Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorNegotiations between West Coast IATSE locals and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new master film and TV contract have stretched past the Sept.
10 deadline as union members become more vocal about the possibility of a strike.Little progress has been made since negotiations between the union and the AMPTP resumed on Aug.
17. IATSE is pushing for more funding for its health plan and pension plan, among other agenda items.The basic agreement was set to expire on July 31, but was been extended to Sept.
10 to allow for further negotiations. The union’s 13 West Coast locals have asserted that the AMPTP, which represents the major studio and network conglomerates that dominate Hollywood,.
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