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The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. The union behind entertainment.
@iatse.bsky.socialJimmy Kimmel Live came to Brooklyn last week, and our kin from Locals 4, 44, 80, 728, 764, and United Scenic Artists USA 829 made it happen! A round of applause for this amazing crew! đź‘Ź
@iatse.bsky.socialJust In! The Q3 Official Bulletin is now available.
Featuring:
đź“Ś The Mid-Summer General Executive Board Minutes
đź“Ś Preparing for the 2026 Midterm Elections
đź“Ś Local Union News
đź”—Check it out here: iatse.co/2026q3bulletin
@iatse.bsky.socialIATSE believes the Kennedy Center is using its temporary closure to permanently eliminate union Box Office jobs, and we are fighting back. We are filing unfair labor practice charges and calling on the Center to rescind the layoffs and bargain in good faith. IATSE stands with every affected worker.
@icglocal600.bsky.socialReposted by @iatse.bsky.socialAs part of Local 600’s #100Daysto100Years, we’re counting down to our centennial with memorable union moments + member spotlights from the past century. In '73, Gov. Jimmy Carter created the GA Film Commission to market the state as a shooting location.
đź“·: Richard Felber
@iatse.bsky.socialA new study has found the share of studio production spending on U.S. films has dropped significantly over the last 25 years.
Tell your representatives to pass the bipartisan Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act (MPTERA): actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
@iatsedeicommittee.bsky.socialReposted by @iatse.bsky.socialThe @iatsedeicommittee.bsky.social stands in solidarity with our Canadian kin on National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, honouring Residential School Survivors, their families, and communities while remembering the children who never returned home.
Full Statement here: iatse.net/september-30...
@iatse.bsky.social🚨 ACTION ALERT: American film and television jobs are leaving the country, and Congress has the power to bring them back.
Write to your representatives today and tell them to pass Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act (MPTERA): actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
@iatse.bsky.socialThe Loft Cinema has been a cornerstone of Tucson's film community since 1965. Now the workers who keep it running have a union contract to match! 18 Loft Cinema workers voted unanimously to ratify their first contract with IATSE Local 415, winning wage increases and expanded paid time off.
@iatse.bsky.socialYesterday, IATSE joined a broad alliance of labor organizations, studios, guilds, industry advocates, and bipartisan members of Congress to unveil a new study on the economic benefits of a federal film and television production incentive.
@iatsedeicommittee.bsky.socialReposted by @iatse.bsky.socialJoin the Education Dept & the @iatsedeicommittee.bsky.social to explore how Mexican, Chicano & other Latino workers have shaped the labor movement in the United States. Learn about worker actions, organizing & economic dignity that continues today.
Register here: iatse.co/2026latinoandchicanolabor
@iatse.bsky.social25 years later, IATSE’s response to 9/11 remains a powerful story of solidarity & service.
Following a recent roundtable at NYC City Hall w/ @mayor.nyc.gov & @juliesulabor.bsky.social, Int’l Special Rep. Dan Mahoney reflects on IATSE’s response to 9/11.
Read his reflections here: iatse.co/reflects
@iatse.bsky.socialCongratulations to our Local 415 kin at the Arizona Theatre Company on their first union contract! Workers voted nearly unanimously to ratify their first agreement, winning an average of 15% wage increases, continued health coverage during seasonal layoffs, improved overtime conditions, and more!
@iatse.bsky.socialThank you to all the kin who came out yesterday for the NYC Labor Day rally and march! The amazing turnout reflects the solidarity that built our union and continues to power it.
@iatse.bsky.socialToday, we honor the hard-fought victories of the labor movement & celebrate the power & solidarity of working people! #LaborDay2026
@iatse.bsky.socialNothing brings people together like good food & a #unionmade BBQ! 🔥🍔
This Labor Day weekend, BBQ with a side of solidarity & support working people.
@iatse.bsky.socialCongratulations to the crew of "The Swimming Lesson" -- a film being made with a Kansas City, Mo.-based crew shooting at locations around the city -- for organizing to secure a contract providing fair wages & benefits.
@iatse.bsky.socialSave the date! The Unions Power America Celebration is happening this Labor Day!
Tune in on 9/7 @ 6 PM ET to celebrate the 2026 winners & more than $340,000 in prizes awarded to hardworking union members.
Plus, you’ll have the chance to win prizes!
Join here: unionplus.org/laborday
@iatse.bsky.social🚨 BREAKING: IATSE is condemning management of the Kennedy Center, alleging the Center is violating its union contract and laying off workers without meeting its legal obligation to bargain.
@iatse.bsky.socialThe IATSE applauds the reintroduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, landmark legislation that would strengthen working people’s rights to come together and negotiate collectively as a union. iatse.net/iatse-applau...
