IATSE Aims To Conclude General Negotiations Thursday As Members Petition For Greater Transparency On Contract Proposals

deadline.com:

All remains quiet on the negotiating front as IATSE seeks to wrap talks on the Basic Agreement by Thursday. But while the union appears to be making continued progress with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, it may be losing goodwill among its own members.

Currently, members have been circulating a petition urging leadership to agree to “updating members regularly with a detailed list of IATSE’s local and general proposals and the AMPTP’s responses, from now until the end of negotiations.” So far, the union hasn’t appeared to hit any major roadblocks in its talks with the studios, even as it broaches previously contentious topics including artificial intelligence and streaming residuals.

Bargaining for the Basic Agreement is set to end on May 16. Sources tell Deadline that is still the plan, as of Monday, indicating that ongoing talks are running smoothly.

However, leadership has been tight-lipped about the state of negotiations, issuing brief memos to members at the end of each week.