IATSE reaches tentative agreement with studios and streamers

IATSE AMPTP
(Courtesy IATSE)

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has announced a tentative agreement with Hollywood’s top studios and streamers, covering 13 West Coast Locals. This new contract, which still needs to be ratified by the union members, promises significant improvements in wages and working conditions.

On Tuesday night, the Basic Agreement Negotiating Committee of IATSE informed members about the tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). While a date for the ratification vote has not been set, details of the agreement have started to emerge. Below is the email that was sent out to members:

Dear Basic Agreement Sisters, Brothers, and Kin,

The Basic Agreement Negotiating Committee has reached a tentative agreement with the
AMPTP. Below are a few of the details about the proposed deal.
A complete summary of the tentative agreement will be released in a few days, and in
addition to local town hall meetings, a multi-local webinar will take place on Saturday, July
13th at noon PST to review the proposed language in the Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA). To avoid undermining our fellow members in the Area Standards Agreement (ASA)
Locals, who remain in negotiations with the AMPTP, we will wait to release full summaries of
both tentative agreements simultaneously.

Some of the proposed changes in the Basic tentative agreement include scale rate increases
of 7%, 4%, and 3.5% over the three-year term. Hourly workers will receive triple time (3x
hourly) when any workday exceeds 15 elapsed hours, all On Call classifications will now
receive double time on the 7th day of the workweek, and additional increases in pay will take
effect on non-dramatic productions under the Videotape Supplemental Agreement. The
tentative deal includes new protections around Artificial Intelligence, including language that
ensures no employee is required to provide AI prompts in any manner that would result in
the displacement of any covered employee. These changes in the Basic Agreement are in
addition to the tentative agreements reached in the Local Agreement negotiations.

For the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans (MPIPHP), the tentative agreement
includes additional payments from employers that would address the $670M funding gap,
including new streaming residuals. Additionally, no participant shall incur a break in service
for plan year 2023.

We thank everyone who participated in the 2024 Basic Agreement negotiations process.
From start to finish, your input was invaluable and ensured that our Negotiations Committee
was at the bargaining table with clear goals and a consensus for how to achieve them. The
ratification timeline will be forthcoming and we look forward to presenting to you the
complete package.”

Key highlights of the provisional agreement include a 7 percent wage increase in the first year, followed by 4 percent in the second year and 3.5 percent in the third year. To address concerns over long working hours, the contract introduces new penalties, such as tripling the hourly wage for workdays exceeding 15 hours.

Additionally, “on call” workers will see their hourly wage double if they work a seventh day in the same week. Non-dramatic productions under the Videotape Supplemental Agreement, which includes reality shows, game shows, awards shows, live TV, and half-hour shows, will also receive pay increases.



AI technology has been a significant concern for IATSE, given its impact on various crafts within the union. The new agreement includes provisions to protect employees from being replaced by AI. Specifically, it ensures that no employee is required to provide AI prompts in any manner that could lead to the displacement of covered employees.

IATSE members will receive more detailed information about the agreement in the coming days as they prepare for the ratification process.

If ratified, this agreement will hopefully help bring an end to the work slowdowns and stoppages that have plagued the industry since 2020 due to COVID-19, as well as the strikes last year. IATSE members will receive more detailed information about the agreement in the coming days as they prepare for the ratification process.

Teamsters Local 399, representing drivers, mechanics, warehouse workers, animal handlers, and other tradespeople on film and TV sets, is currently negotiating a new contract and has not yet reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP.

For Reel 360 News’ full negotiating coverage, click here.


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IATSE AMPTP
(Courtesy IATSE)

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has announced a tentative agreement with Hollywood’s top studios and streamers, covering 13 West Coast Locals. This new contract, which still needs to be ratified by the union members, promises significant improvements in wages and working conditions.

On Tuesday night, the Basic Agreement Negotiating Committee of IATSE informed members about the tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). While a date for the ratification vote has not been set, details of the agreement have started to emerge. Below is the email that was sent out to members:

Dear Basic Agreement Sisters, Brothers, and Kin,

The Basic Agreement Negotiating Committee has reached a tentative agreement with the
AMPTP. Below are a few of the details about the proposed deal.
A complete summary of the tentative agreement will be released in a few days, and in
addition to local town hall meetings, a multi-local webinar will take place on Saturday, July
13th at noon PST to review the proposed language in the Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA). To avoid undermining our fellow members in the Area Standards Agreement (ASA)
Locals, who remain in negotiations with the AMPTP, we will wait to release full summaries of
both tentative agreements simultaneously.

Some of the proposed changes in the Basic tentative agreement include scale rate increases
of 7%, 4%, and 3.5% over the three-year term. Hourly workers will receive triple time (3x
hourly) when any workday exceeds 15 elapsed hours, all On Call classifications will now
receive double time on the 7th day of the workweek, and additional increases in pay will take
effect on non-dramatic productions under the Videotape Supplemental Agreement. The
tentative deal includes new protections around Artificial Intelligence, including language that
ensures no employee is required to provide AI prompts in any manner that would result in
the displacement of any covered employee. These changes in the Basic Agreement are in
addition to the tentative agreements reached in the Local Agreement negotiations.

For the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans (MPIPHP), the tentative agreement
includes additional payments from employers that would address the $670M funding gap,
including new streaming residuals. Additionally, no participant shall incur a break in service
for plan year 2023.

We thank everyone who participated in the 2024 Basic Agreement negotiations process.
From start to finish, your input was invaluable and ensured that our Negotiations Committee
was at the bargaining table with clear goals and a consensus for how to achieve them. The
ratification timeline will be forthcoming and we look forward to presenting to you the
complete package.”

Key highlights of the provisional agreement include a 7 percent wage increase in the first year, followed by 4 percent in the second year and 3.5 percent in the third year. To address concerns over long working hours, the contract introduces new penalties, such as tripling the hourly wage for workdays exceeding 15 hours.

Additionally, “on call” workers will see their hourly wage double if they work a seventh day in the same week. Non-dramatic productions under the Videotape Supplemental Agreement, which includes reality shows, game shows, awards shows, live TV, and half-hour shows, will also receive pay increases.



AI technology has been a significant concern for IATSE, given its impact on various crafts within the union. The new agreement includes provisions to protect employees from being replaced by AI. Specifically, it ensures that no employee is required to provide AI prompts in any manner that could lead to the displacement of covered employees.

IATSE members will receive more detailed information about the agreement in the coming days as they prepare for the ratification process.

If ratified, this agreement will hopefully help bring an end to the work slowdowns and stoppages that have plagued the industry since 2020 due to COVID-19, as well as the strikes last year. IATSE members will receive more detailed information about the agreement in the coming days as they prepare for the ratification process.

Teamsters Local 399, representing drivers, mechanics, warehouse workers, animal handlers, and other tradespeople on film and TV sets, is currently negotiating a new contract and has not yet reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP.

For Reel 360 News’ full negotiating coverage, click here.


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