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IATSE Contract Talks Shift to Toughest Issues: Wages, AI and Residuals


IATSE's contract talks with AMPTP will shift into tougher territory next week as negotiators tackle AI, wages, residuals and other thorny issues.

On Monday, IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will shift the focus of negotiations to wages, residuals, working conditions and the use of artificial intelligence in production. There’s hope for avoiding another industry shutdown from the fact that the sides began the bargaining process in early March, giving them plenty of runway to discuss the tough issues without the added pressure of a ticking clock. “IATSE is continuing its calls for ALL film and TV sisters, brothers, and kin, and the broader labor movement to participate in #OneFightFridays, and wear union swag each Friday for the remainder of the negotiations to visually showcase our power and unity across the country,” the message stated.

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