Andrew Saito
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THOUSANDS OF MOTION PICTURE TEAMSTERS, HOLLYWOOD UNION MEMBERS RALLY IN L.A. AHEAD OF JOINT NEGOTIATIONS More than 2,000 Hollywood crewmembers, including hundreds of Motion Picture Teamsters, rallied in Los Angeles today to demand strong contracts ahead of the start of negotiations tomorrow with the AMPTP. With a united message that “Nothing Moves Without the Crew,” General President Sean M. O’Brien, General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, and International Vice President and Teamsters Motion Picture Division Director Lindsay Dougherty spoke about the need for solidarity while highlighting the Teamsters’ priorities in bargaining. “We are going to negotiate the strongest contract possible in film and television to protect our jobs, pay our members what they’re due, and protect our work from dangerous, irresponsible technology,” O’Brien said. “There's too big a disparity between executive pay and the workers who make them a success. We are going to make sure that we close that gap. It’s not about what these studios are going to give us — it’s about what we are going to demand and take for working people.” Behind every production is a skilled team of technicians, artisans, creatives, tradespeople, and craftspeople that make up the crew that brings production to life. In this year’s negotiation cycle, the crew unions are committed to addressing the specific priorities of each craft represented in the fight to protect, preserve, and improve economic gains, retirement and health benefits and safe working conditions on and off set. “We are going to remind Hollywood that nothing moves without the crew,” Dougherty said. “We make up many crafts but share the same fight.” The Teamsters “Black Book” Agreement covers nearly 4,000 members across the 13 Western states. The current contract expires July 31. #manycraftsonefight #nothingmoveswithoutthecrew #hollywoodteamsters2024



President of SAG-AFTRA Fran Drescher's speech against the AMPTP was fantastic. A historical day.


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