Behind the Scenes Charity Announces Mental Health First Aid and Bystander Intervention Training Dates
Become a certified Mental Health First Aider in 2023 and make a real difference. Take an active role in helping to care for those you work with. Expand your skill […]
Christmas Lights. Camera. Action. Third Annual IATSE Holiday Photo Contest!
When it comes to creativity for the 2022 holiday season, our IA Kin made sure to have the last sleigh! For the third year in a row, IA members in […]
Congress responds to IATSE advocacy, Delivers Record Federal Arts Funding and Increase for NLRB
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives passed one final piece of legislation before concluding the 117th Congress and responded to IATSE advocacy by delivering on […]
Hannah D’Amico of IATSE Elected New ESTA Organizational Director
The results are in for 2023 ESTA Board of Directors election! Incumbent Todd Spencer of Ventana Capital Investments will return as President, and incumbent Joe Aldridge will return as Individual […]
IATSE Formally Requests Card Count for ‘Stand With Production’ TV Commercial Workers
LOS ANGELES, CA — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) sent a formal request to the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) to initiate a card count by […]
IATSE Launches 2022 VFX Workers Rates and Conditions Study
LOS ANGELES, CA — IATSE is studying how VFX workers’ rates and conditions compare to industry standards for the first time, The Union Behind Entertainment announced Monday. “VFX is integral […]
Historic Respect for Marriage Act Passes Congress, Headed to President Biden’s Desk
December 8, 2022 WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258-169 in favor of a historic piece of legislation enshrining protections for same-sex marriage into federal law. The Respect […]
Entertainment Unions Urge Congress to Restore Tax Fairness for the Industry’s Workers
WASHINGTON – Americans will soon start gathering their receipts and documents to prepare their taxes, and entertainment workers anticipate owing unnecessarily burdensome amounts in taxes because they are unable to […]
IATSE International Rep Yvonne Wheeler elected President of the LA County Federation of Labor
Los Angeles – IATSE International Representative Yvonne Wheeler was unanimously elected Monday evening as the President of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. Wheeler, the first Black woman to […]
Workers Turn Out on Election Day and Help Defy History
Since the election of Joe Biden two years ago, U.S. elections experts, pundits, and even the IATSE Political/Legislative Department have warned that, historically speaking, the party of the sitting President […]
