Overview

• The labor dispute began when crew members requested IATSE recognition and benefits, leading to their dismissal by Breathe Entertainment on Thursday night.
• IATSE began picketing at Quixote Studios in West Hollywood on Friday morning, with some replacement workers joining the strike.
• By Friday afternoon, producers and IATSE reached an agreement in principle to provide union health and pension benefits to the original crew.
• The agreement ended the picket, and the 35-member original crew returned to work on the music video for Will Smith's album 'Based on a True Story.'
• The incident highlights ongoing tensions between union standards and non-union production models in Los Angeles' entertainment industry.