IATSE Reaches Deal on Area Standards Agreement

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Artificial intelligence can be used as a tool, with relatively few limitations, under the agreement struck last week between the major studios and the union representing film crews. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees released further details of its contract over the weekend. The deal provides that workers may ask their employers for a “consultation” about AI use, that a committee will be set up to offer AI skills training, and that AI use cannot be outsourced to non-union labor.

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IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Thursday that they have reached a a tentative agreement on all issues for the Area Standards Agreement, the companion contract to the Basic Agreement that got its own tentative deal Tuesday night.

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer On Tuesday night, IATSE posted the news on Facebook that it had reached a tentative deal on a new overarching contract with Hollywood’s major studios and streamers. In commenting on the welcome news that the threat of another Hollywood strike has receded, members seemed less focused on the specific terms of the pact and more on whether the deal will help jumpstart TV and film production. “Cool, so these mega coporate studio conglomerates will make stuff and hire everyone again, right?… right?” wrote Shawn Montgomery.

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EXCLUSIVE: (Updated with joint statement) With over a month to go before IATSE‘s current contracts expires, the union and the studios have come to a tentative agreement on a new deal.

Carolyn Giardina The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative agreement on issues for the Hollywood Basic Agreement and Videotape Agreement. The tentative three-year agreement is now pending ratification by the unions’ membership.

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IATSE is continuing its push to unionize visual effects workers, this time setting its sights on Apple Studios.