Motion Capture Workers at ‘NBA 2K’ Studio Ratify First Union Contract With IATSE

Motion capture workers employed by the video game company behind NBA 2K and WWE 2K have ratified their first labor contract in a move that union IATSE is calling historic. Workers at 2K’s motion ...

Universal Studios Hollywood Employees Want ICE Protections in Their Next Union Contract

Hollywood has remained silent amidst a year of immigration raids in Los Angeles. Theme park unions want to change that ...
The Hollywood Reporter

IATSE Reaches Tentative Agreement on Basic Agreement With Studios and Streamers

The provisional deal, which is still subject to a ratification vote, raises wages by 7 percent in the first year, includes language covering AI and applies additional penalties for long workdays. By ...
Bitcoin Magazine

IATSE Local 728 Becomes First Private-Sector Union to Invest in Bitcoin

IATSE Local 728 makes history by becoming the first private-sector labor union in the U.S. to invest in Bitcoin and hold it in self-custody, marking a bold step in financial security and labor ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Remaining West Coast IATSE Locals Reach Craft-Specific Tentative Agreements With Studios

IATSE Locals 44 and 884 made provisional deals with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers prior to general negotiations restarting on April 29. By Katie Kilkenny Labor & Media ...
World Socialist Web Site

Entertainment industry union IATSE pauses negotiations with studios, workers continue to be left in the dark

After a Thursday deadline passed without any agreement on key issues including wages, artificial intelligence and working conditions, bargaining sessions between the 60,000 member International ...
World Socialist Web Site

IATSE locals negotiate secret deals with movie producers with no details released after one week

As of Friday, six out of 13 International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) West Coast locals had reached tentative agreements (TAs) with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television ...
TheWrap

IATSE Says West Coast Local Contract Talks Should Last Through April

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees are back at the bargaining table for a new contract, as the below-the-line union has laid out the six-week schedule for West Coast locals to ...
Variety

IATSE Back at the Bargaining Table With a Focus on Cinematographer Issues

IATSE resumed negotiations with the major studios on Monday, with a day spent focused on items relevant to the International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600. IATSE began talks earlier this month, as ...
TheWrap

IATSE Says Any Trade Policy ‘Must Do No Harm’ in Response to Trump’s Movie Tariff Proposal, Teamsters Applaud President

IATSE members volunteer at a food drive at the Motion Picture and Television Fund headquarters in Woodland Hills on Aug. 24 (Photo courtesy of IATSE/MPTF/Teamsters) IATSE, the labor union representing ...
Deadline.com

IATSE President Matthew Loeb Says Guild Is Willing To Strike, If Needed: “Folks Are Fed Up…Nothing Is Off The Table”

IATSE President Matthew Loeb did not mince words today when asked if his local unions were willing to strike if this spring’s contract negotiations with the AMPTP did not go well. “Nothing’s off the ...
Variety

IATSE Offices Close After Worker Makes ‘Strike-Related’ Threat

IATSE Local 80 closed its offices Friday after receiving a threatening letter that purported to be from an out-of-work grip. The letter, which was postmarked on Wednesday, appeared to be related to ...