IATSE Local 58 and TIFF Bell Lightbox Make it Official
TORONTO, ON – The TIFF Bell Lightbox has been using IATSE labour for many years, with Local 58 representing their Projectionists and Assistant Booth Managers, and IATSE Local B173 representing […]
ABAS and IATSE Announce Strategic Alliance
As a demonstration of mutual solidarity, the Art Babbitt Appreciation Society (ABAS) and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) have formalized a strategic alliance in efforts to unionize […]
IATSE General Executive Board Declares Weasel Works Productions Unfair
MONTREAL, QC — Following deliberate and careful consideration of the harmful and potentially unlawful circumstances created by Weasel Works Productions, the IATSE General Executive Board voted unanimously to declare Weasel […]
Joining IATSE is Good for the Soul (Pepper)
TORONTO, ON – On June 5, front-of-house workers at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts voted overwhelmingly for representation by IATSE Local B173. The Young Centre is the home […]
IATSE Shatters Food Banks Canada Fundraiser for 5th Year
Toronto, ON – For the fifth year, IATSE partnered with Food Banks Canada for the “Every Plate Full” Challenge, which aims to raise food and funds for hungry Canadians during […]
All Stages at the Harbourfront Centre Now Staffed by IATSE Local 58
TORONTO, ON – IATSE Local 58 has done it again – this time at the Harbourfront Centre, bringing the last of the stages into the Local 58 family. The Local […]
IATSE Local 58 Adds Tarragon to the Menu!
TORONTO, ON – The IATSE Local 58 stagehands have an ongoing organizing campaign to offer representation to theatre workers, and they’ve just added Tarragon to their menu. On April 26, the […]
IATSE Local 118 Wins Organizing Trifecta on Granville Island
VANCOUVER, BC – On April 16, IATSE Local 118 secured its third organizing win in less than a month. All three theatre companies operate on the Vancouver peninsula known as […]
IATSE Supports Jury’s Safety Recommendations Following Coroner’s Inquest of Radiohead Stage Collapse
TORONTO, ON — IATSE welcomes the valuable recommendations the jury has returned today in the coroner’s inquest concerning the Radiohead stage collapse at Downsview Park on June 16, 2012, which […]
Nitrogen Studios (Cinesite) Employees Awarded Overtime Pay For Work on 2016 Film “Sausage Party”
BC employers that misclassify employees to avoid overtime pay, take note! In a victory for animators and visual effects artists in British Columbia, the BC Employment Standards Branch has issued […]
