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Canadian Screenwriters, Producers Agree on New Labor Deal
The Writers Guild of Canada and the Canadian Media Producers Association, representing local indie film and television producers, have agreed terms for a new labor contract. Terms of the latest Independent Production Agreement, which awaits ratification, were not disclosed. But they will cover rates and workplace conditions for Canadian writers, story editors, and story consultants. […]
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Met Gala Strike Averted: Condé Nast and Union Have Tentative Deal on First Contract
After negotiations went down to the wire Sunday, Condé Nast has reached a tentative deal with a union representing hundreds of its workers and averted a strike that would have coincided with the Met Gala. The Condé Union — which represents around 550 staffers at brands including Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Bon Appétit, Allure, Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, Epicurious, […]
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IATSE’s United Scenic Artists Names First National Director
For the first time in its roughly 130 years of existence, the national crew union representing designers and scenic artists across film, television, commercials and theater has a national director. On Wednesday the IATSE-affiliated labor group United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, announced that it was elevating Josh Austin to the newly-established role. The Local’s […]
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New Platform Aims to Help Hollywood Crew Members Find Work
As return to production in Los Angeles continues to be slow in the wake of Hollywood’s 2023 strikes, production tracking service ProdPro is launching a new tool that aims to help film workers find upcoming jobs and connect with colleagues. The new service, ProdPro Network, provides a platform for crew members to see ProdPro’s research […]
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Hollywood Pantages Ushers Ratify First Contract
A little over a month after reaching a tentative agreement with management, unionized ushers at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre have ratified their first labor contract. Thirty-eight union members voted “yes” on the proposed pact while 13 voted “no” in a vote that took place on Monday, the ushers’ union IATSE B-192 shared with The Hollywood […]
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IATSE Lays Out Top Bargaining Priorities as General West Coast Negotiations Resume
On Monday, Hollywood’s top crew union reenters what may prove to be the most onerous stage of its 2024 contract negotiations with studios and streamers. Thirteen of IATSE’s West Coast Locals, representing an array of crafts workers from costumer designers to prop masters to editors, are resuming their general negotiations with the Alliance of Motion […]
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Remaining West Coast IATSE Locals Reach Craft-Specific Tentative Agreements With Studios
All West Coast IATSE Locals have now reached tentative agreements with studios and streamers on their craft-specific issues. The remaining two Locals of the crew union that had yet to cement provisional agreements, the propmakers’ and set decorators’ union Local 44 and the studios teachers’ union Local 884, reached their deals on Thursday and the […]
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Writers Guild of Canada Overwhelmingly Votes to Authorize Strike Over AI, Fair Pay
Canadian writers appear ready to strike as they hold contract talks with the country’s indie film and television producers. The Writers Guild of Canada revealed 96.5 percent of eligible members voted to authorize a strike if a new deal with the Canadian Media Producers Association cannot be reached. “This strike authorization vote, a first in […]
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Podcast Workers File Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against iHeartMedia
Two years into negotiations over their first union contract, podcast workers at iHeartMedia have filed an unfair labor practice charge against management over alleged intimidation and encroachment on staffers’ rights to discuss their working conditions and share union literature during break periods. The charge, filed with the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday, claims that […]
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Accident on Set of Amazon MGM Studios Film Injures Multiple Crewmembers in Atlanta
An accident on the set of an upcoming heist film starring Eddie Murphy and Keke Palmer has injured several crewmembers, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The incident happened on the set of Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming film The Pickup, which is shooting in Atlanta, on Saturday. Per an Amazon MGM Studios spokesperson, the accident occurred […]
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Sesame Workshop Averts Strike: Tentative Deal Struck With Writers
The Sesame Workshop has averted a picket line outside its New York headquarters, as a new contract deal with its unionized writers was reached on Friday night. Sesame Workshop announced the five-year agreement hours before the educational nonprofit’s current labor contract with its writers expired. “We value our writers and their significant contributions to the […]
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IATSE Local 705 Reaches Tentative Agreement on Craft-Specific Issues With Studios
The union representing West Coast costumers has reached a tentative agreement on its craft-specific issues with studios and streamers. IATSE Local 705 struck a provisional deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Wednesday, the crew union IATSE announced Friday. Like with other recent IATSE Local tentative deals, the details of the […]
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