IATSE Members Vote to Ratify Contract, Ending Strike Threat

Canadian MPs – both Liberal and Conservative – have voted unanimously to ban discredited conversion practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity.According to the Guardian, there was a “surprise motion on Wednesday by the Conservatives to fast-track the legislation.”The House of Commons has unanimously adopted a motion by Conservative MP Rob Moore to pass C-4, the government’s bill to ban conversion therapy in Canada, through all stages without

EXCLUSIVE: Crystal Hopkins has resigned as president of IATSE Local 871, in part because of her dissatisfaction with IATSE’s new film and TV contract. Marisa Shipley, the local’s current vice president, will be the local’s next president, running unopposed to succeed Hopkins in the local’s ongoing election.

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Britney Spears wants to be left alone! The 39-year-old is reportedly house hunting in Hidden Hills after being bombarded by paparazzi who position themselves outside her home for a good snap. As a source EXCLUSIVELY shared with HollywoodLife, the California community would provide a safer locale for the pop star where photographers can’t wait right outside the gates of her home.

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe IATSE Basic Agreement was ratified on Monday by just a few hundred votes in two guilds, and with a majority of members of the 13 West Coast locals actually voting no.But the Area Standards Agreement — which covers about 20,000 film and TV workers in another 23 locals around the country — was somehow even closer.It appears that the contract was ratified with a winning margin of just four votes in New Mexico.

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.

IATSE members have ratified their new film and TV contracts, averting a showdown with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after contentious negotiations that began six months ago.

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Britney Spears, 40, is finally free from her conservatorship, and celebrities are celebrating in droves! On Nov. 12, numerous stars came out to share their support of the pop singer’s being free from the 13-year legal arrangement that’s dominated her life and personal agency for some time.

Britney Spears, 39, is finally free from her conservatorship. A judge made the decision to end her 13-year legal arrangement on Nov.

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.

The letter echoed many of the points sent by national and local IATSE leaders over the past month, praising members for nearly unanimously approving a strike authorization that they say broke the impasse with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents studios in labor talks. “We got the producers’ attention and they immediately returned to the bargaining table with meaningful improvements on all of our priorities for the first time,” Loeb wrote.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorIATSE International chief Matthew Loeb is urging members to vote to approve the master film and TV contract that was reached last month after down-to-the-wire negotiations and a strike authorization vote.In a lengthy message to members sent Thursday, the day before voting begins, Loeb asserted that the hard-fought deal includes “meaningful improvements on all of our priorities.” He noted the difficult road to reaching an agreement on economic issues as well as

IATSE president Matthew Loeb, in what could be his final message to his members before they vote this weekend on a tentative agreement for a new film and contract, is urging them to vote “Yes” on ratification.