IATSE leaders are urging their members to “stay united” and vote “yes” to ratify the tentative agreement for a new film and TV contract. In the latest message to their members, IATSE president Matthew Loeb and the leaders of Hollywood’s 13 locals covered by the agreement acknowledged that there is opposition to the proposed new deal but said it was “the best agreement possible.” The ratification vote is expected to be held next month.
“When we reached a tentative agreement on the evening of Saturday, October 16th, the entire bargaining committee, consisting of over 50 representatives from all of the 13 Hollywood locals, committed to recommending ratification, because we were, and we remain, proud of what we had achieved,” they wrote.
“We continue to believe that not only did we reach the best agreement possible after these many months of negotiations culminating in a resounding strike authorization vote that was the turning...
“When we reached a tentative agreement on the evening of Saturday, October 16th, the entire bargaining committee, consisting of over 50 representatives from all of the 13 Hollywood locals, committed to recommending ratification, because we were, and we remain, proud of what we had achieved,” they wrote.
“We continue to believe that not only did we reach the best agreement possible after these many months of negotiations culminating in a resounding strike authorization vote that was the turning...
- 10/29/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
IATSE leaders say they remain “very far apart” on a wide range of issues in their negotiations with management’s AMPTP for a new film and TV contract.
“After more than six weeks of negotiation over a period of four months, it remains clear that the employers are unwilling to resolve our priority issues – living wages, reasonable rest, meal breaks, sustainable benefits and streaming – aka ‘not so new media,’” IATSE president Matthew Loeb and leaders of the union’s 13 West Coast studio locals said today in a message to their members.
“Despite first person testimonials, specific examples and our multiple counter proposals in response to the employers’ stated concerns, we remain very far apart,” they said. “We have made some progress, but the employers have indicated they have done all they need to do.”
The current contract, which had been set to expire on July 31, was extended to Sept. 10 to...
“After more than six weeks of negotiation over a period of four months, it remains clear that the employers are unwilling to resolve our priority issues – living wages, reasonable rest, meal breaks, sustainable benefits and streaming – aka ‘not so new media,’” IATSE president Matthew Loeb and leaders of the union’s 13 West Coast studio locals said today in a message to their members.
“Despite first person testimonials, specific examples and our multiple counter proposals in response to the employers’ stated concerns, we remain very far apart,” they said. “We have made some progress, but the employers have indicated they have done all they need to do.”
The current contract, which had been set to expire on July 31, was extended to Sept. 10 to...
- 8/31/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Leaders of IATSE’s 13 production locals in Hollywood are showing a united front in their negotiations for a new film and TV contract with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. In a joint statement, they said that their locals “stand together in our fight for sustainable pension and health benefits, reasonable rest, improved working conditions, and livable wages. These basic worker rights are the cornerstone of the labor movement, and we all are committed to fighting for them in order to create a more humane and equitable workplace.”
Bargaining for a new Basic Agreement broke off Friday after four weeks of negotiations and are set to resume on July 6. The current contract expires July 31, so there’s still plenty of time to reach an agreement, though union leaders have said that the talks had made “very little progress” so far and that the two sides “remain far...
Bargaining for a new Basic Agreement broke off Friday after four weeks of negotiations and are set to resume on July 6. The current contract expires July 31, so there’s still plenty of time to reach an agreement, though union leaders have said that the talks had made “very little progress” so far and that the two sides “remain far...
- 6/16/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Writers’ assistant Olga Lexell used to rack up around $10,000 a year in medical bills to manage a chronic condition, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, that requires her to sit through thyroid X-rays and frequent blood tests. While her show was on hiatus, she would pay $500 a month to extend the insurance that the studio offered, even though it was “never that good.” It wasn’t until writers’ assistants and script coordinators banded together in early 2018 to unionize under the banner of Iatse Local 871 that her healthcare costs shrunk dramatically.
“Once we unionized, my medical expenses went down from about $10,000 a year to $300 a year,” said Lexell. “I went to see my doctor, where my co-pay used to be $65 under the studio plan, and it was only $5. And I cried. I was so floored.”
Lexell, like many of the more than dozen writers’ assistants and script coordinators who spoke with Variety, cite access...
“Once we unionized, my medical expenses went down from about $10,000 a year to $300 a year,” said Lexell. “I went to see my doctor, where my co-pay used to be $65 under the studio plan, and it was only $5. And I cried. I was so floored.”
Lexell, like many of the more than dozen writers’ assistants and script coordinators who spoke with Variety, cite access...
- 10/22/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Crystal Hopkins has been elected president of Iatse Local 871, and her slate of running mates has swept the crafts union’s officer elections. Hopkins, an art department coordinator, defeated Doug Boney, the local’s vice president, receiving 227 votes to his 163. Turnout was dismal, with only about 11% of eligible members casting ballots.
The election marks a sea change for the local and could spell trouble for Leslie Simon, the local’s salaried business rep, whose contract is up in June. Boney and his defeated slate – many of whom were incumbents – were strong supporters of Simon and endorsed her sucessful bid for re-election as an Iatse delegate, in which she finished 10th. Hopkins’ slate didn’t endorse her. Hopkins also has been a vocal opponent of the new Iatse film and TV contract, while Boney and Simon had recommended its ratification.
Marisa Shipley, Hopkins’ vice presidential running mate, also was elected.
The election marks a sea change for the local and could spell trouble for Leslie Simon, the local’s salaried business rep, whose contract is up in June. Boney and his defeated slate – many of whom were incumbents – were strong supporters of Simon and endorsed her sucessful bid for re-election as an Iatse delegate, in which she finished 10th. Hopkins’ slate didn’t endorse her. Hopkins also has been a vocal opponent of the new Iatse film and TV contract, while Boney and Simon had recommended its ratification.
Marisa Shipley, Hopkins’ vice presidential running mate, also was elected.
- 12/21/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The election of officers and board members at Iatse Local 871 is heating up with three weeks to go until ballots are counted. Presidential candidate Crystal Hopkins told Deadline that her opponent, Doug Boney, has a “conflict of interest” that makes him “unable to be a full-time representative of our local.” Boney claims that Hopkins’ “vague and inaccurate statement may be due to her lack of experience in union governance.”
Boney, besides currently serving as vice president of the local, is also the salaried business rep of Iatse Studio Teachers Local 884, a post that pays him $64,000 a year – which is nearly half of the $132,000 in dues the Studio Teachers local collected from its 127 members last year.
Hopkins contends that if Boney is elected as the unpaid president of Local 871 – which represents more than 2,300 script supervisors; production, script and art department coordinators; accountants; and writers’ assistants – his first allegiance will be...
Boney, besides currently serving as vice president of the local, is also the salaried business rep of Iatse Studio Teachers Local 884, a post that pays him $64,000 a year – which is nearly half of the $132,000 in dues the Studio Teachers local collected from its 127 members last year.
Hopkins contends that if Boney is elected as the unpaid president of Local 871 – which represents more than 2,300 script supervisors; production, script and art department coordinators; accountants; and writers’ assistants – his first allegiance will be...
- 12/6/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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