No Teamsters Casting Deal Yet As Union Looks To Schedule Extra Dates With AMPTP
deadline.comThe Teamsters Locals 399 and 817 have finished a week of scheduled negotiations with the studios on a new casting agreement — but there’s no deal yet.
The union announced in a statement on Friday evening that “it’s clear that the AMPTP will need more time to respect and compensate Los Angeles and New York Casting Professionals fairly.” Extra dates will be set sometime before the current deal expires on September 30.
As Deadline reported earlier this week, the core priority during this negotiation cycle is wage increases and protections, including establishing minimum rates for casting directors.
This is also the first round of bargaining since casting assistants voted to join the union, and codifying annual wage increases for that group is among the Teamsters’ priorities as well.
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