That’s another of the 13 IATSE locals down, but still many to go. The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, announced to its members Thursday night that it reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with terms specific to its members.
A statement from Adg president Nelson Coates and national executive director Chuck Parker said a deal was reached after three days in the negotiating room to hammer out the portion of IATSE’s 2024 basic agreement that covers Local 800 specifically. Coates and Parker also said that Local 729, which covers set painters and sign writers, reached a tentative deal, in addition to the previously reported agreement for the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600.
“Congratulations! We wish the other ten West Coast Studio locals good luck as they negotiate their issues,” Adg said in its statement. “Continuing to build on this success through the month of April is crucial as we will...
A statement from Adg president Nelson Coates and national executive director Chuck Parker said a deal was reached after three days in the negotiating room to hammer out the portion of IATSE’s 2024 basic agreement that covers Local 800 specifically. Coates and Parker also said that Local 729, which covers set painters and sign writers, reached a tentative deal, in addition to the previously reported agreement for the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600.
“Congratulations! We wish the other ten West Coast Studio locals good luck as they negotiate their issues,” Adg said in its statement. “Continuing to build on this success through the month of April is crucial as we will...
- 3/22/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Exclusive: The first days of spring are seeing labor peace bloom in Hollywood.
First, the International Cinematographer’s Guild came to a tentative agreement yesterday with the studios in local specific talks, and now the Art Director Guild has a deal of its own.
“Last night, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Local 800 Bargaining Unit (pictured above) wrapped up its in-person three-day negotiations with the AMPTP at 10pm, by reaching a tentative agreement for the Local 800-specific portion of the 2021-24 Basic Agreement,” confirmed Adg Local 800 President Nelson Coates and Adg Local 800 National Executive Director Chuck Parker in a missive just sent out to members.
“We understand that Locals 600 and 729 have also reached tentative agreements and to them we say, ‘Congratulations!’” the guild chiefs added of the Icg and the Set Painter & Sign-Writers guild. “We wish the other ten West Coast Studio locals good luck as they negotiate their issues.”
The as-yet-unratified deals for the Icg,...
First, the International Cinematographer’s Guild came to a tentative agreement yesterday with the studios in local specific talks, and now the Art Director Guild has a deal of its own.
“Last night, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Local 800 Bargaining Unit (pictured above) wrapped up its in-person three-day negotiations with the AMPTP at 10pm, by reaching a tentative agreement for the Local 800-specific portion of the 2021-24 Basic Agreement,” confirmed Adg Local 800 President Nelson Coates and Adg Local 800 National Executive Director Chuck Parker in a missive just sent out to members.
“We understand that Locals 600 and 729 have also reached tentative agreements and to them we say, ‘Congratulations!’” the guild chiefs added of the Icg and the Set Painter & Sign-Writers guild. “We wish the other ten West Coast Studio locals good luck as they negotiate their issues.”
The as-yet-unratified deals for the Icg,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Several IATSE Locals — the International Cinematographers Guild, the Art Directors Guild and a union covering motion picture set painters and sign writers — have reached tentative agreements with studios and streamers on their craft-specific issues.
IATSE’s largest Local, the International Cinematographers Guild, told members Wednesday night that it had struck a provisional deal. “Today marked the conclusion of our bargaining team’s in-person local negotiations with the AMPTP regarding our Camera and Publicist Agreements,” IATSE Local 600 said in a memo on Wednesday night provided by a union source. “We’ve reached a tentative agreement on Local 600 specific issues. We wish the remainder of the West Coast Studio Locals best of luck as they negotiate their local specific issues.”
The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800), meanwhile, announced on Thursday that it had also reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP. “Last night, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Local 800 Bargaining Unit… wrapped up...
IATSE’s largest Local, the International Cinematographers Guild, told members Wednesday night that it had struck a provisional deal. “Today marked the conclusion of our bargaining team’s in-person local negotiations with the AMPTP regarding our Camera and Publicist Agreements,” IATSE Local 600 said in a memo on Wednesday night provided by a union source. “We’ve reached a tentative agreement on Local 600 specific issues. We wish the remainder of the West Coast Studio Locals best of luck as they negotiate their local specific issues.”
The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800), meanwhile, announced on Thursday that it had also reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP. “Last night, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Local 800 Bargaining Unit… wrapped up...
- 3/21/2024
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chuck Parker, national executive director of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, said that “it has become frighteningly apparent” that below-the-line workers are “bearing the brunt” of the ongoing strikes by actors and writers. He is reminding his members that help is available for those struggling to maintain their union health coverage and to make ends meet.
