Track was quite disappointing, with passage by a vote of 60 to 38. The Fast Track bill will now be […]