Hollywood Iatse Union Closes Tentative Deal With Studios To Avert Industry-wide Strike

Crew on the New York City set of "And Just Like That..." the follow-up series to "Sex and the City" in September. James Devaney/Getty Images Hollywood's crew members' union reached a tentative deal with the studios late Saturday. The deal secured many IATSE demands, including longer rest periods and higher wages. Terms of the deal need to be ratified by IATSE members before Sunday to avoid a strike on Monday. Negotiators for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) settled on a deal on Saturday to avert a potential industry-crippling workers' strike."Everything achieved was because you, the members, stood up and gave us the power to change the course of these negotiations," leaders of Hollywood's 13 local unions said in a statement to their members.

 

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