“I understand that most of you are frustrated by the condition that our Industry is currently in,” he wrote in an email to members on Friday. “Both the writers’ and actors’ strikes have brought our industry to its knees. I also realize that many of you have passed the point of frustration and find yourselves in despair, and for some, borderline desperation.
“While the writers and actors have the right to strike over what they feel (and have consistently communicated that) they deserve, they also feel that the employer is not engaging with them in a meaningful way.
“I understand that most of you are frustrated by the condition that our Industry is currently in,” he wrote in an email to members on Friday. “Both the writers’ and actors’ strikes have brought our industry to its knees. I also realize that many of you have passed the point of frustration and find yourselves in despair, and for some, borderline desperation.
“While the writers and actors have the right to strike over what they feel (and have consistently communicated that) they deserve, they also feel that the employer is not engaging with them in a meaningful way.
- 9/2/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: In a major legal victory for the Art Directors Guild and Chuck Parker, its national executive director, the National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a complaint filed by the guild’s former head accountant who claimed that she was fired back in 2020 because she’d been a leader of the successful campaign to unionize the guild’s office staff.
In dismissing the complaint, the Nlrb overruled an administrative law judge who determined last year that the accountant, Nicole Oeuvray, had been fired for her union activities, and that the stated reasons that Parker had given for her termination were “pretextual and her discharge was discriminatorily motivated.”
“We disagree,” a three-member Nlrb panel, headed by Nlrb Chairwoman Lauren McFerran, said in a ruling handed down on Tuesday. “The reasons listed in the termination notice concerned performance matters that preceded Oeuvray’s union activities.” Therefore, the panel ruled, “We find the discharge was not unlawful.
In dismissing the complaint, the Nlrb overruled an administrative law judge who determined last year that the accountant, Nicole Oeuvray, had been fired for her union activities, and that the stated reasons that Parker had given for her termination were “pretextual and her discharge was discriminatorily motivated.”
“We disagree,” a three-member Nlrb panel, headed by Nlrb Chairwoman Lauren McFerran, said in a ruling handed down on Tuesday. “The reasons listed in the termination notice concerned performance matters that preceded Oeuvray’s union activities.” Therefore, the panel ruled, “We find the discharge was not unlawful.
- 8/18/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The current Writers Guild of America contract expires in just over 48 hours, and the scribes and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers are taking it down to the wire in hopes of reaching an agreement.
After talks Saturday in the AMPTP’s Sherman Oaks offices, the two sides have scheduled further negotiations for Sunday in hopes of sealing a deal to avert a potentially devastating strike next week. While nothing has been inked in, Monday talks have also been penciled in if necessary, I hear.
With a 97.85% strike-authorization mandate from members after a vote earlier this month, the WGA leadership could order pencils down and pickets up at 12:01 a.m. Pt on May 2 after the present contract lapses. The last WGA strike in 2007-2008 lasted 100 days and has had effects that still ripple through the industry – and that was before the streamers were in the game.
If...
After talks Saturday in the AMPTP’s Sherman Oaks offices, the two sides have scheduled further negotiations for Sunday in hopes of sealing a deal to avert a potentially devastating strike next week. While nothing has been inked in, Monday talks have also been penciled in if necessary, I hear.
With a 97.85% strike-authorization mandate from members after a vote earlier this month, the WGA leadership could order pencils down and pickets up at 12:01 a.m. Pt on May 2 after the present contract lapses. The last WGA strike in 2007-2008 lasted 100 days and has had effects that still ripple through the industry – and that was before the streamers were in the game.
If...
- 4/30/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: As the deadline approaches to avert a threatened writers strike, IATSE President Matt Loeb has told leaders of his locals that it’s probably going to be do-or-die when the WGA’s current contract expires Monday night at midnight Pt and that “he doubts an extension is in the cards.”
That assessment was provided to his members by Chuck Parker, national executive director of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, who attended a meeting today with Loeb and other union brass.
Even so, Loeb reportedly told his team that “there was presently no new, or known, information about the status of the negotiations” between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which began March 20.
Related: WGA Reviews & Counters Latest AMPTP Offer As Potential Strike Deadline Moves Closer
Loeb also told his team that he expects to have conversations between now and Tuesday with Ellen Stutzman,...
That assessment was provided to his members by Chuck Parker, national executive director of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, who attended a meeting today with Loeb and other union brass.
Even so, Loeb reportedly told his team that “there was presently no new, or known, information about the status of the negotiations” between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which began March 20.
Related: WGA Reviews & Counters Latest AMPTP Offer As Potential Strike Deadline Moves Closer
Loeb also told his team that he expects to have conversations between now and Tuesday with Ellen Stutzman,...
- 4/29/2023
- by David Robb and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The privately held Sohonet has acquired cloud-based video collaboration tech developer 5th Kind.
