IATSE Local 891 Ratifies Landmark Agreement for Film Work in the Okanagan

VANCOUVER, BC – Film workers in the Okanagan have ratified the first collective agreement between IATSE Local 891 and Champlain Media West (CMW), with 93% of votes cast in favour […]
Animation Workers ‘Kickstart’ New Year with Another Union Win

VANCOUVER, BC – Animation workers at Kickstart Entertainment in Vancouver have become the third animation studio to join The Canadian Animation Guild IATSE Local 938. An application for certification was […]
Magnus Theatre Workers Vote to Join IATSE Local 467

THUNDER BAY, ON – Technical production staff at the Magnus Theatre have voted for representation by IATSE Local 467. Discussions between the stagehands and Local 467 started in mid-October and […]
IATSE Local 118 Organizes Stagehands at The Dance Centre

VANCOUVER, BC – In a legal decision issued by the BC Labour Relations Board on December 11, IATSE Local 118 has won the right to represent The Dance Centre stage […]
Chemainus Theatre Festival Workers Vote to Join IATSE Local 168

CHEMAINUS, BC – Stage, wardrobe, scenic art, and scenic construction workers at the Chemainus Theatre Festival have voted for representation by IATSE Local 168. Discussions between the workers and Local […]
Workers at Empress Walk Cineplex Join IATSE Local B-173

TORONTO, ON – Workers at the Empress Walk Cineplex voted last week to join IATSE Local B-173 as part of the Local’s ongoing IATSE-Reps-FOH campaign. The bargaining unit of close to 50 […]
MBS Studios Canada, LTD (DBA Pacific Back Lot) Become Second Rental House to Join IATSE

VANCOUVER, BC – Workers at HCP MBS Studios Canada, LTD (DBA Pacific Back Lot), recently certified their union with IATSE, becoming the second rental house in a matter of months […]
Historic National Agreement Between Writers Guild of Canada and IATSE on Script Coordinators

Script coordinators now have access to union and guild representation across Canada Toronto, ON – September 11, 2023: The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) and IATSE have reached a historic, […]
Workers at Third Vancouver Gallery Vote to Join ACWU IATSE B778

VANCOUVER, BC – Workers at Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art will now have union representation through the Arts and Cultural Workers Union (ACWU), IATSE Local B778. […]
IATSE Local 56 Certifies Opéra de Montréal

MONTRÉAL, QC – Almost 20 years after a Supreme Court of Canada decision determined that tenants of Place des Arts were not legally bound by the Union’s collective agreement with […]