‘Avatar’ VFX Artists File For Union Election as Momentum for VFX Union Movement Grows

LOS ANGELES, CA — Visual Effects (VFX) workers employed by a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for an election to unionize […]
Tech Meets Labor: IATSE Hails AFL-CIO, Microsoft Forward-Looking AI Partnership

LOS ANGELES, CA — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) applauds the new partnership between the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Unions (AFL-CIO) and Microsoft […]
Count Us In: Netflix Production Accountants Win Union Recognition

New York, NY – Netflix Production Accountants working in New York and New Jersey have reached an agreement with Netflix to be recognized as members of the International Alliance of […]
IATSE’s Vanessa Holtgrewe Participates in US Senate AI Insight Forum, Urges Congress to Protect Workers, Copyright

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) urged Congress to develop a comprehensive policy framework that ensures entertainment workers are protected as generative artificial intelligence technologies, […]
GALLERY: MPTF Day at the Ranch Fundraiser Raises Over $272,000 For Entertainment Workers

The Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) – IATSE fundraiser, held its annual Day at the Ranch picnic at Calamigos Ranch, on Sunday, November 12. Together entertainment workers celebrated solidarity with […]
Hollywood Labor Serves 1,300 Thanksgiving Meals To Members

As IATSE, Teamsters and the Hollywood Basic Crafts prepare for contract negotiations next year, the unions continue to work together to support and provide for their memberships. Yesterday, at the […]
Southern New Hampshire University Arena Workers Voluntarily Recognized, Join IATSE

Manchester, NH – Approximately 150 workers at Southern New Hampshire University Arena are set to join The International Alliance of theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) after Steelman Production Services (SPS) agreed […]
Gallery + Recap: Veterans Day/Remembrance Day 2023

For the third year in a row, more than sixty members across the alliance within the U.S. and Canada participated in a social media campaign for Veterans Day/Remembrance Day by […]
IATSE Commends SAG-AFTRA For Reaching Tentative Agreement Addressing Actors’ Unique Priorities

LOS ANGELES, CA — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) congratulates the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) for reaching a tentative agreement in […]
Walt Disney Animation Studio Production Department Employees Vote to Join IATSE

LOS ANGELES, CA — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) jointly celebrated an important step forward as the committed production employees […]