With the acquisition, Sohonet plans to integrate 5th Kind’s asset management and dailies review tools with Sohonet’s Emmy-winning ClearView remote collaboration system and network. More details of this work is expected to be announced next month during the Nab Show in Las Vegas.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Sohonet is among the remote collaboration tools that are widely used in Hollywood, and was incorporated into the production of numerous recent Oscar winners; among them, Guillermo del Torro’s Pinocchio and best picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once. 5th Kind’s clients include Marvel, which the company said uses its system for security and production workflow processes.
“Content creation today is increasingly global, complex and data intensive,” said Chuck Parker, CEO of Sohonet. “As Sohonet becomes a creative-centric asset hub and workflow management platform,...
With the acquisition, Sohonet plans to integrate 5th Kind’s asset management and dailies review tools with Sohonet’s Emmy-winning ClearView remote collaboration system and network. More details of this work is expected to be announced next month during the Nab Show in Las Vegas.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Sohonet is among the remote collaboration tools that are widely used in Hollywood, and was incorporated into the production of numerous recent Oscar winners; among them, Guillermo del Torro’s Pinocchio and best picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once. 5th Kind’s clients include Marvel, which the company said uses its system for security and production workflow processes.
“Content creation today is increasingly global, complex and data intensive,” said Chuck Parker, CEO of Sohonet. “As Sohonet becomes a creative-centric asset hub and workflow management platform,...
- 3/21/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Computer graphics and virtual production innovator Paul E. Debevec — director of research, creative algorithms and technology at Netflix and an adjunct research professor at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies — received a standing ovation as he accepted the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award during the Television Academy’s upbeat 74th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards.
During the dinner and ceremony at the Maybourne in Beverly Hills on Wednesday evening, 105-year-old camera maker Arri received the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award and seven innovations were recognized with Engineering Emmys.
“We’re not only the oldest company here, [but] I think we’re the oldest guys,” quipped Matthias Erb, chairman of Arri’s executive board, who accepted the award on behalf of the camera company. He added, “We want to support the filmmakers, we want to support the industry. This award is motivation for us to continue [to innovate].” Additional honorees,...
Computer graphics and virtual production innovator Paul E. Debevec — director of research, creative algorithms and technology at Netflix and an adjunct research professor at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies — received a standing ovation as he accepted the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award during the Television Academy’s upbeat 74th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards.
During the dinner and ceremony at the Maybourne in Beverly Hills on Wednesday evening, 105-year-old camera maker Arri received the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award and seven innovations were recognized with Engineering Emmys.
“We’re not only the oldest company here, [but] I think we’re the oldest guys,” quipped Matthias Erb, chairman of Arri’s executive board, who accepted the award on behalf of the camera company. He added, “We want to support the filmmakers, we want to support the industry. This award is motivation for us to continue [to innovate].” Additional honorees,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a stinging rebuke of the Art Directors Guild and Chuck Parker, its national executive director, an Nlrb administrative law judge has found that Parker “unlawfully” fired the guild’s longtime accountant “in retaliation” for her successful efforts to form a union among the guild’s staff.
In a statement to Deadline, the guild said that “This is an ongoing matter and will be appealed.”
Nicole Oeuvray, who had been the guild’s head accountant for 16 years, was a leader of the campaign to unionize the guild’s staff back in 2019 under the auspices of Local 537 of the Office of Professional Employees International Union (Opeiu). The 3,500-member guild, which is one of only three IATSE locals with national jurisdiction, is headquartered in Studio City, Ca. with an office staff of fewer than 30 employees. In his testimony, Parker described the environment of the smallish office as a “fishbowl.”
The campaign to...
In a statement to Deadline, the guild said that “This is an ongoing matter and will be appealed.”
Nicole Oeuvray, who had been the guild’s head accountant for 16 years, was a leader of the campaign to unionize the guild’s staff back in 2019 under the auspices of Local 537 of the Office of Professional Employees International Union (Opeiu). The 3,500-member guild, which is one of only three IATSE locals with national jurisdiction, is headquartered in Studio City, Ca. with an office staff of fewer than 30 employees. In his testimony, Parker described the environment of the smallish office as a “fishbowl.”
The campaign to...
- 7/30/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Another awards season is looming, and the Art Directors Guild has set a date for its 27th annual ceremony. The 2023 Adg Awards is set for Saturday, February 18, in-person at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Nominations will be announced on Monday, January 9. See the 85-year-old guild’s full timeline below.
Chuck Parker Re-Elected To Art Directors Guild’s Top Post
The Art Directors Guild Awards honor production design in theatrical motion pictures, TV, commercials, animated features and music videos. Projects made in the U.S. or Canada must be produced under an IATSE agreement. The 2023 Lifetime Achievement, Hall of Fame and Cinematic Imagery Awards honorees will be announced later.
