Editors Guild Issues Protocols For Safe Return To Work During Pandemic: No Liability Waivers, Shorter Workdays, Nondiscrimination Against Older Crew Members

David Robb Labor EditorJust when you thought that guidelines for the film and TV industry’s safe return to work were in place and ready to implement, Cathy Repola, executive director of the Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, says that those protocols “are still in the works.” In a video message to her members today, she said: “We are still in discussions with the AMPTP and with IATSE and the above-the-line guilds to try to put together standardized protocols that will apply across the board.” Those

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David Robb Labor EditorThe Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, will host a Zoom webinar Wednesday night to offer tips to recent college graduates on breaking into the animation industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.Guild officials say the animation business has been “thriving” during the pandemic, while most other sectors of the industry have been completely shut down.

David Robb Labor EditorThe Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, is putting the “final touches” on its plans for restarting the post-production business, said Cathy Repola, the guild’s national executive director, in her latest video message to her members.The guild’s craft-specific protocols, like those being drawn up by the industry’s other guilds and unions, will be used to implement the white paper on reopening film and TV production that was sent to government officials last week.

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