The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Teamsters and the Hollywood Basic Crafts unions announced this week they are currently negotiating with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), hoping to avoid major Hollywood strikes like those...
Two bills aimed at restricting firearms and ammunition on movie sets in California were held on Thursday before a Senate Appropriations Committee vote, causing both bills to fail to pass this session. One of the bills, Senate Bill 831, authored...
Senator David Cortese (D-San Jose) has backed off from a proposed total ban on real firearms in movie sets this week, opting instead to focus on banning live ammunition in most film productions and instilling movie armorer credentialing requirements. In...
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union and the Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers (AMPTP) reached a tentative agreement over the weekend, avoiding a strike only hours before it was to begin. An IATSE strike had been...
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union President Matthew Loeb announced on Wednesday that the union would go on strike Monday unless a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers (AMPTP) in the next five days. The...
A vote by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union, one of the largest entertainment industry unions, voted to go on strike if unable to come to an agreement with studio producers, represented by the Alliance of Motion...