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Negotiations Watch: IATSE, AMPTP Reach Early Deal
Just a few hours before the first SAG/AMPTP session since July, this announcement came from IATSE. The key line is, “The IATSE-AMPTP agreement is consistent with the five other major agreements AMPTP has already negotiated this year.”
Joint IATSE-AMPTP Statement
IATSE and AMPTP Agree on New Three-Year Contract
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) tentatively agreed today to the terms of a new three-year IATSE contract. Terms apply to about 35,000 IA members represented by the West Coast studio Locals and New York-based Locals 52 and 161.
“This was a tough negotiation during tough economic times but both sides worked hard and negotiated reasonably to come to this agreement,” IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb said. “This new agreement both protects members and allows new media to evolve.”
In response to the agreement, AMPTP issued the following statement:
“The AMPTP is pleased to announce its sixth major labor agreement of 2008, this time with IATSE. The IATSE-AMPTP agreement is consistent with the five other major agreements AMPTP has already negotiated this year, and it includes meaningful economic gains and groundbreaking new media rights. Taken together, these six new labor agreements will keep our industry at work, allow producers to experiment with new media, and give everyone in our industry a stake in the success of new and emerging markets.”
Terms and conditions of the tentative agreement are in line with industry standards as established by other labor negotiations in 2008, and with applicable modifications for the particular needs of IATSE members. The IA received the unanimous support of the negotiating committee to recommend ratification of the tentative agreement by the membership.
The IATSE is an International Union that represents members employed in the stagecraft, motion picture and television production, and trade shows industries throughout the United States, its Territories, and Canada.
November 20, 2008 at 14:52
For those who doubted the alliance between AFTRA and IATSE, please read the following:
NEWS RELEASE
AFTRA President Roberta Reardon Congratulates IATSE on Tentative Agreement
LOS ANGELES (November 19, 2008)—The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the nation’s second largest performers union, issued the following statement by President Roberta Reardon regarding the announcement that the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have tentatively agreed today to terms for a new three-year IATSE contract:
“AFTRA congratulates our strategic partner IATSE on their new tentative agreement with the AMPTP. We commend the IATSE negotiating committee on successfully negotiating a contract for their West and East Coast members. Their task was made even more challenging by the global economic crisis that is affecting all Americans. I applaud IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb for his vision and leadership.”
About AFTRA
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, AFL-CIO, are the people who entertain and inform America. In 32 Locals across the country, AFTRA members work as actors, journalists, dancers, singers, announcers, hosts, comedians, disc jockeys, and other performers across the media industries including television, radio, cable, sound recordings, music videos, commercials, audio books, non-broadcast industrials, interactive games, the Internet, and other digital media. The 70,000 professional performers, broadcasters, and recording artists of AFTRA are working together to protect and improve their jobs, lives, and communities in the 21st Century. From new art forms to new technology, AFTRA members embrace change in their work and craft to enhance American culture and society. Visit AFTRA online at www.aftra.com.
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Ed. Comment: Why would anyone doubt it? AFTRA and IATSE announced their “strategic alliance” a couple of years ago.