IATSE

BREAKING: 700+ Workers at ICON Creative Studios in British Columbia Unionize to Join IATSE VANCOUVER, BC – More than 700 workers at ICON Creative Studios have become the next group of animation workers to join The Canadian Animation Guild, IATSE Local 938. Workers at ICON are the fourth animation studio to form a union in British Columbia, joining workers from Titmouse Vancouver, Kickstart, and WildBrain. “We are thrilled to welcome workers from ICON Creative Studios into our union,” said Kari Nakken, President of CAG IATSE Local 938. “The voice of animation workers continues to grow stronger.” With over 700 employees, ICON is one of the largest animation studios in Vancouver. Over the past year, the IATSE has seen significant victories in both Canada and the US as more and more animation and VFX workers are coming together to form unions at their workplaces. IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb stated, “The path to better working conditions is clear; organizing and forming unions ensures that these workers will have a say in their working conditions.” Now that the union has been formed, workers at ICON Creative Studios will begin the bargaining process. “The IATSE has a long and proud history of representing animation workers,” continued Loeb, “a tradition we look forward to maintaining with workers from ICON.” Workers from animation studios across Canada are actively working to form unions. If you would like more information about how to improve your working conditions, please contact IATSE International Representative Jeremy Salter, at [email protected].

Meet today’s #PrideMonth spotlight, Ricky Boudreau. Ricky is a proud member of Local 822 who is passionate about working in wardrobe, and makeup and an advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights.

Another organizing win!! Ushers at National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn have won their union with IATSE Local 306! The 17-person crew demonstrated strong support for the union, with over 90% of the ballots cast in favor of joining the local.

IATSE, AMPTP Confirm Additional Bargaining Dates, Talks to Resume June 24 The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have agreed to schedule four additional bargaining dates in June. The parties will resume talks on June 24 for the Hollywood Basic Agreement and the Area Standards Agreement. The negotiations are scheduled to conclude on June 27. International President Matthew D. Loeb stated, “We look forward to concluding our bargaining with the AMPTP and reaching an agreement that our members will be proud to ratify.”

Another victory for off-Broadway workers!! Public Theater crewmembers have voted to join IATSE with an overwhelming 94% voting UNION YES 🗳️ The Public is the 5th venue to organize since the off-Broadway campaign began earlier this year! Please join us in welcoming our newest kin! 🙌

NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: IATSE, AMPTP To Schedule Additional Dates to Close Hollywood Basic Agreement The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) reached the end of scheduled bargaining dates for the Hollywood Basic Agreement on Thursday. While the parties did not reach a tentative agreement, talks remain ongoing with further dates to be scheduled as soon as next week. The Hollywood Basic Agreement is the umbrella contract that covers roughly 50,000 behind the scenes film and tv workers primarily located in Los Angeles, Calif., across IATSE’s 13 West Coast Studio Locals. Thus far negotiations have largely been productive, with the Basic Negotiating Committee and the studios reaching consensus on a number of issues. The benefits portion of the agreement, related to the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan (MPIPHP), is being negotiated jointly by representatives of IATSE’s 13 West Coast Studio Locals, as well as representatives from IATSE Local 52, IATSE Local 161, The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839), the Hollywood Basic Crafts, including Teamsters Local 399, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 40 (IBEW), Laborers International Union of North America Local 724 (LiUNA!), United Association Plumbers Local 78 (UA) and Operating Plasterers & Cement Masons International Association (OPCMIA) Local 755. International President Matthew D. Loeb stated, "I want to thank the Basic Negotiating Committee and our union allies for their strength, solidarity, and insight throughout this process. I remain hopeful that our work will result in a tentative agreement that members will want to ratify.” On Saturday June 1, the IATSE Area Standards Negotiating Committee and the AMPTP similarly did not reach a tentative agreement in the second of two scheduled weeks of talks regarding the ASA. The ASA covers 23 local unions and around 20,000 film and tv workers across the U.S. excluding Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Chicago. For those contract talks, the parties similarly agreed to schedule additional bargaining dates later in June.

This week, we're co-hosting a stream with Extra Credits to talk about gameworker organizing & how you can get involved! Going live on their show Design Club with Will & Geoff TODAY, June 6th, at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET. Tune in: https://lnkd.in/eAzXXnKz

It’s been a lifelong journey for me as a union advocate and activist for labor rights. As a daughter of a union-backed family, I know what it's like to be supported by a strong union. For 40 years, my dad was a proud member at one of the oldest established unions in the US, Unite Here, representing NYC hotel and restaurant workers. Even as his memory degrades from early onset Alzheimer’s, he has never forgotten his union branch, Local 6. This was how much being in the union meant to my dad’s own livelihood.   It's something I have fought hard to gain access into over the last 20+ years working as a VFX artist. It is still one of the few highly-specialized trade in the film industry that doesn’t have a union. This changes now!   I decided to leave behind my career as an artist because my energies and efforts were better served in the preservation of the craft and protection of its workers. My friends in VFX and Games deserve better! Proud to announce that you are looking at the new IATSE International Representative for VFX and Game workers! So if you know someone looking to organize at their studio, send them my way. Together, in solidarity, we can make things better! 🔥✊🏽🔥 Follow the work we are doing at IATSE and https://vfxunion.org

Happening TOMORROW! Maximize your training opportunities with the IATSE Training Trust Fund! Join the IATSE Education Department and TTF staff, live from the TTF office in Burbank, California, for an informative session about new and ongoing TTF programs and resources. Register here: iatse.co/TTFWebinar2024

Staff of the IATSE General Office donned their new Public Theater union swag in solidarity as the Public crew prepares to cast their votes in 3 days! Workers are hoping to become the 5th off-broadway group to unionize this year in what is a growing movement!!