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IATSE Members Can Do “Sympathy Strikes” And Honor Picket Lines Even If Not On Strike
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deadline.comWith contract negotiations coming down to the wire, IATSE says that members not directly involved in a threatened work stoppage can still engage in “sympathy strikes.” Members can refuse to cross a picket line at their worksites if they chose to do so as a matter of “conscience.”The union says it will launch its first nationwide strike Sunday night at the stroke of midnight if it can’t reach a fair deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Union officials say that they’ve been making “progress” at the bargaining table, but don’t have a deal yet.In the event of a strike, not all of the union’s members will have to walk off their jobs.
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