IATSE, Teamsters & Studios Will Resume Talks March 18; Guilds Expected To Caucus Next Week

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After four days of joint talks with the studios over health and pension benefits, IATSE, the Teamsters and other Hollywood Crafts will take next week to “caucus” and return to negotiations with the AMPTP on March 18. “Negotiations have adjourned for the week.

In terms of scheduling, union members are advised the Negotiations schedule is fluid and may be subject to change on short notice,” IATSE told members in a missive sent out this evening. “Next week, March 11-15 is expected to be a caucus week, meaning the employers and union Negotiating Committee only meet with themselves, and do not meet in joint sessions with both parties across the table.” Said IATSE International Vice President Mike Miller: “In the coming weeks, we will continue to discuss the specifics of these proposals and provide periodic updates on our exchanges.

In the meantime, our work continues.” On March 5, the IATSE Basic Agreement Negotiating Committee and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers exchanged initial proposals for amendments to the IATSE Hollywood Basic Agreement, which covers the union’s 13 West Coast Studio Locals and roughly 50,000 members primarily in Los Angeles.

IATSE’s proposals included measures to enhance contract enforcement, economic proposals to offset or exceed increased cost of living, and working conditions proposals that extend reasonable rest and drastically increase penalties for overworking, to name a few.