Cinematographers Guild Among Five L.A. IATSE Locals That Voted Against Contract Ratification

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe IATSE Basic Agreement ratification passed on Monday by the narrowest of margins, with a few hundred votes in two guilds deciding the outcome.A bare majority of the 40,000-odd members of the 13 West Coast locals voted to reject the agreement — with 50.4% voting no and 49.6% voting yes.

Among the 13 West Coast locals that vote on the Hollywood Basic Agreement, which covers film and TV shoots in Los Angeles, eight locals voted for ratification with 256 of the 444 delegates voting to approve. But when the popular vote is broken down, only 49.6% of members voted to approve the contract.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe membership of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has voted to ratify a new three-year agreement, ending the threat of the first national strike in the union’s history.The vote was unusually close, with 256 delegates voting yes on the Basic Agreement, and 188 voting no. On the Area Standards Agreement — which covers 23 locals around the country — the vote was even closer, 103-94.

With IATSE members set to vote this weekend for or against ratification of a new Basic Agreement, the outcome could well be determined by the union’s three largest Hollywood locals: Cinematographers Guild Local 600, Editors Guild Local 700 and Prop Local 44. Together, they have enough electoral votes to decide the outcome one way or the other, no matter how the other 10 Hollywood locals vote.

EXCLUSIVE: Heading towards a near midnight Sunday deadline, IATSE members now have their ballots to vote on a new three-year deal with the producers.

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