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IATSE President Matthew Loeb Urges Members To Vote For Candidates Who Support Workers’ Rights & To Contribute To Union’s Political Action Committee
IATSE president Matthew Loeb is urging his members to get out and vote in the upcoming midterm elections and to contribute to the union's political action committee, which overwhelmingly supports Democratic candidates for federal office.
In the past three presidential races, IATSE has endorsed Joe…
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IATSE Boss Matthew Loeb Decries “Detrimental” Pre-Taped Oscar Categories: “Behind-The-Scenes Workers Get Little Recognition As Is”
IASTE president Matthew Loeb pushed back today against the plan to pre-tape several categories in an attempt to tighten up Sunday’s Oscarcast, saying, “We believe a deviation for some crafts and categories but not others is detrimental.”
"By the nature of our jobs, behind-the-scenes workers get little recognition as…
IATSE Lauds Biden Administration’s Efforts To Increase Union Membership
IATSE is praising the Biden administration's latest proposals to increase union membership throughout the country. The entertainment industry is one of the most unionized workforces in the nation, but last year only 6.1% of all private-sector employees belonged to a union, following a long and steady decline from…
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IATSE President Matthew Loeb Urges Members To Ratify New Contract; Opponents Of Pact Increasingly Dissatisfied With Union’s Messaging
IATSE president Matthew Loeb, in what could be his final message to his members before they vote this weekend on a tentative agreement for a new film and contract, is urging them to vote "Yes" on ratification.
"You have recently been provided with information related to the renegotiation of the Producer-IATSE Basic…
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By David Robb
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IATSE Leaders Urge Members To “Stay United” & Ratify Proposed New Contract
IATSE leaders are urging their members to "stay united" and vote "yes" to ratify the tentative agreement for a new film and TV contract. In the latest message to their members, IATSE president Matthew Loeb and the leaders of Hollywood's 13 locals covered by the agreement acknowledged that there is opposition to the…
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IATSE Says Contract Talks With AMPTP Are “Fluid”, Urges Members To “Disregard Any Information You Read In The Press”
UPDATED with Matthew Loeb’s full message to membership: IATSE has told its members that ongoing negotiations with the AMPTP for a new film and TV contract are "fluid" and that members should "disregard any information you read in the press as it is not necessarily an accurate representation of what is actually…
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Do-Or-Die IATSE Contract Talks Expected To Continue Friday; Carol Lombardini & Matt Loeb Have Long History Of Finding The Deal
IATSE and the AMPTP are "still talking" and are expected to return to the virtual bargaining table again Friday. Armed with strike authorization from his members, IATSE president Matthew Loeb can call a nationwide walkout of film and TV workers at any time if he and AMPTP president Carol Lombardini can't reach a fair…
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IATSE & AMPTP Return To Bargaining For Day 2 Of Last-Ditch Efforts To Avert A Strike
IATSE and the AMPTP have resumed bargaining today after working all day Tuesday to avert a threatened nationwide strike against film and TV productions.
These last-ditch negotiations come after 53,000 IATSE members voted almost unanimously to give their president, Matthew Loeb, the authority to call a strike if he and…
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IATSE & AMPTP Agree To Resume Bargaining On Tuesday Following Historic Strike-Authorization Vote
IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have agreed to return to the bargaining table on Tuesday following the union's historic strike-authorization vote. It will be the first time since September 12 that the two sides have engaged in collective bargaining.
"I hope that the studios will see…
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IATSE Members Overwhelmingly Approve Strike Authorization; AMPTP Says It “Remains Committed To Reaching An Agreement”
(Updated with statements & social media post) In an overwhelming show of union solidarity, IATSE members have voted to authorize a nationwide strike against film and TV productions if last-ditch negotiations with the AMPTP fail to produce a fair deal.
The vote – 98% in favor – now gives IATSE president Matthew Loeb…
IATSE’s 69th Quadrennial Convention Set For July 27-29; Will Hold Election Of Union’s Leaders “If Necessary”
IATSE will convene its 69th Quadrennial Convention on July 27, concluding two days later with the election of officers "if necessary," the union said today. Elections are only necessary if there is a challenger to an incumbent, which hasn't been the case at each of the last three conventions, dating back to 2009. The…
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IATSE To President Biden: Stagehands Can Convert Theaters And Arenas Into Covid Vaccination Sites
IATSE president Matthew Loeb notified President Joe Biden today that his union's members stand ready to help build vaccination sites across the country, or to convert existing entertainment venues and convention centers into vaccination sites in order to get shots into the arms of Americans as rapidly as possible.
The…
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