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WGA West Accused of Firing Staffer for Union Activity as Guild Employees Seek Job Protections
The Writers Guild of America West has been accused of violating labor law by firing a staffer who helped organize guild employees. The Pacific Northwest Staff Union won voluntary recognition as the bargaining representative for 110 WGA staffers in April. The staff are now seeking greater job...
Hollywood Labor Shakeup: Carol Lombardini to Step Down as Head of AMPTP After More Than 40 Years...
After more than 40 years with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, Carol Lombardini is preparing to step down from her role as chief negotiator of labor contracts for Hollywood’s major studios and streamers. Lombardini had long planned to retire in 2025, AMPTP confirmed....
Animation Guild, AMPTP To Resume Bargaining in September; No Deal Reached This Week
The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) and AMPTP concluded this week of bargaining without a deal, and intends to resume negotiations for a new three-year contact in mid September, Variety has learned. TAG, which represents an estimated 5,000 artists, technicians, writers and production workers in...
Disneyland Workers Union Committee Says It Has Tentative Agreement Covering 14,000 Theme Park...
A union coalition representing 14,000 Disneyland workers said it reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year deal, heading off — for the time being — the possibility of a disruptive strike at the Southern California theme park properties. “We have reached a tentative...
Teamsters Union Warns of Tough Rhetoric Ahead in Studio Talks
The Teamsters union told its Hollywood members on Wednesday that it expects to hear “fear mongering” from the studios over the next few weeks, in a sign that the two sides remain far apart in negotiations. The union is bargaining on behalf of about 6,500 truck drivers, animal wranglers...
IATSE Aims to Wrap Up Bargaining by June 27
IATSE is hoping to wrap up bargaining a new contract with the studios by June 27, after adding an extra week of talks to the schedule. The union announced Monday that it will restart negotiations on both the Basic Agreement and the Area Standards Agreement on June 24, allotting four more days to...
IATSE Leader Is ???Hopeful??? as Contract Talks Continue
The president of IATSE told members Saturday that he is hopeful that a deal will be reached “soon” with the studios on a new agreement for 23 local unions around the country. The union has been bargaining for the last three months on two contracts — the Basic Agreement and the...
IATSE and Studios ???Constructively Engaging??? on AI as Talks Near Critical Point
After two months at the bargaining table, IATSE and the major studios have begun talking about one of the key hurdles to getting a new contract: artificial intelligence. The union is seeking to ensure that the adoption of AI will not displace jobs. In an update to members on Friday evening, the...
Cannes Film Festival Responds to Looming Workers Strike: We ???Need to Come Together Around the...
One day after the ???Sous les écrans la dèche??? collective, made up of freelance festival workers, issued a call for a strike during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, organizers have issued a joint statement where they encouraged all parties to “come together around the bargaining...
Paramount Global Set to Unveil New Leadership Structure; Anxiety Runs High On Earnings Eve
As turmoil continues to surround the future of Paramount Global, details surrounding interim leadership and its proposed Skydance deal are coming to light, multiple sources told Variety. Sunday was a consequential day in Shari Redstone’s ongoing exclusive bargaining window with David...
Studios and Labor Leaders Hope More Time for IATSE Talks Cuts Risk of Another Strike
Studio negotiators have been talking for nearly a month with the largest union representing Hollywood film crews, and have still not tackled most of the major issues on the table. The two sides have set an unusually long bargaining schedule, hoping that more talking on minor matters will build good...
Cinematographers, Art Directors Reach Craft-Specific Tentative Agreements With AMPTP as Editors...
UPDATED: With negotiations underway for a new three-year Basic Agreement between IATSE and the AMPTP, the International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600)???the largest of the 13 IATSE Locals that work under this contract –and Art Directors Guild (Local 800, the third-largest) have reached...