IATSE Locals Reach Tentative Deals Amid Ongoing Contract Negotiations
The Art Directors Guild and Cinematographers Guild have secured tentative agreements, with further negotiations set for other locals as the July 31 contract expiration approaches.
- The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, and the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 have both reached tentative agreements with studios on local-specific issues.
- Negotiations for the IATSE 2024 Basic Agreement, which covers Local 800 specifically, concluded after three days, while Local 600's deal was reached after just three days of direct talks.
- The current contracts for IATSE locals expire on July 31, with negotiations for other locals, including the Motion Picture Editors Guild (Local 700), ongoing.
- The agreements must be ratified by members, a process that will not begin until after general terms for IATSE's contract are agreed upon in May.
- IATSE has stated it has no interest in extending talks past the July 31 deadline, aiming to avoid the delays and near-strike situation of 2021.
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