Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Open Talks with Metropolitan Opera as Questions Continue about Executive Pay

NEW YORK, NY – Members of Local 798 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IA), representing makeup artists and hair stylists at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, will begin […]
Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Open Negotiations with Metropolitan Opera as Questions Continue about Executive Pay, Mismanagement

NEW YORK, NY – Members of Local 751 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IA), representing box office employees – treasurers and ticket sellers – at New York’s […]
IATSE Local 56 Organizes Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal

MONTRÉAL, QC – On April 24, 2014, IATSE Local 56 filed for certification with the Quebec Labour Board for representational rights of the employees of Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. […]
Scenic Artists Begin Contract Talks with Metropolitan Opera Today Against a Backdrop of Questions Surrounding the Met’s Finances

NEW YORK, NY – The United Scenic Artists (USA 829), Local 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), begins contract talks today with management of New York’s […]
Negotiations Begin Today For Workers in the Metropolitan Opera’s Costume and Wardrobe Departments

NEW YORK, NY – This morning at Lincoln Center, the curtain will open – not on a new opera – but on contract talks between the Metropolitan Opera’s management and the […]
Four Motion Picture Projects Organized in May

Four projects – plus more in the pipeline – were organized in May through the Motion Picture Department. These successes were due to members who actively communicated with their locals and stood […]
Grassroots Labor Campaign Saves San Diego Opera

Grassroots Labor Campaign Saves San Diego Opera Collaborations between four IATSE Locals, AGMA, AFM, and the SDO Board found creative solutions to keep opera and jobs alive in San Diego. […]
IATSE Local B-173 Organizes Workers at Toronto Centre for the Arts

TORONTO, ON – IATSE Local B-173 has just scored again by organizing the housekeeping staff at the North York Performing Arts Centre, commonly known as the Toronto Centre for the […]
Negotiations With Local One at Metropolitan Opera Open

Negotiations open on Tues. morning, May 13, with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 1 and the management of the Metropolitan Opera. These contract talks are significant because […]
Save the Date for the 2014 Young Worker Conference!

Save the Date! The IATSE Young Workers Conference 2014 will be held in Portland, Oregon, on October 2-4, 2014. If you want to learn more about the Young Worker Conference, read […]