Politicians, Hollywood stars show their support Unfortunately, working conditions and compensation aren’t keeping up with the demand for that work. IATSE workers have been called upon to work more hours as the number of projects continue to climb. “The increased demand for content and the consolidation of the companies paying for it have put stresses on the ecosystem. He said platforms’ “hunt for content has driven up the volume of production and its cost.” Streaming has also “driven radical reorganization of the studios by way of mergers and acquisitions.”
“We’ve been so obsessed about the shift in the consumer experience with the rise of streaming - and with the surging subscriber numbers on the platforms - that we don’t spend enough time looking at the downstream effects of the shift in business models,” Tucker said. The changes we seek are modest and manageable. “The demands of the industry must be balanced with the health and wellness of its members. We require breaks during the workday, sleep, food, a safe trip home and a little time with family or away from the job,” he wrote in the letter. Not just because we are the most talented, creative technicians and artisans in the world, but because we are human beings with basic human needs. IATSE International President Matthew Loeb speaks at the 2011 Directors Guild Of America Honors in New York. On Friday, the union's president, Matthew Loeb, sent a letter to members encouraging them to vote yes on the authorization to strike. Now, we cannot and will not accept a deal that leaves us with an unsustainable outcome.” 21 statement announcing its intent to hold a strike authorization vote, IATSE said members “risked our health and safety all year, working through the Pandemic to ensure that our business emerged intact.
The union is calling for a new, three-year basic agreement that would provide behind-the-scenes workers higher pay, larger contributions to health and pension plans, meal breaks, improved rest periods and a bigger cut of the profits from streaming productions. The union’s contract with AMPTP, which went into place in 2018, ended July 31 and was extended until Sept. The results are expected to be released Monday, according to IATSE. However, if it passes, it could lead to the biggest industry strike among Hollywood production workers since World War II.
Officially, it’s just a vote to authorize a strike, not a vote to go on strike. “I have to pay rent, cover insurance and support my children, so it comes with a price: I’m absent from my children’s lives, but I’m also fortunate that I have work.”īut Eisen, and thousands of other members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union (IATSE), say it doesn’t have to be this way.Īs a member of the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706), Eisen has the chance to vote - starting Friday - on whether to grant IATSE’s president the authority to call a strike should talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents major film and television production companies, remain stalled. “I can’t turn down work as a single mother,” she told NBC News.
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