ETCP To Increase Testing Fees

If you have been thinking about testing to become ETCP certified, now is the time to apply, as fees will increase $50 per exam on January 1, 2015. There are […]
Tickets for the Behind the Scenes Happy Hour, hosted by PLASA to go on sale September 2

The Behind the Scenes Happy Hour, hosted by PLASA will go on sale to the public on September 2, 2014. The biggest pre-LDI party of the year will take place […]
Members of IATSE Local 1 and IATSE Local 764 Ratify New Contracts with Met

NEW YORK – Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 1 and IATSE Local 764 have voted to ratify new labor agreements with the Metropolitan Opera. In voting […]
The Met and IATSE Reach Final Union Agreements

New York, NY – The Metropolitan Opera and IATSE jointly announce tonight that new labor agreements have been secured with the remaining unions whose contracts had expired. Groups with new […]
Statement by Matthew Loeb International President, I.A.T.S.E. on Settlement at the Metropolitan Opera with Local 1

We’re pleased to announce a tentative agreement was reached early this morning between management representatives of the Metropolitan Opera and members of I.A.T.S.E. Local 1. This wasn’t easy. However, after […]
Talks Between the Met and I.A.T.S.E. Local 1 to Resume Tuesday, Negotiations with Six Other IA Opera Locals to Follow

Leaders of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees met with management representatives of the Metropolitan Opera this morning following tentative agreements between the opera company and two other opera […]
Motion Picture Department Organizes Four New Projects in One Week

The past week has been a busy one for the Motion Picture Department. Four very different projects were organized thanks to one important act: near the start of production, members […]
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 […]
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 […]