IATSE Signs Special Ambassador & Coalition Letter to Trump to Support Film & TV Jobs With Congressional Reconciliation Priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), alongside entertainment unions, guilds, studios, industry stakeholders, and Hollywood Special Ambassadors Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone, has urged Congress […]
Fighting for U.S. Film & TV Jobs

# # # The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees or IATSE (full name: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United […]
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Unions Push Back Against Proposed Elimination of the NEA, NEH, and CPB

WASHINGTON — Last week the Trump Administration released President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 “Skinny” Budget Request, which called for eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for Humanities […]
IATSE on President Trump Movie Tariff Announcement: ‘U.S. Needs Balanced Federal Response to Return Film and TV Jobs’

NEW YORK — IATSE continues to pursue all policy measures that can be implemented to return and maintain U.S. film and television jobs, while not disadvantaging our Canadian members. Federal […]
IATSE Locals Endorse Mark Levine for New York City Comptroller

NEW YORK, NY — Several local unions of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced their endorsement of Mark Levine for New York City Comptroller, Thursday. This endorsement […]
IATSE on Executive Order Attacking Federal Workers’ Labor Rights: ‘Once a union buster, always a union buster.’

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) condemns the Trump administration’s executive order stripping ~700,000 federal workers of their right to join together and collectively bargain. This unfounded and […]
IATSE Applauds Warner, Tillis Led Reintroduction of Performing Artist Tax Parity Act in U.S. Senate

Washington, D.C. — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) applauds Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) for reintroducing the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA) in […]
IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb Meets with Kennedy Center Workers Amid Recent Cancellations

WASHINGTON, DC — This week, IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb visited the Kennedy Center to meet with IATSE members, hear their concerns, and show solidarity as behind-the-scenes workers face […]
IATSE Commends Reinstatement of Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) welcomes the recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that President Trump’s removal of […]
IATSE Applauds PRO Act Reintroduction, Supports Growing Bipartisan Interest in Labor Law Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) applauds the reintroduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, landmark legislation that would strengthen working people’s […]