User:LuK3/2021 IATSE strike

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Between October 1–3, 2021, members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) voted almost unanimously to authorize a strike.[1] The vote to strike came after negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over the Hollywood Basic Agreement (covering the Los Angeles area) and the Area Standards Agreement (covering the rest of the country) broke down in September 2021.[2][3]

The union's list of demands include higher minimum wages, a minimum time period between the end of one day and the start of another, an end to the current classification of streaming as "New Media" with lower minimum wages,[a] and measures to dissuade studios from skipping breaks for meals.[5] IATSE and AMPTP reached an agreement for a new three-year contact on October 16.

Background

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is a labor union representing 150,000 below-the-line television, film, and theater production workers in the United States and Canada.[6] The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is a trade association[7] representing entertainment production companies.[8] AMPTP have represented major production studios in contract negotiations with television and film unions like SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild of America, and Directors Guild of America.[8][9][10]

The potential strike would be the first in IATSE's history.[11]It would also be the first major strike since Hollywood Black Friday in 1945 where 10,500 set decorators picketed for more than 8 months.[12] Hollywood Black Friday, along with numerous other labor strikes in 1945 and 1946, helped introduce the Taft–Hartley Act.[13] The Act limited the powers of labor unions and defined what was considered unfair labor practices by employers.[14]

Negotiations

IATSE's previous collective bargaining agreement with the AMPTP expired in July 2021.[15] Negotiations for a new contract occurred until early October 2021 when talks broke down and IATSE members throughout the United States voted to authorize a strike.[16] 98 percent of IATSE's 60,000[b] members voted to authorize a strike.[19] Negotiations between IATSE and the AMPTP continued after the strike authorization vote.[20]

The collective bargaining agreement affects the International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600), Motion Picture Editors Guild (Local 700), and the Art Directors Guild (Local 800).[21] The potential strike would have effectively shut down television and film productions nationwide.[22] The contract negotiations focused on higher wages for below-the-line workers working on both linear and non-linear media productions, improved work–life balance, and increase of residuals relating to streaming media.[15][23]

New contract

IATSE and the AMPTP reached a "tentative" deal on a new three-year contact on October 16.[24] The new contract includes a "turnaround time" for between shifts, wage increases, and increased payment into the union's health and pension programs.[25][26]

Notes

  1. ^ The "new media" agreement between the IATSE and AMPTP was established in 2009.[4]
  2. ^ While IATSE states that they have 150,000 members, the collective bargaining agreement cover 60,000 members throughout multiple local unions.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ Kilkenny, Katie; Giardina, Carolyn (October 4, 2021). "IATSE Members Vote to Authorize a Strike With Over 98 Percent Support". The Hollywood Reporter. MRC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Kelley, Alexandra (September 22, 2021). "Entertainment union calls for strike authorization vote that could shut down film, TV production". The Hill. Nexstar Media Group. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Specter, Emma (September 28, 2021). "How Would a Major Crew Strike Affect Hollywood?". Vogue. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Bahr, Lindsey (October 7, 2021). "EXPLAINER: What's behind the looming Hollywood strike?". Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Kilkenny, Katie (July 21, 2021). "Without "Clear Ladder" to Advance, Hollywood Support Staff Seeks Living Wage". The Hollywood Reporter. MRC. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Sakoui, Anousha; James, Meg (October 14, 2021). "What will shut down if Hollywood crews strike? Your IATSE questions, answered". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "AMPTP". Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Retrieved October 16, 2021. Since 1982, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has been the trade association responsible for negotiating virtually all industry-wide guild and union contracts, including those with American Federation of Musicians (AFM); Directors Guild of America (DGA); International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE); International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW); Laborers Local 724; Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA); Teamsters, Local #399; and Writers Guild of America (WGA) among others. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  8. ^ a b Sakoui, Anousha (July 30, 2021). "Netflix joins Hollywood studio producers' alliance". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (July 1, 2020). "WGA and Hollywood Studios Set Tentative Agreement on New Contract". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  10. ^ Robb, David (February 4, 2020). "DGA & AMPTP To Start Contract Negotiations For New Agreement". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Sakouri, Anousha; James, Meg (October 16, 2021). "Hollywood crews union nearing a deal with studios that would avert a strike". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  12. ^ Doherty, Thomas (September 28, 2021). "The Crew Strike That Shut Down Hollywood In 1945". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  13. ^ White, Ahmed (2014). "Workers Disarmed: The Campaign Against Mass Picketing and the Dilemma of Liberal Labor Rights" (PDF). Harvard Civil Rights–Civil Liberties Law Review. Harvard Law School.
  14. ^ Laider, Paweł; Turek, Maciej (2015). "The Taft-Hartley Act: 61 Stat. 136 (1947)". Basic Documents in Federal Compaign Finance Law. Jagiellonian University Press: 26–27. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  15. ^ a b Winkie, Luke (October 8, 2021). "Everything We Know (and Don't) About the Potential IATSE Strike". Vulture. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  16. ^ O'Falt, Chris; Lindahl, Chris (October 4, 2021). "IATSE Authorizes Strike with 'Yes' Votes Totaling 98 Percent — Here's What That Means". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  17. ^ "About Us". IATSE. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  18. ^ Lang, Brent (October 13, 2021). "IATSE Sets Strike Date for 60,000 Film and Television Workers, Ratcheting Pressure on Studios". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  19. ^ Labuza, Peter (October 15, 2021). "Hollywood workers are ready to strike over the future of how movies and TV shows are made". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  20. ^ Maddaus, Gene (October 12, 2021). "IATSE Says Studios Refusing to Do What Is Needed to Avoid a Strike". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  21. ^ Robb, David (September 26, 2021). "Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600, Urges Members To Authorize Strike". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  22. ^ Maddaus, Gene (September 21, 2021). "An IATSE Strike Would Shut Down Film and TV Production Coast to Coast". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021.
  23. ^ Sakouri, Anousha (September 10, 2021). "The last time it was 'Hollywood's Bloody Friday.' With no deal in sight, will crews strike again?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  24. ^ Kilkenny, Katie; Giardina, Carolyn (October 16, 2021). "Averting Major Strike Threat, IATSE and Studios Reach Tentative Contract Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. MRC. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  25. ^ Patten, Dominic (October 19, 2021). "IATSE Reveals Most Thorough Details Yet Of Proposed New Deal; Full Contract To Be Unveiled This Weekend – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  26. ^ Maddus, Gene; Littleton, Cynthia (October 16, 2021). "IATSE and AMPTP Have Reached a Deal to Avert a Strike". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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