VICE Post Employees Ratify Deal for 40-Hour Workweek

NEW YORK, NY (January 30, 2022) – Post-production employees of VICE Media have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new 3-year union agreement that dramatically shortens their working hours, significantly increases […]
IATSE’S Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Reflects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Today we lift our voices in solidarity to celebrate the Labor Leader and “Dreamer”, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who famously said, “History is a great teacher. Now everyone knows […]
Nominations for the 2022 IATSE Young Workers Committee Conference are now open!

Dear Local Union Officers, Nominations are now open for the 2022 Young Workers Committee Conference! After this unprecedented year for our union, we anticipate more interest than ever for Local […]
That’s a wrap! 2021 in review.

IATSE Offers Labor and Infrastructure to White House COVID Response Team to Build Field Vaccination Sites In January 2021, following the inauguration of President Biden and the release of his […]
It’s snow joke. IATSE Members Sleighed the Holidays Once Again!

A round of Santa-plause to our IA Kin everywhere! In early December International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced the return of its 2nd Annual Holiday Photo Contest, a […]
Tangent Animation Workers Win Significant Victory for Unpaid Termination Pay

Toronto – Animation workers from Tangent Animation in Toronto and Winnipeg have succeeded in claiming their legal entitlements to termination and severance pay. In August 2021, the IATSE was approached […]
IATSE Officer Institute Returns as Union Nears 1,000 Local Union Officers Trained Since 2014

NEW YORK, NY – With in-person IATSE Officer Institute sessions on pandemic hiatus for the past year and a half, the Education Department was thrilled to return in-person for its […]
IATSE wins 7 International Labor Communications Association Awards, 1st place for Best Website

The International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) presented the winners for its 2021 Labor Media Awards Thursday, with IATSE being recognized across seven categories, including: First Place – General Excellence, Website: […]
Fox Television Stations (WNYW / WWOR & WTTG / WDCA) Bargaining Update

The IATSE representatives entered the meeting eager to continue negotiations, and indicated that management’s primary proposed agreement, dated 11/16, was unlikely to be approved by the members of IATSE Locals 794 and 819 absent preservation of core job security provisions. The Union bargaining committee has been holding membership meetings to keep the members informed of the negotiations process and to solicit feedback on bargaining proposals.
More Vancouver Opera Workers Vote for IATSE Representation

VANCOUVER, BC – In a vote held electronically November 27th – November 29th, 2021, workers at the Vancouver Opera shop expressed unanimous support for representation from IATSE Local 118. Vote results were released by the […]