More from Katie Kilkenny
IATSE Area Standards Negotiations Pause Without Deal, Bargaining Expected to Continue Later in June
IATSE and major Hollywood studios and streamers have paused negotiations over the union’s Area Standards Agreement after the two parties did not reach a deal in their previously allotted time. The crew union updated members on Saturday that the two sides did not come to an agreement in their two-week bargaining period, and that additional […]
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Hollywood’s Workforce Is Increasingly White-Collar in Streaming Era, Study Finds
As the entertainment industry has transformed amid the streaming era, so too has its workforce, which is increasingly white-collar and college-educated. That’s according to a new research report released Thursday from Otis College of Art and Design, “‘Die Another Day’— Hollywood transformed in the streaming era,” which scrutinizes the changing composition of Los Angeles-based Hollywood […]
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Why Reality TV Is On Life Support
Veteran unscripted producer Wendy Miller was attending a gathering for women over 40 in unscripted television who are unemployed when she had the idea. Though the get-together could easily have turned maudlin, one woman brought levity to the proceedings by telling a story about working on a past show that cracked up the whole room. […]
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Are Hollywood Loan-Outs in Trouble?
The California state department responsible for providing unemployment benefits is disputing the common industry practice of paying workers through loan-out companies instead of directly, according to a major Hollywood payroll provider. “The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has informed Cast & Crew that payments made to loan-outs should have been paid directly to the loan-out […]
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IATSE Sets Additional Bargaining Dates for West Coast Locals
Hollywood’s major crew union and top studios and streamers have set a new date to return to shared negotiations on core issues for West Coast Locals. The 13 IATSE West Coast Locals — a group that includes the International Cinematographers Guild and the Motion Picture Editors Guild and bargains on behalf of around 50,000 workers […]
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Academy Foundation Workers Ratify First Union Contract
Nearly a year and a half after their union was voluntarily recognized, workers at the Academy Foundation — a nonprofit dedicated to protecting film history — have ratified their first labor contract. In results that were tallied on Wednesday, 64 workers voted “yes” to passing the new three-year agreement, while none voted against the deal. […]
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Art Directors Guild Elects First All-Female Team of Top-Ranking Executive Board Officers
The Art Directors Guild has elected a new slate of executive board officers, and for the first time in the union’s history, the top-ranking four are all women. In a vote that took place over mail in March and April, the members of the IATSE-affiliated union chose Not Dead Yet and Corporate production designer Dina […]
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Disneyland Character Workers Vote to Unionize With Actors’ Equity
Another union is coming to Disneyland. On Saturday, a majority of the amusement park’s character workers voted to unionize with Actors’ Equity Association in a National Labor Relations Board vote, ushering more employees at Disneyland into the union fold. Nine hundred and fifty-three workers voted “yes” to join Equity, while 258 voted “no.” The parties […]
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IATSE West Coast Negotiations Pause Without Deal, Bargaining Dates Expected for June
Though IATSE had initially planned to conclude its general negotiations for West Coast Locals on Thursday, the day came and went without a deal, the union announced on Friday. Instead, talks over key issues like wages, AI and working conditions have been paused for now and additional bargaining dates are expected to be scheduled for […]
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Condé Nast Union Overwhelmingly Ratifies First Contract
After over a year and a half of negotiations, Condé Nast and a union representing hundreds of its workers officially have a first labor contract. In a ratification vote that took place on Tuesday, 97 percent of Condé Union members voted “yes” on a three-year deal announced by negotiators on May 6. The agreement, which […]
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‘9-1-1’ Crew Member Dies In Car Accident Following 14-Hour Overnight Shift
A crew member on 9-1-1 died early Saturday morning in a car accident on the highway following a 14-hour overnight shift. Rico Priem, a grip for the Fox procedural and a member of the crew union IATSE Local 80, was involved in a car crash after working Friday night through Saturday morning on a location […]
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IATSE West Coast Locals and Studios Tackle AI, Wages in Latest Week of General Negotiations
IATSE West Coast Locals and major Hollywood studios and streamers tackled issues including AI and wages in their latest week of general negotiations, the union reported to members on Friday. The two parties also discussed working conditions, the issue of companies allegedly subcontracting work that IATSE believes is covered under its contract to outside parties, […]
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