IATSE and AMPTP Reach a Deal, which Members May Still Reject - NewsBreak

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) reached a tentative deal for a three-year agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). AMPTP represents studios like Disney, Universal, and Paramount, and if a contract deal had not been reached by Monday, 60,000 IATSE members would have gone on strike. Broad strokes of the deal were shared by IATSE in a series of bullet points, including 10-hour "turnaround" times between shifts, increased meal penalties, and a "living wage" for the lowest-paid workers on set. And although that strike was averted, many IATSE members are still not happy. "Basically nothing has changed," Los Angeles-based DP Ernesto Lomeli told Variety. "I have not heard a single person saying they will vote yes."