The union will start with an estimated 5,000 TV commercial production workers but is seeking to organize more members of the workforce "throughout the broader entertainment industry."
In making the announcement, IATSE suggested that this new local “opens the door for future organizing initiatives within production departments, not just in the realm of TV commercials but also throughout the broader entertainment industry.”
“We are 170,000 strong and growing, welcoming crafts that historically have not been represented in this critical moment,” said IATSE international president Matthew D. Loeb in a released statement, describing the new local as “a testament to our union’s unwavering commitment to ensuring every worker in entertainment is represented, protected, and heard.
A neutrality agreement with the AICP followed, and about a year later, a majority of an estimated 5,000-strong bargaining unit voted in support of unionization.
IATSE’s efforts with TV commercial production workers arrive at a time of increased organizing momentum for the union in new sectors.
In August the union announced its first-ever video game company organizing campaign at Workinman Interactive.
It is also attempting to make inroads in the visual effects community, with ongoing campaigns at Marvel and Walt Disney Pictures VFX.
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In making the announcement, IATSE suggested that this new local “opens the door for future organizing initiatives within production departments, not just in the realm of TV commercials but also throughout the broader entertainment industry.”
“We are 170,000 strong and growing, welcoming crafts that historically have not been represented in this critical moment,” said IATSE international president Matthew D. Loeb in a released statement, describing the new local as “a testament to our union’s unwavering commitment to ensuring every worker in entertainment is represented, protected, and heard.
A neutrality agreement with the AICP followed, and about a year later, a majority of an estimated 5,000-strong bargaining unit voted in support of unionization.
IATSE’s efforts with TV commercial production workers arrive at a time of increased organizing momentum for the union in new sectors.
In August the union announced its first-ever video game company organizing campaign at Workinman Interactive.
It is also attempting to make inroads in the visual effects community, with ongoing campaigns at Marvel and Walt Disney Pictures VFX.
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