We have a deal! IATSE late on June 25 has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP on a new three-year contract for its Basic Agreement, which covers the 13 locals for craft workers within Los Angeles.
The deal, which was meant to expire July 31, will now go to the membership for ratification. A full summary of the deal will be released in a few days, and members will have the chance to review the full Memorandum of Agreement (M.O.A.) in about two weeks.
Some of the highlights though, according to IATSE’s negotiating committee, include scale rate increases of 7 percent in the first year of the deal, followed by 4 percent, and 3.5 percent in subsequent years of the deal. That’s in line with raises obtained by the writers, actors, and directors in 2023.
Hourly workers will receive triple time (3x hourly) when any workday exceeds 15 elapsed hours, all On Call classifications will now receive double time on the 7th day of the workweek, and additional increases in pay will take effect on non-dramatic productions under the Videotape Supplemental Agreement.
The tentative deal also covers artificial intelligence, including that no employee is required to provide AI prompts in any manner that would result in the displacement of any covered employee. All these changes also include other tentative agreements that each local reached individually on topics specific to their members.
The union also says in regards to healthcare and pension plans, it addresses the funding gap IATSE previously said totaled $670 million, it will account for new streaming residuals, and no participant in the plan will see a break in service for the plan year of 2023.
“We thank everyone who participated in the 2024 Basic Agreement negotiations process,” IATSE said in a statement to members Tuesday evening. “From start to finish, your input was invaluable and ensured that our Negotiations Committee was at the bargaining table with clear goals and a consensus for how to achieve them. The ratification timeline will be forthcoming and we look forward to presenting to you the complete package.”
Up next, IATSE will return to the negotiating table to finalize deal points for the Area Standards Agreement (ASA), which covers all those working outside Los Angeles.
More to come…