Dune, Nightmare Alley, No Time to Die and Encanto won the marquee film prizes at the 2022 Adg ceremony, with WandaVision, Loki, Squid Game and What We Do in the Shadows grabbing the top small-screen trophies.
Here are the key dates for 2022-23 Adg Awards,...
Nominations will be announced on Monday, January 9. See the 85-year-old guild’s full timeline below.
Chuck Parker Re-Elected To Art Directors Guild’s Top Post
The Art Directors Guild Awards honor production design in theatrical motion pictures, TV, commercials, animated features and music videos. Projects made in the U.S. or Canada must be produced under an IATSE agreement. The 2023 Lifetime Achievement, Hall of Fame and Cinematic Imagery Awards honorees will be announced later.
Dune, Nightmare Alley, No Time to Die and Encanto won the marquee film prizes at the 2022 Adg ceremony, with WandaVision, Loki, Squid Game and What We Do in the Shadows grabbing the top small-screen trophies.
Here are the key dates for 2022-23 Adg Awards,...
- 7/11/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild has sworn in production designer Chuck Parker as National Executive Director for a third term after its latest election, which also saw the election and appointment of several different positions.
Additionally, the IATSE Local swore in Joel Cohen for his first three-year term as Associate National Executive Director.
Said the Guild’s National President Nelson Coates, “I am pleased to welcome back National Executive Director Chuck Parker, and look forward to continuing our work together on behalf of our 3,100 members to build an even stronger Guild. I also welcome and look forward to working with incoming Associate National Executive Director Joel Cohen, who has served the Guild with distinction for the past six years.”
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The union appointed a number of members, who begin their terms today, to positions, including Evan Rohde as Art Directors Council...
Additionally, the IATSE Local swore in Joel Cohen for his first three-year term as Associate National Executive Director.
Said the Guild’s National President Nelson Coates, “I am pleased to welcome back National Executive Director Chuck Parker, and look forward to continuing our work together on behalf of our 3,100 members to build an even stronger Guild. I also welcome and look forward to working with incoming Associate National Executive Director Joel Cohen, who has served the Guild with distinction for the past six years.”
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- 6/2/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Five months ago, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees was bitterly divided over a new contract, which was ratified by a historically narrow margin.
Half of the membership defied their leaders and voted “no,” as opponents blamed International President Matthew Loeb for settling for too little and for not capitalizing on the threat of an industrywide strike.
But while some of that anger remains, there is little evidence that the issue has carried over into local leadership elections this spring. Even where local unions have thrown out their leaders, turnout has been low, and the issues seem to turn more on personalities than on the contract.
One of the hotbeds of resistance to the deal was IATSE Local 80, the union that represents 3,800 grips, crafts service workers and set medics. Nearly 70 of the union voted “no” on ratification, and the union’s longtime leader, business manager Thom Davis, resigned in December rather than seek re-election,...
Half of the membership defied their leaders and voted “no,” as opponents blamed International President Matthew Loeb for settling for too little and for not capitalizing on the threat of an industrywide strike.
But while some of that anger remains, there is little evidence that the issue has carried over into local leadership elections this spring. Even where local unions have thrown out their leaders, turnout has been low, and the issues seem to turn more on personalities than on the contract.
One of the hotbeds of resistance to the deal was IATSE Local 80, the union that represents 3,800 grips, crafts service workers and set medics. Nearly 70 of the union voted “no” on ratification, and the union’s longtime leader, business manager Thom Davis, resigned in December rather than seek re-election,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Chuck Parker has been re-elected national executive director of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800. Three years ago, he ran unopposed, but this year four challengers were on the ballot.
With 391 votes, Parker handily defeated former guild president Thomas Walsh, who received 171 votes; former guild president Mimi Gramatky, who got 114 votes; Susan Largent, a member of the guild for more than 20 years, who received 91 votes, and Marcia Hinds, a former member of the guild’s executive board, who received 39 votes.
In a surprise upset, Joel Cohen, the guild’s field rep for the past five years, defeated Parker’s ally, who goes by the name dooner, in his bid to be re-elected associate national executive director. In that race, Cohen received 421 votes to dooner’s 388.
The Art Directors Guild is unusual in that it’s the only Hollywood guild with national jurisdiction that elects its top executive officer – the result...
With 391 votes, Parker handily defeated former guild president Thomas Walsh, who received 171 votes; former guild president Mimi Gramatky, who got 114 votes; Susan Largent, a member of the guild for more than 20 years, who received 91 votes, and Marcia Hinds, a former member of the guild’s executive board, who received 39 votes.
