Tag Archives | The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)

Division over IATSE deal as members organize Wildcat walkouts

Originally published: Payday Report on October 17, 2021 by Mike Elk (more by Payday Report) | (Posted Oct 19, 2021)

Yesterday the leadership of IATSE announced that they had reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that will avert a potential strike set to begin at midnight tonight.
In historic vote, 60,000 Hollywood workers authorize first ever countrywide strike

Originally published: Peoples Dispatch on October 5, 2021 (more by Peoples Dispatch) |

Workers employed in major film and television production houses have complained of abysmal working conditions such as long hours, often exceeding 12 hours a day, low wages and low healthcare contributions from producers.