LOS ANGELES, CA — International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees International President Matthew Loeb announced today that unless an agreement is reached, union members will begin a nationwide strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on Monday, October 18 at 12:01 a.m., PDT.
Loeb said the union will continue bargaining with the producers this week in the hopes of reaching an agreement that addresses core issues, such as reasonable rest periods, meal breaks, and a living wage for those on the bottom of the wage scale.
“However, the pace of bargaining doesn’t reflect any sense of urgency,” Loeb said. “Without an end date, we could keep talking forever. Our members deserve to have their basic needs addressed now.”
Last week, IATSE members who work in television and film production at 36 IATSE local unions across the country voted to authorize the union’s international president to call a strike if contract talks didn’t result in a new contract for 60,000 film and television workers. Voter turnout was 90 percent, with 98.6 percent of those voting in support of authorizing a strike.
List of Major AMPTP Signatories
**This is not an exhaustive List**
Marvel Film Productions LLC
Marvel Picture Works, LLC
Walt Disney Pictures
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Studio Facilities
Warner Specialty Productions, Inc.
Warner Specialty Video Productions Inc.
Netflix Studios, LLC
Netflix Animation, LLC
Sony Pictures Studios, Inc.
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Worldwide Productions Inc.
Apple Studios LLC
Apple Studios Louisiana LLC
CBS Studios Inc.
CBS Films Inc.
ABC Signature, LLC
ABC Studios New York, LLC
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
20th Century Studios, Inc.
Fox Studio Lot, LLC
Fox Alternative Entertainment, LLC
Legendary Features Productions US, LLC
Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC
20th Century Studios, Inc.
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.
MGM Television Entertainment, Inc.
Lions Gate Productions, LLC
Focus Features Productions, LLC
Horizon Scripted Television Inc.
Universal Animation Studios LLC
Universal Content Productions LLC
Universal City Studios LLC
New Line Productions, Inc.
