IATSE Taking Hard Line In Advance Of Next Month’s Film & TV Contract Talks

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IATSE is talking tough in advance of next month’s resumption of negotiations with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for a new film and TV contract, with the union and the leaders of its 13 West Coast studio locals demanding livable wages, shorter workdays and sustainable benefits for their members, as well as an end to discounts that have long been afforded to so-called “New Media” productions.The current contract had been set to expire on July 31 but was extended to allow for industrywide negotiations for a new set of return-to-work protocols.“All members deserve wages that recognize the evolution of ‘(Not so) New Media,’” the 13 local leaders said in their latest statement about the contract talks, which are