IATSE Ratifies New 3-Year Deal With AMPTP
deadline.comHollywood can breathe a sigh of relief. IATSE officially has a new three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, after members ratified the latest film and TV contracts by a comfortable margin.
Despite some worries throughout the voting process that the artificial intelligence provisions may prove to be a dealbreaker for some members, the Basic Agreement received an 85.9% approval, while the Area Standards Agreement was approved by 87.2% of members. “IATSE’s rank-and-file members have spoken, and their will is clear,” said Matt Loeb, the international president of IATSE, in a statement. “The gains secured in these contracts mark a significant step forward for America’s film and tv industry and its workers.
This result shows our members agree, and now we must build on what these negotiations achieved.” The new deals cover about 50,000 film and TV workers within IATSE’s 13 West Coast studio locals as well as another 20,000 in the 23 locals across the United States.
The Teamsters and the rest of the Hollywood Basic Crafts remain in negotiations with the AMPTP, hoping to finish up their own deals before the current contracts expire on July 31.
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