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IATSE Lays Out Contract Proposals, Including “Substantial” Health & Pension Plan Increases, As General Negotiations Begin
IATSE has given more details as to what it will be proposing for its new contract with the AMPTP
In a memo to members over the weekend, IATSE called this leg of negotiations “more complex and consequential, as they encompass the larger and most important issues impacting the crafts.” The union specifically highlighted the need to “secure a substantial amount of additional income” for the Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans, after last year’s work stoppages slowed employer contributions to the funds during a time where claims were going up. Wages and job security were expected to be focal points of these negotiations, given not only last year’s dual strikes but also the corrosive effects of inflation and cost-of-living increases — all of which have hit below-the-line union members particularly hard.
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