In a surprise upset, Joel Cohen, the guild’s field rep for the past five years, defeated Parker’s ally, who goes by the name dooner, in his bid to be re-elected associate national executive director. In that race, Cohen received 421 votes to dooner’s 388.
The Art Directors Guild is unusual in that it’s the only Hollywood guild with national jurisdiction that elects its top executive officer – the result...
- 4/20/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Chuck Parker is facing a tough re-election bid as national executive director of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800. Three years ago, he ran unopposed, but this time four challengers — including two former guild presidents — are running against him. Ballots will go out March 29 and will be counted April 19.
The Art Directors Guild is unusual in that it’s the only Hollywood guild with national jurisdiction that elects its top executive officer – the result of a 2016 Department of Labor ruling that found that its national executive director is an “officer” and not an “employee,” thus requiring an election by the members. That is how Parker first got elected to the post in 2016, defeating longtime incumbent Scott Roth, who had never before stood for election but was appointed by the executive board for 18 years. In 2020, the job paid nearly $250,000 a year.
The four candidates seeking to unseat Parker are Marcia Hinds,...
The Art Directors Guild is unusual in that it’s the only Hollywood guild with national jurisdiction that elects its top executive officer – the result of a 2016 Department of Labor ruling that found that its national executive director is an “officer” and not an “employee,” thus requiring an election by the members. That is how Parker first got elected to the post in 2016, defeating longtime incumbent Scott Roth, who had never before stood for election but was appointed by the executive board for 18 years. In 2020, the job paid nearly $250,000 a year.
The four candidates seeking to unseat Parker are Marcia Hinds,...
- 3/22/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild will co-host Cal State L.A.’s Eagle-Con, a three-day event focused on science fiction, fantasy, comic books and superheroes, which starts Friday. All the exhibits and panels at Eagle-Con be seen for free virtually and in person at the university.
“We are proud that Eagle-Con continues to break new ground every year by exploring issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, identity, ability, and representation in science fiction and fantasy,” said Chuck Parker, the guild’s national executive director. “Eagle-Con celebrates the working artists of these genres and helps inspire emerging young artists from diverse backgrounds to pursue career paths they may not have realized were possible.”
An opening day panel titled “Breaking Bad or into the Entertainment Business” will feature production designer and former guild president Mimi Gramatky; production designers Kedra Dawkins and Niko Viliavongs; graphic artist Sarah Gonzales and set designer Rick Nichol.
The...
“We are proud that Eagle-Con continues to break new ground every year by exploring issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, identity, ability, and representation in science fiction and fantasy,” said Chuck Parker, the guild’s national executive director. “Eagle-Con celebrates the working artists of these genres and helps inspire emerging young artists from diverse backgrounds to pursue career paths they may not have realized were possible.”
An opening day panel titled “Breaking Bad or into the Entertainment Business” will feature production designer and former guild president Mimi Gramatky; production designers Kedra Dawkins and Niko Viliavongs; graphic artist Sarah Gonzales and set designer Rick Nichol.
The...
- 3/10/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
IATSE leaders are urging their members to “stay united” and vote “yes” to ratify the tentative agreement for a new film and TV contract. In the latest message to their members, IATSE president Matthew Loeb and the leaders of Hollywood’s 13 locals covered by the agreement acknowledged that there is opposition to the proposed new deal but said it was “the best agreement possible.” The ratification vote is expected to be held next month.
“When we reached a tentative agreement on the evening of Saturday, October 16th, the entire bargaining committee, consisting of over 50 representatives from all of the 13 Hollywood locals, committed to recommending ratification, because we were, and we remain, proud of what we had achieved,” they wrote.
“We continue to believe that not only did we reach the best agreement possible after these many months of negotiations culminating in a resounding strike authorization vote that was the turning...
“When we reached a tentative agreement on the evening of Saturday, October 16th, the entire bargaining committee, consisting of over 50 representatives from all of the 13 Hollywood locals, committed to recommending ratification, because we were, and we remain, proud of what we had achieved,” they wrote.
“We continue to believe that not only did we reach the best agreement possible after these many months of negotiations culminating in a resounding strike authorization vote that was the turning...
- 10/29/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
With contract negotiations coming down to the wire, IATSE says that members not directly involved in a threatened work stoppage can still engage in “sympathy strikes.” Members can refuse to cross a picket line at their worksites if they chose to do so as a matter of “conscience.”
The union says it will launch its first nationwide strike Sunday night at the stroke of midnight if it can’t reach a fair deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Union officials say that they’ve been making “progress” at the bargaining table, but don’t have a deal yet.
In the event of a strike, not all of the union’s members will have to walk off their jobs. A strike, if it comes to that, will affect most films and TV shows, but not those governed by contracts other than the ones currently being negotiated – the...
