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UPDATED with AMPTP statement: The Hollywood Basic Crafts have sealed the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, ratifying their new three-year contracts with the studios by overwhelming margins. The new deals encompass the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 399…

It was getting a little too close to the deadline for comfort, but the Teamsters and the studios have a deal. After a long final sprint of talks that had more than a few executives and labor leaders on edge, Teamsters Local 399 announced just before midnight Saturday that the Hollywood Basic Crafts…

No deal yet between the Hollywood Basic Crafts and the studios. The Teamsters sent out a negotiations update in the early hours of Saturday morning saying that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television presented “what they characterized as a 'last, best and final' offer” on Friday — but it was a…

Teamsters boss Sean O’Brien may be wanting to make friends with Donald Trump, but Local 399 top priority is to secure a new deal for their entertainment industry members, and revealed tonight they are extending talks with the studios. The Hollywood Teamsters and the Alliance of Motion Picture and…

“Today, the Teamsters are here to say we are not beholden to anyone or any party,” Teamsters International President said to the crowd at the Republican National Convention on Monday night. O’Brien made history as the first Teamster ever to speak at the convention. In his lengthy, 16-minute speech…

EXCLUSIVE: The clock is winding down on the Teamsters’ scheduled bargaining days with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. By the end of the week, the union hopes to have agreed to a tentative new three-year contract, but there’s still a large bridge to gap between the two parties…

EXCLUSIVE: Freelance casting assistants are one step closer to gaining representation from the Teamsters. Following a virtual meeting Monday night with nearly 100 casting assistants, the group is officially moving forward with a National Labor Relations Board election. The union announced the intent to r…

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…

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…

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 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…

With IATSE’s deal still up in the air, Teamsters Local 399 is taking up the mantle Monday to negotiate on a new three-year contract with the studios. On behalf of her members, Teamsters Local 399 chief Lindsay Dougherty is ready to drive a hard bargain with the Alliance of Motion Picture and…