In the 13 West Coast local unions, where members work under the Basic Agreement, it was required that 75 percent of members voting in each local union approve the strike vote for that local union to authorize a strike. E.S.T., 60,000 IATSE members who work on film and television productions received ballots and voted on whether to empower the international union’s president to call a strike. For those at the bottom of the pay scale, they deserve nothing less than a living wage.”īeginning Oct 1 and concluding Oct. Our people have basic human needs like time for meal breaks, adequate sleep, and a weekend. “This vote is about the quality of life as well as the health and safety of those who work in the film and television industry. “The members have spoken loud and clear,” said Loeb. This is the first time in IATSE’s 128-year history that members of the union have authorized a nationwide strike.
**LOS ANGELES -**The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees announced today that 60,000 members who work in television and film production across the country have voted-by a nearly unanimous margin-to grant IATSE International President Matthew Loeb the authority to call a strike. Members of 36 local unions, representing 60,000 workers from across the country, grant approval for International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) International President Matthew Loeb to call the union’s first nationwide strike over quality-of-life issues. Results show 90 percent of eligible union voters cast ballots, with more than 98 percent of them in support of strike authorization.
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