IATSE: Costume Designers Achieve Scale Rate in Line With Peers as Part of New Contract Achievements

variety.com:

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor After decades of fighting for pay equity, costume designers in theatrical and television (other than on one half-hour television) received a wage increase of over 40%, bringing the scale rate in line with similar creative peers.

As IATSE reached a deal on a new overarching contract with Hollywood’s major studios and streamers, Variety obtained a copy of the guild’s achievements which also summarized their gains in the General Basic Agreement Negotiations.

In a statement to Variety, president of the costume designers guild Terry Gordon said, “Following a six year, highly coordinated effort, our clearly defined CDG proposal demanding pay parity with our design team colleagues was recognized and rewarded.

Overwhelming data, statistics and research compiled during our lengthy pay equity campaign led to achieving long overdue rate increases for our membership as well as appropriate recognition for our contributions to production.” Gordon added, “This has been an unprecedented contract achievement for our Guild.