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The Teamsters say they are willing to extend bargaining with the studios deeper into the month, but the AMPTP needs to step it up if they really want a deal. "Next week, we hope to see the AMPTP ready to sit back down at the table and be prepared to bargain and 'care' about the issues our members…

EXCLUSIVE: A revamp of residuals, artificial intelligence provisions and an end to the misuse of “special stipulations” by the American giants lead the British actors union’s claim for its new film and TV agreements with PACT. We can reveal that Equity has in the past couple of weeks submitted the…

IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Thursday that they have reached a tentative agreement on all issues for the Area Standards Agreement, the companion contract to the Basic Agreement that got its own tentative deal Tuesday night. The latest agreement between the…

EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED with joint statement: With more than a month to go before IATSE’s current contracts expires, the union and the studios have come to a tentative agreement on a new deal. As fears of another Hot Labor Summer had Hollywood anxious, the successful negotiation news Tuesday evening…

There will be no strike after all for the writers at iHeart Podcast Network. The 100-member bargaining unit of the Writers Guild of America East has “overwhelmingly” ratified its first deal with the network, the union announced on Monday. The ratification comes after more than two years of…

As IATSE nears what is likely to be the final round of talks with the studios over a new three-year contract beginning Monday, safety is again one of the primary concerns of guild members. In December, a woman died in a car accident after a lengthy overnight shoot on Peacock’s upcoming series Hysteria…

The Hollywood Basic Crafts are putting the ball firmly in the studios’ court to strike new three-year deals with the below-the-line unions before the clock strikes midnight on July 31. The Basic Crafts — which include Teamsters Local 399, LiUNA! Local 724, IBEW Local 40, OPCMIA Local 755, and UA…

The Writers Guild of America West Nominating Committee revealed the candidates for its 2024 board of directors on Friday. The 19 members vying for eight open seats are: Courtney Lilly, Deric A. Hughes (inc.), Chris Hazzard, Maggie Levin, Justin Halpern (inc.), Ron Rappaport, Deborah Pratt, Danny…

EXCLUSIVE: Members of the Hollywood guilds are throwing their weight behind IATSE and the Basic Crafts as the below-the-line unions continue to chip away at new three-year deals with the studios. Deadline has obtained a letter of solidarity signed by nearly 400 members across the WGA, PGA, DGA and…

The Hollywood Basic Crafts have officially wrapped the first week of negotiations on a new three-year agreement with the studios. In a memo to members, the unions — which include Teamsters Local 399, IBEW Local 40, LiUNA! Local 724, OPCMIA Local 755 and UA Local 78 — said more talks with the Alliance…

The Producers Guild of America's ongoing efforts to ensure health insurance benefits for all its members just got an intergalactic boost. In a significant step towards greater coverage, the homes of E.T., the latest iterations of Star Trek, a Justice League and a Star Wars flick or two have all…

The temperature is rising, but it's not another Hot Labor Summer in Hollywood – yet. IATSE and the studios have penciled in a return to negotiations in about two weeks on a new deal on the Hollywood Basic Agreement and the Area Standards Agreement. The sit-down on a three-year contract for the…