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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Another Strike May Be Looming for Hollywood. Everything We Know So Far
Cord Cutters News: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are set to start negotiations on two labor contracts — the Basic Agreement and the Area Standards Agreement — on March 4.
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Julia Adilman
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I guess it does make sense as to why IATSE may need to go on strike again, but it is quite frustrating that this keeps happening. Part of me just wishes everything within Hollywood could just finally be resolved. However, I do understand the grave importance of all of these discussions and negotiations. It is an overall complicated situation. I do think that IATSE is fighting for quite basic rights, though. I would be quite upset if their Motion Picture Pension and Health Plan are not improved. IATSE members deserve to get streaming-based funding, increased retirement rates, and stop health coverage cuts. The IATSE workers work so hard for the industry, and they should be able to be paid for their work fairly and have the ability to retire with security and health coverage. I’m glad that IATSE is standing up for themselves and working on negotiations and that they even have an expiration date for this negotiation. I’m quite happy for all the work they have done on trying to make worker’s rights better in the industry
As much as it would be upsetting to see Hollywood and the film industry basically go dark again, I completely understand the need for new contracts for IATSE and AMPTP. They have so many long hours with not enough breaks and are generally overworked, but are filled with extremely hard workers. I think IATSE and AMPTP saw how successful the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes were after Hollywood tried to get them to forfeit on their fight, and are now hoping that Hollywood will conceded to their demands or risk being shut down for however long again, and I don’t think Hollywood Executives want to go through that again. I hope that another strike doesn’t need to happen again, but I also know that IATSE and AMPTP should be getting what they are asking for for their workers. I am curious if IATSE goes on strike for this if that means Broadway will get shut down as well, or if it only affects those working in the film industry.
Man would it be rough the film industry went on strike for a second year in a row, however, I do want IATSE to get the best out of their negotiations with AMPTP. IATSE, the Teamsters and the Hollywood Basic Crafts, truly are the backbone of film production, and they all deserve to be paid fairly and to have good health and retirement plans. Luckily they IATSE and AMPTP have until July before anything really reaches the point where a strike authorization vote is necessary. I just hope that when the time comes that SAG-AFTRA, WGA, and DGA all have IATSE’s back if it comes to a strike. SAG-AFTRA and WGA got support from IATSE, despite how hard the film workers in IATSE were hit during the strikes, and IATSE deserves the same support. Though, again, I hope it doesn’t come down to a strike, since it wouldn’t be good for anyone in the industry.
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I guess it does make sense as to why IATSE may need to go on strike again, but it is quite frustrating that this keeps happening. Part of me just wishes everything within Hollywood could just finally be resolved. However, I do understand the grave importance of all of these discussions and negotiations. It is an overall complicated situation. I do think that IATSE is fighting for quite basic rights, though. I would be quite upset if their Motion Picture Pension and Health Plan are not improved. IATSE members deserve to get streaming-based funding, increased retirement rates, and stop health coverage cuts. The IATSE workers work so hard for the industry, and they should be able to be paid for their work fairly and have the ability to retire with security and health coverage. I’m glad that IATSE is standing up for themselves and working on negotiations and that they even have an expiration date for this negotiation. I’m quite happy for all the work they have done on trying to make worker’s rights better in the industry
As much as it would be upsetting to see Hollywood and the film industry basically go dark again, I completely understand the need for new contracts for IATSE and AMPTP. They have so many long hours with not enough breaks and are generally overworked, but are filled with extremely hard workers. I think IATSE and AMPTP saw how successful the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes were after Hollywood tried to get them to forfeit on their fight, and are now hoping that Hollywood will conceded to their demands or risk being shut down for however long again, and I don’t think Hollywood Executives want to go through that again. I hope that another strike doesn’t need to happen again, but I also know that IATSE and AMPTP should be getting what they are asking for for their workers. I am curious if IATSE goes on strike for this if that means Broadway will get shut down as well, or if it only affects those working in the film industry.
Man would it be rough the film industry went on strike for a second year in a row, however, I do want IATSE to get the best out of their negotiations with AMPTP. IATSE, the Teamsters and the Hollywood Basic Crafts, truly are the backbone of film production, and they all deserve to be paid fairly and to have good health and retirement plans. Luckily they IATSE and AMPTP have until July before anything really reaches the point where a strike authorization vote is necessary. I just hope that when the time comes that SAG-AFTRA, WGA, and DGA all have IATSE’s back if it comes to a strike. SAG-AFTRA and WGA got support from IATSE, despite how hard the film workers in IATSE were hit during the strikes, and IATSE deserves the same support. Though, again, I hope it doesn’t come down to a strike, since it wouldn’t be good for anyone in the industry.
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