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IATSE Members Overwhelmingly Approve Strike Authorization; AMPTP Says It “Remains Committed To Reaching An Agreement”

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In an overwhelming show of union solidarity, IATSE members have voted to authorize a nationwide strike against film and TV productions if last-ditch negotiations with the AMPTP fail to produce a fair deal.The vote – 98% in favor – now gives IATSE president Matthew Loeb very strong authority to call a strike if he and AMPTP president Carol Lombardini can’t reach an agreement in the coming days.It’s the union’s first nationwide strike-authorization vote, and brings the union one step closer to its first-ever nationwide strike.

With the digital ballots going out early on October 1, it looks like the majority of IATSE members made their opinion known in the opening hours of voting, we hear.

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