IATSE and Low Budget Producers Agree to New Steps Towards Preventing Sexual Harassment on Film and TV Sets

Producers and union form working group together with Hollywood Commission to implement its Respect On Set™ program. LOS ANGELES – Low budget film producers and The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage […]
2024 IATSE-AMPTP Pre-Bargaining Update

Ahead of IATSE’s upcoming negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) beginning on March 4, 2024, the union is issuing the following update: This week, the […]
IATSE, Teamsters & Hollywood Basic Crafts to Jointly Negotiate MPIPHP Benefits With AMPTP

For the first time since 1988, IATSE, Teamsters, IBEW, OPCMIA, UA and LiUNA! will bargain pension and health benefits together with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP). […]
‘Avatar’ VFX Artists Vote to Unionize with IATSE By Overwhelming 75% Support

LOS ANGELES, CA — Visual effects (VFX) artists employed by a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, best known for working on James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ film series through Lightstorm Entertainment productions, […]
IATSE Declares Support for American Federation of Musicians In Negotiations with Film and TV Studios

LOS ANGELES, CA — IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb released the following statement: “The IATSE stands behind the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) in their pursuit of a fair, […]
IATSE Takes Legal Action Against Nick Vallelonga and That’s Amore Movie, LLC, for Failing to Pay Crew

NEW YORK, NY — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees’ (IATSE) local unions representing film and television workers across crafts in New York City filed a civil lawsuit against […]
‘Avatar’ VFX Artists File For Union Election as Momentum for VFX Union Movement Grows

LOS ANGELES, CA — Visual Effects (VFX) workers employed by a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for an election to unionize […]
Tech Meets Labor: IATSE Hails AFL-CIO, Microsoft Forward-Looking AI Partnership

LOS ANGELES, CA — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) applauds the new partnership between the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Unions (AFL-CIO) and Microsoft […]
Count Us In: Netflix Production Accountants Win Union Recognition

New York, NY – Netflix Production Accountants working in New York and New Jersey have reached an agreement with Netflix to be recognized as members of the International Alliance of […]
GALLERY: MPTF Day at the Ranch Fundraiser Raises Over $272,000 For Entertainment Workers

The Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) – IATSE fundraiser, held its annual Day at the Ranch picnic at Calamigos Ranch, on Sunday, November 12. Together entertainment workers celebrated solidarity with […]