IATSE strike

[unclevictor]

Posted: 10/12/21 at 9:50pm

IATSE will probably strike soon - if not this week, then next week for sure. Signs are being made and theyre ready. Good for them!

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 8:11am

Speaking as someone who is apart of union who has been through a strike before, making signs doesn't necessarily mean they are guaranteed to strike. You can be ready to strike with signs, chants, etc. at 12:01am, but reach a deal and call it off at 11:59pm.

Updated On: 10/13/21 at 08:11 AM

[unclevictor]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 10:35am

fashionguru_23 said: "Speaking as someone who is apart of union who has been through a strike before, making signs doesn't necessarily mean anything. You can be ready to strike at 12:01am, but reach a deal and call it off at 11:59pm."

They’re going to strike and rightfully so. 
hopefully the local theatrical chapters in NY wake up and do the same!

[HogansHero]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 11:31am

unclevictor said: "They’re going to strike and rightfully so.
hopefully the local theatrical chapters in NY wake up and do the same!"

Huh?

1. If they achieve a contract, there will be no strike. 

2. The aim of a strike (whether threatened or actualized) is to achieve a contract.

3. If they achieve a contract, a strike would not be rightful at all. 

4. Your skills of prognostication make your assurance that there will be a strike unworthy of crediting.

5. The threatened strike is against film studios. Why would "local theatrical chapters [of IATSE, viz. Local One] in NY" do the same? See #2 above.

[James885]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 11:45am

Yes, like Hogan said, this current IATSE round of negotiations is with the Alliance Of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) which represent the film and TV studios. If IATSE does end up going on strike, it wouldn't affect Broadway shows at all. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 12:16pm

James885 said: "Yes, like Hogan said, this current IATSE round of negotiations is with the Alliance Of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) which represent the film and TV studios. If IATSEdoes end up going on strike, it wouldn't affect Broadway shows at all."

Exactly.  This particular possible strike set for October 18 is for the film/television industry.  

 

[JSquared2]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 2:59pm

unclevictor said: "fashionguru_23 said: "Speaking as someone who is apart of union who has been through a strike before, making signs doesn't necessarily mean anything. You can be ready to strike at 12:01am, but reach a deal and call it off at 11:59pm."

They’re going to strike and rightfully so.
hopefully the local theatrical chapters in NY wake up and do the same!"

What, pray tell, would Broadway Local 1 be striking against?  They have a contract in place.  Would this be one of those strikes that is done just for "sh*ts and giggles"?

 

[Kad]

Posted: 10/13/21 at 6:59pm

For those unaware, employers typically extract a contractual promise from unions not to strike during the term of the contract. Hence why most strikes now occur during the negotiations of a new contract- when they are free from contractual terms.

Instead of being an asshole, you could just... explain things to someone who clearly may not know.

Updated On: 10/13/21 at 06:59 PM

[unclevictor]

Posted: 10/14/21 at 11:56am

HogansHero said: "unclevictor said: "They’re going to strike and rightfully so.
hopefully the local theatrical chapters in NY wake up and do the same!"

Huh?

1. If they achieve a contract, there will be no strike.

2. The aim of a strike (whether threatened or actualized) is to achieve a contract.

3. If they achieve a contract, a strike would not be rightful at all.

4. Your skills of prognostication make your assurance that there will be a strike unworthy of crediting.

5. The threatened strike is against film studios. Why would "local theatrical chapters [of IATSE, viz. Local One] in NY" do the same? See #2 above."

Theatrical chapters should do the same when their contract is up! 
strike! Strike! Strike! 
it’s gonna happen!

[HogansHero]

Posted: 10/14/21 at 12:36pm

Again: huh?

Strikes are failures, and they reflect a breakdown in contract negotiations. To urge a strike without knowing what will transpire in those negotiations is contrary to anyone's best interest and basically just trolling, something you have proven to be very good at. In fact, I suspect the only thing you have so proven. 

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 10/14/21 at 11:43pm

I  am a member of IA800 (Art Directors Guild) as well as IA829 (United Scenic Artists-- theatrical designers and scenics' union). Very sorry to say that the strike seems absolutely likely at this point, to commence this Monday at 12:01am. Not a drill-- very very likely to move forward.

Theatrical shows are not affected. Most studio-based Motion Picture and scripted Television work will shut down because they are all signatory to the expired Basic Agreement. Exceptions include most HBO shows, sports shows, commercials, and a host of low-budget shows, which are not covered by the Basic Agreement.

Updated On: 10/14/21 at 11:43 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 10/16/21 at 8:33pm

Just confirmed: NO STRIKE!

It’s over.