All West Coast IATSE Locals have now reached tentative agreements with studios and streamers on their craft-specific points.
The remaining two Locals of the crew union that had but to cement provisional agreements, the propmakers’ and set decorators’ union Native 44 and the studios academics’ union Native 884, reached their offers on Thursday and the prior Friday, IATSE introduced. They be part of 11 different West Coast unions that beforehand hashed out agreements, that are nonetheless topic to a ratification vote by members, since bargaining over these Native-specific contracts started in March.
“Our locals’ craft-specific points required the employers’ consideration, and on the desk we’re seeing improved engagement and dialogue,” IATSE vp Mike Miller mentioned in an announcement. “That signifies the studios’ negotiators have completely different marching orders this contract cycle. This method shall be useful as we proceed our negotiations over the subsequent few weeks.”
IATSE’s basic negotiations over its Primary Settlement — which covers the 13 West Coast Locals — will restart on April 29 and are at present scheduled to proceed till Could 16. These negotiations will deal with hot-button points together with office circumstances, wages, well being and pension contributions and the regulation of AI.
As THR beforehand reported, IATSE is particularly seeking to make “comparable and proportionate positive aspects” in residuals that measure as much as the brand new performance-based streaming bonuses that SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America secured after their strikes in 2023. The union can be looking for to impose higher monetary penalties for lengthy work days and/or missed break durations and desires to limit subcontractors from allegedly doing work coated underneath its contract.
As its basic negotiations resume, IATSE has additionally scheduled a rally and march on Could 1 to happen in Hollywood. A solidarity car-painting occasion can be schedule for Saturday on the Costume Designers Guild in Burbank.