IATSE Contract Talks Will End in ‘Days, Not Weeks,’ Union Boss Says
thewrap.com“After four days of bargaining, talks concluded on Friday without an agreement being reached. Negotiations resume Saturday,” the memo read. “While we remain committed to the bargaining process, there will come a point where words must be replaced by action.”Talks between IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios, resumed on Tuesday after 98% of participating union members voted in favor of authorizing leadership to issue a strike if the talks did not result in a tentative agreement.
Both sides are currently engaged in a media blackout and have instructed members to disregard press reports on the negotiations, though the members’ memo suggests that the union is not willing to extend talks.
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