IATSE Sets More Bargaining Dates in June, as AI Remains Key Issue
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer IATSE has scheduled an additional three days of bargaining in June in which it hopes to wrap up a tentative agreement with the studios.
The union told members Friday that it has reached “consensus” with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on some issues.
But there is still work to do on artificial intelligence, and how best to protect workers whose jobs are displaced by AI. Under existing agreements, IATSE workers who lose their jobs permanently due to “technological change” are entitled to retraining and severance pay.
The new contract is expected to address how that would apply in the case of AI. The union has said it is not trying to block AI, but it does want to address the many ways it could impact the numerous crafts under its jurisdiction.
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