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IATSE Has “Cautious Optimism” About General Negotiations With Studios As Union Aims To Finalize Craft-Specific Issues This Week

IATSE is aiming to wrap local-specific talks this week before heading into general negotiations

Any mention of AI or residuals in the context of labor negotiations is likely to send shivers down the spine of most in Hollywood after last year’s dual strikes, which were driven in large part by those very subjects. The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA both led historic work stoppages of more than 100 days to gain significant achievements in both areas — though the strikes didn’t come without a cost to the entire industry. Teamsters Local 399 boss Lindsay Dougherty made an appearance at Sunday’s WGA Awards in a show of continued solidarity among the guilds that was quite unprecedented up until last year.

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