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 […]
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 […]