Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterIATSE told members on Tuesday that little progress has been made in recent negotiations on the basic agreement with the major studios, and that the two sides “remain very far apart.”The basic agreement was set to expire on July 31, but has been extended to Sept.
10 to allow for further negotiations. The union’s 13 West Coast locals said that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers refuses to make additional concessions.“We have made some progress, but the employers have indicated they have done all they need to do,” the locals told members.The union has been pushing for greater funding for the pension and health plans.
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