IATSE is talking tough in advance of next month’s resumption of negotiations with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for a new film and TV contract, with the union and…
, but they work through companies that are signed to the union’s Basic Agreement. “Whether they’re signed or not, they work through it,” a union source said.Brutally long workdays of 14 hours or more have long been the norm in Hollywood, but the leaders of the locals say that that has to stop. “Reasonable rest demands that the employers not treat our members like machines that can just work until they are broken and then be replaced,” they said.
The IATSE locals, they said, “are unified in their recognition that no other industry demands its employees work without bathroom, meal, or relaxation breaks day after day,” and in their understanding that “no other industry deprives its employees enough time to drive to and from work and get eight hours sleep every workday, week after week, after week.”
Securing health and pension benefits is also a high priority. The IATSE locals “are unified in their support for sustainable benefits,” their leaders said. “No members should worry about how they will fix their broken and exhausted bodies. No members should worry about what will happen if their children become sick. All members deserve to retire with grace and dignity after giving the prime of their health and well-being to create profits for this industry.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Vince McMahon Scripted Series in the Works From Blumhouse TV, WWEWWE chairman Vince McMahon, who has frequently played the heel on the company’s wrestling shows, will get to be the good guy in a scripted series. Blumhouse Television is partnering with the …
Leer más »
Vince McMahon Scripted Series In The Works With Blumhouse TV & WWEBlumhouse Television and WWE are grappling with a scripted series about wrestling chief Vince McMahon. The two companies have teamed up to develop The United States of America Vs. Vince McMahon – t…
Leer más »
‘Peppa Pig’ Parent Hasbro Sees Film & TV Rebound, Beats Wall Street Q2 ForecastsA strong return of its film and TV business, especially compared with a bleak 2020, helped Hasbro’s second quarter results easily beat Wall Street forecasts. Revenue surged 54% to $1.32 billi…
Leer más »
Toymaker Hasbro revenue beats as TV, film business reboundsHasbro beat quarterly revenue estimates on Monday as its film and television production business returned to growth after being largely shut down last year.
Leer más »
Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Draws 56 Percent of TV Viewers in Japan’s CapitalThe Japanese public may be deeply ambivalent about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but curiosity definitely won out for public broadcaster NHK during the Games’ opening ceremony on Friday. TV viewer…
Leer más »
‘Ted Lasso’ Season 2 Delivers Biggest Premiere Audience for Apple TV Plus to Date, Company ClaimsDrafting off its recent 20 Emmys nominations, the “Ted Lasso” Season 2 premiere episode hauled in biggest audience of any original film or TV show on Apple TV Plus, according to Apple. …
Leer más »