The union says it will launch its first nationwide strike Sunday night at the stroke of midnight if it can’t reach a fair deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Union officials say that they’ve been making “progress” at the bargaining table, but don’t have a deal yet.
In the event of a strike, not all of the union’s members will have to walk off their jobs. A strike, if it comes to that, will affect most films and TV shows, but not those governed by contracts other than the ones currently being negotiated – the...
- 10/16/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Dawn Snyder has been named director of education and special projects at the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, succeeding Casey Bernay in the post.
“After 38 years doing my dream job as set designer, art director and production designer, I find myself fortunate enough to be able to help craft a program that will educate, strengthen skills, and encourage both current and future members of the Art Directors Guild to succeed in their dream jobs,” Snyder said. She also praised Bernay for having developed the “robust education service” that enables members to receive training and to hone their work-related skills.
“I am thrilled that Dawn Snyder has agreed to take the reins of the Adg Education Program with her thorough art department background combined with her teaching experience,” said Chuck Parker, the guild’s national executive director. “Casey Bernay blazed the trail for harnessing the power of Contract Services to provide more than just safety training,...
“After 38 years doing my dream job as set designer, art director and production designer, I find myself fortunate enough to be able to help craft a program that will educate, strengthen skills, and encourage both current and future members of the Art Directors Guild to succeed in their dream jobs,” Snyder said. She also praised Bernay for having developed the “robust education service” that enables members to receive training and to hone their work-related skills.
“I am thrilled that Dawn Snyder has agreed to take the reins of the Adg Education Program with her thorough art department background combined with her teaching experience,” said Chuck Parker, the guild’s national executive director. “Casey Bernay blazed the trail for harnessing the power of Contract Services to provide more than just safety training,...
- 9/1/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
IATSE leaders say they remain “very far apart” on a wide range of issues in their negotiations with management’s AMPTP for a new film and TV contract.
“After more than six weeks of negotiation over a period of four months, it remains clear that the employers are unwilling to resolve our priority issues – living wages, reasonable rest, meal breaks, sustainable benefits and streaming – aka ‘not so new media,’” IATSE president Matthew Loeb and leaders of the union’s 13 West Coast studio locals said today in a message to their members.
“Despite first person testimonials, specific examples and our multiple counter proposals in response to the employers’ stated concerns, we remain very far apart,” they said. “We have made some progress, but the employers have indicated they have done all they need to do.”
The current contract, which had been set to expire on July 31, was extended to Sept. 10 to...
“After more than six weeks of negotiation over a period of four months, it remains clear that the employers are unwilling to resolve our priority issues – living wages, reasonable rest, meal breaks, sustainable benefits and streaming – aka ‘not so new media,’” IATSE president Matthew Loeb and leaders of the union’s 13 West Coast studio locals said today in a message to their members.
“Despite first person testimonials, specific examples and our multiple counter proposals in response to the employers’ stated concerns, we remain very far apart,” they said. “We have made some progress, but the employers have indicated they have done all they need to do.”
The current contract, which had been set to expire on July 31, was extended to Sept. 10 to...
- 8/31/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Leaders of IATSE’s 13 production locals in Hollywood are showing a united front in their negotiations for a new film and TV contract with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. In a joint statement, they said that their locals “stand together in our fight for sustainable pension and health benefits, reasonable rest, improved working conditions, and livable wages. These basic worker rights are the cornerstone of the labor movement, and we all are committed to fighting for them in order to create a more humane and equitable workplace.”
Bargaining for a new Basic Agreement broke off Friday after four weeks of negotiations and are set to resume on July 6. The current contract expires July 31, so there’s still plenty of time to reach an agreement, though union leaders have said that the talks had made “very little progress” so far and that the two sides “remain far...
Bargaining for a new Basic Agreement broke off Friday after four weeks of negotiations and are set to resume on July 6. The current contract expires July 31, so there’s still plenty of time to reach an agreement, though union leaders have said that the talks had made “very little progress” so far and that the two sides “remain far...
- 6/16/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Tuesday, Jan. 5 Casting
MTV’s “Awkward” alum Monty Geer is set as the lead opposite Lili Simmons in the feature “Clive Boomer’s Success,” a comedic thriller from Leader Media and written by Charles Lawrence.
“Success” tells the story of intrigue, murder and a five million dollar heist. Geer will play Clive Boomer, a cherubic budding stand-up comedian and bank teller who owes a small fortune to the mob. In a cruel twist of fate, he is forced to turn to murder to pay off his debts.
Directed by Carlo Liconti and cast by Donald Paul Pemrick, “Clive Boomer’s Success” is filming near Toronto.
