Great news! The Hollywood Basic Crafts union coalition, representing around 8,000 industry workers, announced a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios and streamers on July 27. The agreement is still subject to a ratification vote by the members.
Teamsters Local 399 stated, “After a long last 48-hours, we are PROUD to report that ALL Hollywood Basic Crafts Locals have reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP late this evening.” They added, “The basic crafts spent today working closely with our member-led negotiating committees to finalize a deal with the AMPTP that we can now say is being unanimously recommended by our member-led bargaining committees.”
Negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) began on June 10. Each member of the five-union Hollywood Basic Crafts group negotiated their own agreements while bargaining together over shared issues. The Teamsters Local 399, for instance, negotiated its location manager and “Black Book” contracts, covering drivers and multiple other classifications.
The coalition includes Teamsters Local 399, IBEW Local 40, LiUNA! Local 724, UA Local 78, and OPCMIA Local 755. They represent workers such as drivers, animal wranglers, plasterers, and electricians. Lindsay Dougherty, principal officer of Teamsters Local 399, led negotiations on behalf of the union, while Carol Lombardini, president of the AMPTP, represented major Hollywood firms.
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As negotiations reached their final scheduled week, Teamsters Local 399 held a town hall featuring Dougherty and Teamsters general president Sean O’Brien. Dougherty stated, “I want to be clear; we aren’t looking for a strike, we’re fighting for a fair deal for our members. We won’t, however, bargain against ourselves, we won’t be intimidated to take our priorities off the table, and we won’t be taking any concessions.”
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