IATSE and Other Crew Unions Make Pension and Health Proposals as Bargaining Begins
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variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer IATSE and the Hollywood Basic Crafts unions opened bargaining on Monday by making their proposals on pension and health items.
The first day of bargaining followed a massive rally on Sunday, at which union leaders warned of a sequel to last year’s Hot Labor Summer if no deal is reached by the July 31 contract deadline.
The talks started at 2 p.m. with an unusually large delegation of crew unions on hand to bargain with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the major studios.
The bargaining is expected to take place under a media blackout, in a sign that both sides think it would be counterproductive to share specifics of their proposals in the press.
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