Production Technicians Open Talks with Metropolitan Opera

NEW YORK, NY – Members of Local 794 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), representing broadcast and production technicians at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, will begin contract […]
The Official Bulletin: 2014 Q2 / No. 644

IATSE Training Trust Fund Celebrates 3 Years!

June 22nd marked the third ‘birthday’ of the IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund. In the three years since its creation, the IATSE-TTF has reached more than 1600 […]
IATSE Local 58 Organizes Crew at Young People’s Theatre

TORONTO, ON – On May 21, IATSE Local 58 filed for certification of stage employees at the Young People’s Theatre. Opened in 1966, the YPT is Canada’s largest theatre for […]
Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Open Talks with Metropolitan Opera as Questions Continue about Executive Pay

NEW YORK, NY – Members of Local 798 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IA), representing makeup artists and hair stylists at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, will begin […]
Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Open Negotiations with Metropolitan Opera as Questions Continue about Executive Pay, Mismanagement

NEW YORK, NY – Members of Local 751 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IA), representing box office employees – treasurers and ticket sellers – at New York’s […]
Scenic Artists Begin Contract Talks with Metropolitan Opera Today Against a Backdrop of Questions Surrounding the Met’s Finances

NEW YORK, NY – The United Scenic Artists (USA 829), Local 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), begins contract talks today with management of New York’s […]
IATSE Local 56 Organizes Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal

MONTRÉAL, QC – On April 24, 2014, IATSE Local 56 filed for certification with the Quebec Labour Board for representational rights of the employees of Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. […]
Negotiations Begin Today For Workers in the Metropolitan Opera’s Costume and Wardrobe Departments

NEW YORK, NY – This morning at Lincoln Center, the curtain will open – not on a new opera – but on contract talks between the Metropolitan Opera’s management and the […]
Four Motion Picture Projects Organized in May

Four projects – plus more in the pipeline – were organized in May through the Motion Picture Department. These successes were due to members who actively communicated with their locals and stood […]