LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a group representing major studios, jointly announced Wednesday that they have reached a tentative agreement on all theatrical stage issues. and videotape agreement negotiations.
Some of the proposed changes to the base agreement include increases to the scale rate of 7%, 4% and 3.5% over a three-year period. Hourly employees will receive triple their hours (3 times per hour) when any workday exceeds 15 hours, all On Call categories will now receive double their hours on the 7th day of the work week, and additional wage increases will Effective for non-theatrical productions.
Other measures include new protections around artificial intelligence, including provisions to prevent employees from being asked to provide artificial intelligence tips, resulting in the displacement of any protected employees.
For the film industry pension and health plan, the tentative agreement includes additional payments from employers that would address a $670 million funding gap, including new streaming residuals.
The tentative agreement now requires approval from union members, who will have an opportunity to review a detailed summary of the agreement in the coming days and a memorandum of agreement within the next two weeks.
