IDA And Communications Workers of America Reach Tentative Labor Agreement For Non-Management Employees

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The Writers Guild strike goes on, but there’s peace on one labor front in the entertainment industry. The Communication Workers of America Local 9003 and the International Documentary Association announced in a joint statement today that they have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement covering Documentary Workers United, a group of non-management employees at the IDA.

According to the parties involved, “We are aiming to ratify our 2-year contract in the next 45 days.” The CWA, IDA and DWU added, “This is an important moment for the documentary field.

We hope that others follow suit in recognizing, investing in, and supporting documentary workers.” Terms of the proposed labor agreement call for: Negotiations on the contract began in October 2022.  “We feel this is a great first contract,” said Kenyon Johnson, CWA Local 9003’s executive board member. “Though we faced some difficult moments, we made it through.

I hope we did our members proud, and that the Bargaining Unit votes to ratify.” In a statement, the IDA’s interim executive director Ken Ikeda said, “The bargaining process has been invaluable for IDA, requiring us to navigate a steep learning curve around unionization and allowing us to negotiate and align around shared values.” The unionization drive came during a period of turmoil at the IDA, which saw well over half the staff depart in a period of months.