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Update: IATSE membership authorizes the union to call a strike in near unanimous vote


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Workers in the 150,000-member Hollywood crafts union are frustrated with low pay and marathon workdays that are no longer viewed as a "badge of honor," while asking for stricter penalties for missed meal breaks and greater compensation for streaming projects.

 

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IATSE, which represents crewmembers including grips, cinematographers, editors, costumers, hairstylists and more, informed members Sept. 20 that it would hold a nationwide strike authorization vote (no date was disclosed) amid increasingly strained contract negotiations with producers. Thirteen West Coast locals have been negotiating their next three-year film and television contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in stops and starts for months, and after producers declined to respond to their latest proposal, union leaders, led by IATSE president Matthew Loeb, promised to push for “change that is long overdue in this industry.”

 

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25 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

What are the main issues behind the acrimonious negotiations?

 

Without having to read any further into this I'm going to say it's safe to assume the people with money don't want to give up more than they currently are and the folks a few rungs down are tired of being taken advantage of.

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42 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said:

Any natural disasters hitting too? 

 

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A river of red-hot lava gushing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma thickened on Monday, after the north side of the crater collapsed the previous night causing spectacular explosions, but authorities ruled out further evacuations.

 

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