The Teamsters say they’re prepared to increase bargaining with the studios deeper into the month, however the AMPTP must step it up in the event that they actually desire a deal.
“Subsequent week, we hope to see the AMPTP prepared to sit down again down on the desk and be ready to cut price and ‘care’ concerning the points our members face,” the almost 7,000-member union representing Fundamental Crafts stated in a word despatched out this afternoon.
“As shared earlier than, we’ve little interest in negotiating in opposition to ourselves,” the word added. “We’re ready to hunt extra dates to have our members’ core priorities heard, understood, and acted on by the employer’s if they aren’t ready to take action by July nineteenth.”
See the complete Teamsters/Fundamental Crafts message beneath.
Within the pre-Independence Day missive, Fundamental Crafts reps up to date the state of the most recent negotiations with the Carol Lombardini-led group and their considerations about how issues might go off the rails. “We count on over the following a number of weeks to see the businesses try to make use of worry mongering ways in opposition to the affordable phrases and circumstances our members are preventing for in these negotiations,’ a Teamsters Native 399 spokesperson stated of the negotiating committee led by Hollywood Teamsters chief Lindsay Dougherty.
Weeks into their on-and-off talks, the 2 sides didn’t meet Wednesday, Deadline realized. The events are taking the remainder of the week away from the bargaining desk due to the Fourth of July vacation. With the Fundamental Crafts contract set to run out on July 31, the Fundamental Crafts – Teamsters Native 399, LiUNA! Native 724, IBEW Native 40, OPCMIA Native 755, and UA Native 78— and the AMPTP have inked in a return to talks on July 8.
With IATSE having secured each a tentative settlement for a brand new LA-centric Fundamental Settlement and the Space Requirements Settlement within the final couple of weeks, a Fundamental Crafts deal is the final piece of the Tinseltown labor puzzle for the fast future. Pacing with pay will increase very near what SAG-AFTRA achieved final fall to finish their strike, IATSE’s deal, which has to ratified in a members’ vote, fairly took the specter of a strike off the desk for the anemic business.
The priorities the Hollywood Teamsters and Fundamental Crafts have outlined of their talks embody improved working circumstances and elevated compensation. Toss in some AI pointers and pension and well being fund contributions and the Fundamental Crafts’ stance is similar to a few of the high-priority calls for that IATSE had been in search of as effectively.
Right here is the Teamsters’ full assertion:
The Hollywood Fundamental Crafts and the AMPTP have concluded discussions for this week. Yesterday, we obtained counterproposals from the businesses for our common Fundamental Crafts, 399 Black E book and 399 Location Supervisor Proposals. Whereas the AMPTP enjoys a protracted vacation weekend, the Hollywood Fundamental Crafts will proceed to work on our counter proposals to be prepared for discussions to renew on Monday, July eighth. Our present dates are scheduled to July nineteenth, with the agreements of all of the Fundamental Crafts set to run out on July thirty first.
After the information of IATSE’s tentative agreements final week, we’ve seen a continued outpouring of assist from Hollywood Unions, Guilds, and members of the Hollywood workforce. Whereas our negotiations proceed, we’re grateful to know we aren’t on this battle alone and that our members’ core priorities are being championed and can proceed to be all through all of Hollywood Labor.
We count on over the following a number of weeks to see the businesses try to make use of worry mongering ways in opposition to the affordable phrases and circumstances our members are preventing for in these negotiations. Because the crew unions that make up a lot of the working class of Hollywood, these corporations can and will respect their drivers, electricians, laborers, location professionals, plasterers, caterers, plumbers, animal trainers / wranglers and extra. Our members is not going to be those anticipated to stability the price range of the corporate’s poor enterprise selections over the past yr.
Subsequent week, we hope to see the AMPTP prepared to sit down again down on the desk and be ready to cut price and ‘care’ concerning the points our members face. As shared earlier than, we’ve little interest in negotiating in opposition to ourselves. We’re ready to hunt extra dates to have our members’ core priorities heard, understood, and acted on by the employer’s if they aren’t ready to take action by July nineteenth.
