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IATSE Forewarns Strike Authorization Vote Ahead Of March Negotiations: “Not Interested In Extending This Agreement”
IATSE is letting its members know it is prepared to initiate a strike authorization vote against the AMPTP
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IATSE is ready to go on strike if upcoming contract negotiations with the studios don’t go their way.
The guild will begin negotiating two major labor contracts with the AMPTP next month, the Basic Agreement and the Area Standards Agreement. Both current contracts are set to expire on July 31. New campaign websites for each lay out the timelines that IATSE expects, both before and after negotiations begin.
Within those timelines, IATSE is making it clear that there will either be an agreement, or the union will look to its members for a potential strike authorization vote. If an agreement isn’t reached by July 31, IATSE’s websites state “The Negotiating Committee is not interested in extending this agreement.”