Geer is repped by Connie Tavel at Forward Entertainment and Mavrick Artists Agency.
Monday, Jan. 4 Animation Acquisition
Animated feature Oscar contender “My Favorite War” has been sold to Spain and France for European distribution. Based on director’s Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen’s childhood memories, “My Favorite War...
MTV’s “Awkward” alum Monty Geer is set as the lead opposite Lili Simmons in the feature “Clive Boomer’s Success,” a comedic thriller from Leader Media and written by Charles Lawrence.
“Success” tells the story of intrigue, murder and a five million dollar heist. Geer will play Clive Boomer, a cherubic budding stand-up comedian and bank teller who owes a small fortune to the mob. In a cruel twist of fate, he is forced to turn to murder to pay off his debts.
Directed by Carlo Liconti and cast by Donald Paul Pemrick, “Clive Boomer’s Success” is filming near Toronto.
Geer is repped by Connie Tavel at Forward Entertainment and Mavrick Artists Agency.
Monday, Jan. 4 Animation Acquisition
Animated feature Oscar contender “My Favorite War” has been sold to Spain and France for European distribution. Based on director’s Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen’s childhood memories, “My Favorite War...
- 1/5/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Marjo Bernay, the trailblazing labor leader and feminist activist who once led three Los Angeles-based IATSE locals and served on the board of another, died Sunday of heart disease. She was 79.
During her more than 40 years in the labor movement, she was the business agent of Illustrators & Matte Artists Local 790, and Set Designers & Model Makers Local 847 from 1979 until they merged with the Art Directors Guild in 2008. She also had been the business agent of Story Analysts Local 854 until it merged with the Editors Guild in 2000. Until her retirement in 2013, she served as the Art Directors Guild’s manager of awards and events, as a trustee of its Set Designers Council and as a member of the board of directors. She retired from the guild in 2013.
In 2019, she was honored by the Art Directors Guild with a special Service Award at its 23rd annual awards show for her long service to...
During her more than 40 years in the labor movement, she was the business agent of Illustrators & Matte Artists Local 790, and Set Designers & Model Makers Local 847 from 1979 until they merged with the Art Directors Guild in 2008. She also had been the business agent of Story Analysts Local 854 until it merged with the Editors Guild in 2000. Until her retirement in 2013, she served as the Art Directors Guild’s manager of awards and events, as a trustee of its Set Designers Council and as a member of the board of directors. She retired from the guild in 2013.
In 2019, she was honored by the Art Directors Guild with a special Service Award at its 23rd annual awards show for her long service to...
- 1/5/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Leaders of the Art Directors Guild are blaming management’s AMPTP for the delay in finalizing procedures for a safe return to work amid the coronavirus pandemic.
On July 24, the Art Directors Guild – IATSE Local 800 – released its own protocols “in the absence of an industry-wide agreement” with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and in a letter to his members last week, Chuck Parker, the guild’s national executive director, said that “there is still no agreement.”
“We, the united joint-union side of this negotiation, are not slowing this process down,” he told his members. “There are critically important details that the Employer must take responsibility for: testing, supplying the necessary PPE, safe travel and scouting protocols, provisions for paid sick leave that incentivizes not coming to work when ill and symptomatic, everything that is involved in providing a safe working environment. It is you, the members of the IATSE,...
On July 24, the Art Directors Guild – IATSE Local 800 – released its own protocols “in the absence of an industry-wide agreement” with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, and in a letter to his members last week, Chuck Parker, the guild’s national executive director, said that “there is still no agreement.”
“We, the united joint-union side of this negotiation, are not slowing this process down,” he told his members. “There are critically important details that the Employer must take responsibility for: testing, supplying the necessary PPE, safe travel and scouting protocols, provisions for paid sick leave that incentivizes not coming to work when ill and symptomatic, everything that is involved in providing a safe working environment. It is you, the members of the IATSE,...
- 8/17/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild has released an 11-page document outlining their set of best practice protocols for film and TV productions operating during the Covid-19 pandemic. The recommendations are intended to address the day to day experience of Adg members and designed to supplement the industry-wide white paper testing and department-specific protocols.
Adg President Nelson Coates remarked, “We are extremely encouraged by progress being made in industry-wide talks with employers. Considering that commercial production continues, and other forms of film & television prep and production are gearing up even remotely, publishing specific departmental guidance for our members and their employers was prudent and necessary until industry-wide agreements are in place.”
Executive Director Chuck Parker noted “While no document will ever address every issue or situation our members encounter, we believe these recommendations will provide an additional layer of protection and safety as they specifically address the unique world of the art...
