Casting directors and associates in Los Angeles and New York have ratified a new three-year contract that was negotiated on their behalf by Teamsters locals 399 in LA and 817 in New York. The joint agreement with management’s AMPTP covers some 400 casting professionals in LA and about 100 in New York. "These were…

Teamsters Local 399 in Hollywood and Local 817 in New York have reached a tentative agreement with management's AMPTP for a new three-year contract covering casting directors and casting associates. The joint agreement covers some 400 casting professionals in Los Angeles and about 100 in New York. "If was a difficult…

UPDATED, 10 AM: Here is the response to the Broadway League’s lawsuit against casting directors and their union from Tom O’Donnell, President of Teamsters Local 817, which also represents casting directors in the film and television industry. "We've asked for voluntary union recognition of casting directors, but the Br…

After laying the foundation for Netflix original series Master of None in its first season, casting director Cody Beke joined forces with Italian native Teresa Razzauti for Season 2, the first two episodes of which are set in gorgeous Modena, Italy. Taking a few months to live in the small European city before heading…

Smarting over protests during the Tony Awards season on behalf of casting directors seeking union recognition, Broadway theater owners and producers have fired back with threats of legal action not only against the casting directors, but also against the unions that support them. Broadway casting directors are…

With growing support from Broadway unions and individual celebrities including Liam Neeson, casting directors and their allies will rally Thursday morning outside Radio City Music Hall, during a rehearsal for Sunday night’s CBS telecast of the Tony Awards. The casting directors are seeking union recognition and…

UPDATE 2 PM: Responding to the Broadway League statement regarding arbitration (see below), Local 817 president Tom O’Donnell told Deadline that the Hollywood studios had a similar response when the casting directors sought union recognition more than a decade ago. The studios said the National Labor Relations Board…

Teamsters Local 817, which represents New York’s film and TV drivers and casting directors, is seeking a contract for Broadway’s casting directors. "Did you know that casting directors are among the only craftspeople on Broadway that do not have employer-provided health care and pension benefits?" wrote Teamsters…

Amid gripes from American actors about the lack of diversity in TV and film, as well as the industry’s penchant for selecting British and Australian thespians for prolific roles, the casting directors at FX's “Casting 101” TCA panel assert they're just looking for the best person for the part – and often it doesn’t…

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Details of the agreement will remain under wraps,  Teamsters Local 399 business agent Steve Dayan said today, until the membership approves or rejects the deal. The Los Angeles branch of the union, which reps about 300 of the 500 or so casting directors and associates, will vote on September 15. No official word on…

EXCLUSIVE: It looks like the standoff between casting directors and TV studios over salaries for casting assistants may be over but not in the way casting directors had hoped. I hear today’s meeting between representatives for AMPTP, the casting directors and their union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters…