Casting the Net LLC Unfairly Fires Film Crew for Seeking to Unionize, Crew Pickets
LOS ANGELES, CA – In the early hours of Sunday, August 11th, the crew of Casting the Net picketed outside of The Gentleman’s Club in Los Angeles, where the production […]
Statement from President Loeb on Oscars telecast change
This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that four categories at this year’s Academy Awards would be presented during commercial breaks, and would have only the […]
IATSE Local Unions Ratify New 3-Year Basic Agreement
The 43,000 members in the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts’ 13 West Coast Studio Local Unions ratified a new Producer-IATSE Basic Agreement […]
Statement of the IATSE and DGA regarding the Joint Resolution to rescind the FCC Order on “Restoring Internet Freedom”
Internet streaming is fast becoming the primary way consumers enjoy the audiovisual works that our members create, and on which our livelihoods depend. As a result, we believe that no […]
Crew of “Mustang” Speaks Up for Union Contract
Congratulations to those who stood strong on the Mustang picket lines! After negotiations went late into the night, today the crew returns to work with the benefits of a union agreement in […]
More than 300 IATSE-represented crew members across five productions Received thousands of hours of benefits in California Organizing Drives
Thanks to workers calling in their non-union jobs, more than 300 IATSE-represented crew members across five productions have received thousands of hours of benefits! Two non-scripted stage show crews walk […]
IATSE Congratulates WGA and AMPTP on Finalizing Negotiations
The IATSE congratulates the Writers Guild of America and the AMPTP on finalizing negotiations on the WGA contract and avoiding a dispute. Negotiators for the WGA and Hollywood studios worked […]
Crew of 200 Workers on NBC’s “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” Win Union Contract
ATLANTA, GA — Last week, more than 200 people that made up the crew of NBC’s “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” stood together for a union contract – and they got […]
Commercial Production Company “Pet Gorilla” Will Cover All Future Shoots Under IATSE Agreement
After almost a year, the long-time non-union commercial production company “Pet Gorilla” was brought under an IATSE contract last Monday. The crew of 25 entertainment workers will be receiving health […]
JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT: Members of the Creative Community Reject the Revised FCC Set-top Box Proposal’s Creativity, Innovation, and Job Chilling Intrusion into the Creative Economy
WASHINGTON — A diverse group of creative industry companies, advocacy groups, labor unions, associations, and programmers that raised concerns in April and May about the Federal Communications Commission’s initial proposal […]
