The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has reached a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for a new three-year contract.
The deal averts a pending strike on Monday that would have seen film and TV production shut down across the country as film crews around the country would’ve walked off the job including camera operators, grips, sound technicians, and makeup artists.
The union, which represents around 60,000 members, advised its members on Saturday afternoon that a tentative agreement had been reached and “strike averted!”.
The deal will include daily rest periods of 10 hours without exclusions, weekend rest periods of 32 and 54 hours, and a retroactive scale wage increase of 3% annually.
Also, they are getting increased meal period penalties, improved wages and working conditions for streaming productions, a ‘living wage’ for the lowest-paid workers, and significant investment in IATSE’s pension and health plan.
In short, IATSE got most of what they asked for. The contract must still also be ratified by the membership which will take a few weeks to months, but it appears the union will not be calling the first nationwide strike in its 128-year history.
Source: Deadline