Strike dodged with deal between film and TV crews, studios

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By ANDREW DALTON

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 11th-hour deal was reached Saturday, averting a strike of film and television crews that would have seen some 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers walk off their jobs and would have frozen productions in Hollywood and across the U.S.

After days of marathon negotiations, representatives from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and from the studios and entertainment companies who employ them reached the three-year contract agreement before a Monday strike deadline, avoiding a serious setback for an industry that had just gotten back to work after long pandemic shutdowns.

“This is a Hollywood ending,” union president Matthew Loeb said. “Our members stood firm.”

The workers still must vote to approve it, but the strike has been called off with the tentative deal.



A poster advocating union solidarity hangs from a Costume Designers Guild office building, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Burbank, Calif. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike for the first time in its 128-year history. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)


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[Sherman A1]

1. Excellent

A strike is always something to be avoided if possible.

[The Fifty Stateman]

2. Unless it's a Tactical Nuclear Strike on Donald Trump's Hair

Damn thing looks like a praying mantis!

[Rebl2]

3. Would

that have included tv news crew’s-people behind the cameras?

[LiberalFighter]

5. It depends on whether they are union.

National probably but local not as likely.

[Roy Rolling]

8. TV news crews aren't IATSE

Most on-air news reporters are SAG-AFTRA, I believe. Live TV in a studio is operated by IATSE crews frequently in major markets, but nonunion in smaller markets. At least I think it’s nonunion the way companies buy TV stations and replace local live news studio crews with robots operated remotely.

All movie and TV production is IATSE for the crew, SAG for “talent”, and Teamsters for transportation.

[Auggie]

4. Great news ...

its harder/more demanding work than most people realize.

[Deep State Witch]

6. I'm FB Friends with 2 IATSE members

One is a makeup artist, the other is a SFX person. I let them know that we all back them.

[Auggie]

7. +1

I used to make TV commercials. Not nearly on the same scale as TV or film, but the hours could be just as brutal. Time (counted in days) is money. And morning light means being up hours before sunrise. Want a sunset? That’s one long day.

[Roy Rolling]

9. IATSE member here

The support by people on DU has been great, thanks to everyone who posted encouraging comments. I love my job and make sure producers get their money’s worth.

I’ve worked 22-hour days years back, and have seen people die falling asleep at the wheel from long hours. A minimum day is 12 hours. By most other industry standards those are long hours. But I love my work and would give 24 hours.

However, my body says “STFU”, you’re an old man now. A regular schedule over 12 hours leads to burnout, and “a man’s got to know his limitations” as famously said by a character named Dirty Harry. This contract recognizes the quality-of-life issues that must accompany fair economic wage numbers. I hope the membership votes to endorse the contact.

Gotta run, early call and the show must go on. 😂😂