Fifth Day Of Do-Or-Die IATSE Contract Talks Wrap; Will Resume Monday

James Corden found a novel way to get CBS late-night chief Nick Bernstein to admit that the network will pay more for his services during contract negotiations.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCBS News is recalibrating its talent relations efforts as it faces key contract-renewal talks next year with Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell, the network’s two most visible anchors.Alison Pepper, a longtime CBS News executive who spent about two decades at the ViacomCBS news unit as a producer at “60 Minutes” and in talent recruitment and development, is returning in a senior role to oversee talent relations.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is delighted with the recent commitment shown by Paul Pogba but says he can not comment any further on his future at Manchester United.

Bruno Fernandes has said he hopes to remain a Manchester United player for years to come amid ongoing talks over a contract extension at Old Trafford.

October 20 is officially Lil Nas X Day in Atlanta.

The ratification vote on the tentative agreement for a new IATSE film and TV contract is being rolled out in four phases, although no firm date has been set yet for the vote itself, according to a chart posted on the union’s #IASolidarity twitter page.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is beginning to roll out more details of its tentative contract with major film and television studios to its members, as it looks to build support for a ratification vote.The union, which represents the vast majority of craft workers in Hollywood, announced the deal on Saturday night, averting a strike that would have paralyzed the film and TV industry from coast to coast.

IATSE appears to have gotten much of what it was asking for in a deal with the AMPTP that averted a nationwide strike, including more rest between workdays and improved wages and working conditions on streaming shows.

IATSE appears to have gotten just about everything it was asking for in a deal with the AMPTP that averted a nationwide strike, including more rest between workdays and improved wages and working conditions on streaming shows.

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince has suggested that Paul Pogba should take note of the situation Donny van de Beek has found himself in at Old Trafford, amid speculation concerning his future.

Local 871 member Olga Lexell, who spoke with TheWrap last week about her efforts to raise money to cover dues payments for IATSE members who have fallen behind due to the pandemic. Lexell and her partners are still raising funds to allow members to pay their dues and be able to vote on whether to ratify a contract whenever IATSE and AMPTP reach a deal.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorStunt coordinator Lee Morrison is no stranger to working with Daniel Craig’s James Bond — not only has he worked with the actor on all five outings as the spy, he previously he was his stunt double as well.For “No Time to Die” in theaters, Morrison didn’t just work closely with Craig, he also collaborated with director Cary Fukunaga about working action into the film while keeping story at its center.

A host of big names tweeted their support for Indigenous People’s Day, a longstanding counterpoint to Columbus Day that President Biden made official with a declaration on Friday.

IATSE is gearing up for a strike if contract talks with the AMPTP fail to produce a fair deal. “We are hoping for a deal but preparing for a strike,” a union source tells Deadline.

“We continue to stand firm on the priority issues that you supported with your strike authorization vote.  Those are living wages, sustainable benefits, our fair share of streaming success, reasonable rest and breaks during the workday,” read a memo sent to members of IATSE Local 700, the Motion Picture Editors Guild by National Executive Director Cathy Repola.“It is in the best interest of all IATSE members across the country that we continue to bargain until it becomes apparent that we cannot

A threatened IATSE strike against the Kennedy Center has been averted. Following late night bargaining Friday and a unanimous vote to strike earlier this week, stagehands represented by IATSE Stagehands Local 22 have reached an agreement for a new three-year contract with the management of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The agreement was ratified by the union’s membership at a meeting on Saturday.

IATSE has told its members that ongoing negotiations with the AMPTP for a new film and TV contract are “fluid” and that members should “disregard any information you read in the press as it is not necessarily an accurate representation of what is actually occurring.”