More from Katie Kilkenny
Casting Assistants Unanimously Vote to Unionize With Teamsters Locals
Freelance casting assistants in New York and Los Angeles have unanimously voted to unionize with two Teamsters Locals. In a National Labor Relations Board vote whose ballots were counted on Monday, 91 casting assistants employed by top studios supported unionizing with Teamsters Locals 399 and 817. The election took place between July 19 and Aug. […]
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Animation Guild Fires Up Members at Pre-Negotiations Rally: “We’re Going to Win Our Industry Back”
Animation workers and supporters argued that recent technological and business shifts have left their craft hanging in the balance during a packed union rally in Burbank on Saturday, with one speaker positing that “the American animation industry is at stake.” The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) organized the event before it heads into bargaining over […]
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After Walkout, Crooked Media Union Reaches Tentative Deal With ‘Pod Save America’ Company
After a rocky final stretch of negotiations, the union representing staff members at Crooked Media and the progressive media company behind Pod Save America have reached a tentative contract agreement. The labor group and management jointly announced their provisional deal, which is still subject to ratification, on Friday. “We’re delighted to have agreed on a […]
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Apple TV Visual Effects Workers Unanimously Vote to Join IATSE
IATSE appears to have succeeded in unionizing another group of visual effects workers. Twelve workers on several Apple Studios shows voted unanimously to join the union in a National Labor Relations Board ballot count that took place on Tuesday afternoon, an NLRB spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter and IATSE confirmed. IATSE and Apple now have […]
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Hollywood Basic Crafts Overwhelmingly Ratify New Deal With Studios and Streamers
Quelling fears of another strike in entertainment, Hollywood Basic Crafts coalition members on Thursday voted to ratify their unions’ new three-year deal with major studios and streamers. Each of the Basic Craft Locals saw overwhelming ratification by their respective memberships: LiUNA! Local 724 with 96 percent; IBEW Local 40 with 92 percent; OPCMIA Local 755 […]
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Hollywood Basic Crafts Reach Tentative Deal With Studios and Streamers
After several suspenseful weeks, the Hollywood Basic Crafts union coalition said it reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios and streamers. The group announced the provisional deal, which is still subject to a ratification vote by members, on July 27. “After a long last 48-hours, we are PROUD to report that ALL Hollywood Basic Crafts […]
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‘World of Warcraft’ Development Team Unionizes In Notable Step for Game Worker Organizing Efforts
In a major step forward for the still-nascent video game unionizing movement, hundreds of development team members at massively multiplayer online role-playing game giant World of Warcraft have unionized. A majority of workers voted to join a union aligned with the Communications Workers of America in a contest that took place between June 24 and […]
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Would You Do It Again? A Year After Strikes, Hollywood Reckons With the Aftermath
“What are we doing, moving around furniture on the Titanic?,” SAG-AFTRA leader and former star of The Nanny Fran Drescher asked a packed conference room of reporters on July 13, 2023. Her union of 160,000 performers had just announced it was going on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. It was joining the Writers Guild of […]
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IATSE Members Vote to Ratify Major Contract Deals
Crew members belonging to Hollywood’s major below-the-line union have voted to ratify two new three-year contracts. According to the union, 85.9 percent of voting members supported the Basic Agreement in the ratification vote tally. The Basic Agreement covers around 50,000 members who are represented by 13 West Coast Locals, including the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE […]
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Reality TV Filming Plummets in Los Angeles in Major Production Slowdown
Filming for reality television in the Los Angeles area experienced another significant drop in the second quarter of 2024 after a rough start to the year, belying expectations that unscripted production would accelerate amid industry contraction and belt-tightening coming out the strikes. That’s according to the latest production report from local film office FilmLA, which […]
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Teamsters Warn That They Remain “Far Apart” From Studios in Hollywood Basic Crafts Negotiations
A Teamsters Local is warning that it and the Hollywood Basic Crafts labor coalition remain “far apart” from major studios and streamers on key issues in ongoing contract negotiations. The remark came as part of a Teamsters Local 399 update on Friday night on the negotiations, which began on June 10 and are covering issues […]
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Writers Guild West Censures Showrunner Over Facebook Post Using Lynching Image
The Writers Guild of America West issued a censure of showrunner Tim Doyle on Thursday after a committee of its members found that one of his Facebook posts was “conduct prejudicial to the welfare of the Guild and unfair dealing.” The union’s board of directors revealed in a statement sent to members that it had […]
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