IATSE Local 871 Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios Before Another Caucus Week
deadline.comAnother IATSE local has a tentative deal with the studios. Local 871 — which represents a range of workers including script supervisors, teleprompter operators, production coordinators, script coordinators, and writers room assistants — has finalized its negotiations with the AMPTP, according to the union.
That makes seven locals that have now wrapped local-specific talks with the AMPTP. “The work continues for our remaining Locals’ Negotiating Committees, but there’s significant momentum created by these tentative agreements.
I congratulate the Negotiating Committee of Local 871 on their effective work,” IATSE International Vice President Mike Miller said in a statement.
There are still three locals in current negotiations with the AMPTP as of Friday — Studio Electrical Lighting Technicians (Local 728), Costume Designers Guild (Local 892) and the Motion Picture Editors Guild (Local 700).
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