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EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live's editorial crew has said yes in a big way to its first-ever union contract at the Lorne Michaels-led NBC late-night show. Five days after the Editors Guild and NBCUniversal reached a tentative deal to advert an April 1 strike, the 20-plus SNL editorial crew unanimously…

"Our resolve and our demonstrated willingness to walk off the job took management by surprise and was ultimately what forced the producers to finally move on our central issues after months of talks," declares IATSE in a video pitch to union members to vote Yes on the new deal tentative stuck last month. "This is what…

IATSE leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of the ongoing negotiations with the AMPTP for a new film and TV contract. "Despite our best efforts at the table, the pace of negotiations does not reflect the urgency of the situation," Cathy Repola, national executive director of the Editors Guild…

A recent membership survey conducted by the Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, found that 76.6% of respondents believe that discrimination occurs "often" or "sometimes" in the workplace. Only 4.5% said they believe discrimination "never" happens on the job, while 16.7% said they think it "rarely" occurs. The survey also…

Labor and management continue to make progress in their ongoing negotiations to restart film and TV production, said Editors Guild national executive director Cathy Repola in her latest message to her members. "Progress is being made, but there are detailed issues still to address," she said, noting that "negotiations…

Just when you thought that guidelines for the film and TV industry's safe return to work were in place and ready to implement, Cathy Repola, executive director of the Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, says that those protocols "are still in the works." In a video message to her members today, she said: "We are still in…

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ri-Karlo Handy is the co-founder of Sunwise Media, a production company based in Pasadena.  Over a 25-year career in the entertainment industry, Handy has been an editor and producer for networks like BET, MTV, and OWN. Joining then start-up network Bounce TV in 2013, he became the SVP of Original Progra…

The Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, has issued its protocols for the safe return to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including a "guiding principle" that "employers are prohibited from asking or otherwise requiring any crew to sign liability waivers." The guild's craft-specific recommendations are in addition to the…

The Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, is putting the "final touches" on its plans for restarting the post-production business, said Cathy Repola, the guild's national executive director, in her latest video message to her members. The guild's craft-specific protocols, like those being drawn up by the industry's other…

The film and TV industry still has "a long way to go" before it can reopen safely, according to Cathy Repola, national executive director of the Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700. "There's been much discussion on Facebook and a lot of articles being published about what it'll look like when everybody returns to work and…

The Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, has reduced union dues by 50% for all members for the second quarter of 2020. The move was taken after a unanimous vote of the guild's board of directors, meeting remotely, in response to the industry's COVID-19 shutdown. "We are indeed facing an unprecedented crisis, certainly…

X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner is among four people set for special honors at the 70th annual ACE Eddie Awards. They and the American Cinema Editors trophy winners will receive their hardware during the ceremony next week. Shuler Donner will receive ACE’s Golden Eddie Award, and film editors Alan Heim and Tina…