IATSE Says Studios Refusing to Do What Is Needed to Avoid a Strike - NewsBreak

An official with IATSE told members on Tuesday that the studios are refusing to make the necessary concessions to avoid a strike, although negotiations are still underway. Cathy Repola, the national executive director of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, told members in an email on Tuesday that the pace of the talks is quickening, and that the timetable continues to be "days, not weeks." "In the wake of the overwhelming strike authorization vote, the employers repeatedly refuse to do what it will take to achieve a fair deal," Repola wrote. "Either they don't recognize what has changed in our industry and among...