Monday, October 18, 2021
IATSE Strikes Deal: Union Crew May Not Ratify
IndieWire: Saturday evening IATSE claimed victory with a “landmark” tentative agreement with the AMPTP for new three-year contract for its West Coast Film and Television Workers, who were prepared to go on strike in just little over 24 hours. Negotiations still continue over the Area Standards Agreement, governing production in major production hubs like New Mexico, Georgia, and Louisiana.
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I know that in most deals both parties never get everything that they want. I know this will likely be the situation with IATSE and the Producers Union but what little information has been revealed, especially in this article, truly is not meeting the requests of IASTE even half way. There is a lot to consider and a bit of improvement but honestly, ten hour turnover. They want to require people to spend more than half of their day, working 5 days a week. That is such a joke, not sustainable, and should not be the norm. There are probably a lot more details that I do not have a complete grasp on because I am not a member but between the turn around minimum and still not requiring the companies to allow a lunch break, I know this is a crap deal. I hope that the crews vote against new deal. I do fear the repercussions but I hope that the quality of life for a human being can be taken into consideration in a more respectful way.
I have been reading a number of stories and opinions of IA members on Instagram and Facebook this week, and it seems that the overall consensus is that they are disappointed. Personally, I do not blame them. The deal seems conservative, and from what I have gathered it includes a number of things that some crews already have OR it does not actually solve the issues it was meant to solve. These workers are angry and tired, 90% of them were ready to strike, and this deal does not seem like it meets the ideal standard of living for many of them. Radical change is the only way to establish proper boundaries and create standards that will positively affect them for years to come. Going to conservative with this could result in another strike situation not too far off. I am not sure I agree with this article that the deal is ‘great,’ given how many people are keen to vote “no” on it.
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