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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
IATSE leadership has already made it clear that the union is looking to make considerable gains in its contract, and it won’t allow last year’s dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes scare members from authorizing another work stoppage, if necessary. And I don’t know what to call it, if it’s a post-Covid wake of dissatisfaction, but people are ready to fight and the studios would be ill advised to think that they’ve weakened us to the point that we can’t,” he said. Just last week, IATSE and the Hollywood Basic Crafts showed their collective strength by announcing that they would link arms for their upcoming negotiations over healthcare and pensions.
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