Contracts between IATSE and AMPTP address quality-of-life issues such as rest and meal breaks; boost revenues from streaming; include raises for all members and lift those at the bottom to a living wage.

Los Angeles—Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE) have voted to ratify two contracts, the Basic Agreement, and the Area Standards Agreement, with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the trade group representing producers, major studios, and streaming services.Read More »IATSE Members Ratify Contracts with Producers, Studios and Streaming Services

LOS ANGELES – A nationwide strike that would have started Oct. 18 was averted Oct. 16 when IATSE reached a tentative three-year agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). A key issue in the dispute was on Basic and Videotape Agreements affecting 40,000 film and television workers represented by 13 West Coast IATSE local unions.