Another strike in Hollywood averted | KTLA

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to avert another strike in Hollywood.

Both sides had been negotiating for more than three months.

While a full summary of the agreement is expected in the next few days, the proposed changes include, among other things, rate increases of seven, four and three-and-a-half percent over three years, IATSE officials said in a press release. Hourly workers will receive triple pay if a workday includes more than 15 hours, and all on-call employees will now receive double pay on the seventh day of the workweek.

“The tentative agreement includes new artificial intelligence protections, including language that ensures no employee is required to provide AI prompts in a manner that would result in the termination of an affected employee,” the press release said. “These changes in the basic agreement are in addition to the tentative agreements reached in the local agreement negotiations.”

The tentative deal includes additional funds for the film industry’s pension and health insurance plans to fill the $670 million funding gap, IATSE said, including new streaming royalties. In addition, officials confirmed that no participant will face a disruption in their benefits for the 2023 plan year.

Now that a provisional agreement has been reached, it must be ratified by union members. Members and signatories will review a detailed summary in the next few days, and a Memorandum of Agreement is expected in two weeks.

The IATSE union represents more than 170,000 technicians, artists and craftspeople in the entertainment industry, including live events, film and television productions, broadcast productions and trade shows in the United States and Canada.