Adg President Nelson Coates remarked, “We are extremely encouraged by progress being made in industry-wide talks with employers. Considering that commercial production continues, and other forms of film & television prep and production are gearing up even remotely, publishing specific departmental guidance for our members and their employers was prudent and necessary until industry-wide agreements are in place.”
Executive Director Chuck Parker noted “While no document will ever address every issue or situation our members encounter, we believe these recommendations will provide an additional layer of protection and safety as they specifically address the unique world of the art...
- 7/24/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, has released its key recommendations and protocols for a safe return to work during the coronavirus pandemic.
“In the ongoing absence of an industry-wide agreement with either the AMPTP covering filmed entertainment, or the Aicp for commercial production, the Art Directors Guild has released their set of key recommendations and protocols for adoption in the workplace,” the Adg said. “These recommendations are intended to address the day to day experience of Adg members and are supplemental to the Industry-Wide White Paper, and the Safe Way Forward with respect to testing and department-specific protocols related to employees represented by DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsters and the Basic Crafts.”
Read about all the protocols here.
“We are extremely encouraged by progress being made in industry-wide talks with employers,” said Nelson Coates, the guild’s president. “Considering that commercial production continues, and other forms of film & television prep...
“In the ongoing absence of an industry-wide agreement with either the AMPTP covering filmed entertainment, or the Aicp for commercial production, the Art Directors Guild has released their set of key recommendations and protocols for adoption in the workplace,” the Adg said. “These recommendations are intended to address the day to day experience of Adg members and are supplemental to the Industry-Wide White Paper, and the Safe Way Forward with respect to testing and department-specific protocols related to employees represented by DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsters and the Basic Crafts.”
Read about all the protocols here.
“We are extremely encouraged by progress being made in industry-wide talks with employers,” said Nelson Coates, the guild’s president. “Considering that commercial production continues, and other forms of film & television prep...
- 7/24/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Chuck Parker is one of the racers who has become a famous reality television personality since he appeared on the television series “Street Outlaws.” He has taken center stage as the star of the show and in the process has gathered a large collection of fans and admirers. For those of you who are interested in learning more about the highly skilled racecar driver, we’ve done a little research into his past as well as his career history. Here are 10 things that you probably didn’t know about Chuck Parker from “Street Outlaws.” 1. He has an interesting nickname On
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- 4/13/2020
- by Dana Hanson-Firestone
- TVovermind.com
Exclusive: Amid allegations of “union-busting,” the office staff at the Art Directors Guild, Iatse Local 800, will vote this month in a contentious battle over whether they want to be represented by a union. In early June, a slim majority of the bargaining unit – which now stands at 28 – signed union representation cards with the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 537.
The guild could have recognized Opeiu voluntarily but chose to allow the vote to proceed instead. In a statement, the guild said that it “believes strongly in the rights of workers to decide to be in a union.” The vote on unionization will be held July 29.
“We staff in the office have been putting up with a pretty toxic work environment for some time and are finally self-organizing, seeking representation from Opeiu Local 537,” said a staffer who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisal. “Now that we have...
The guild could have recognized Opeiu voluntarily but chose to allow the vote to proceed instead. In a statement, the guild said that it “believes strongly in the rights of workers to decide to be in a union.” The vote on unionization will be held July 29.
“We staff in the office have been putting up with a pretty toxic work environment for some time and are finally self-organizing, seeking representation from Opeiu Local 537,” said a staffer who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisal. “Now that we have...
- 7/18/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lewis Rothenberg has been elected president of the Cinematographers Guild, Iatse Local 600, defeating longtime incumbent Steven Poster, who’d been president since 2006. Several other incumbents were also defeated. Christy Fiers was elected 1st national vice president, defeating incumbent Paul Varrieur; Stephen Wong was elected national secretary-treasurer, defeating incumbent Eddie Avila, and Jamie Silverstein was elected assistant national secretary treasurer, defeating incumbent Douglas C. Hart.
Rothenberg, a digital imaging technician on Avengers: Infinity War, The Girl on the Train and the 2016 Ghostbusters remake, had previously been the guild’s national vice president for two terms under Poster and had served on the national executive board for 13 year before stepping away from union politics three years ago. His three-year term as president of the 8,600-member union will begin on June 22.
“I think that the members accepted my campaign platform that it was time for change,” Rothenberg told Deadline. “I have...
Rothenberg, a digital imaging technician on Avengers: Infinity War, The Girl on the Train and the 2016 Ghostbusters remake, had previously been the guild’s national vice president for two terms under Poster and had served on the national executive board for 13 year before stepping away from union politics three years ago. His three-year term as president of the 8,600-member union will begin on June 22.
“I think that the members accepted my campaign platform that it was time for change,” Rothenberg told Deadline. “I have...
- 5/5/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Chuck Parker has been re-elected national executive director of the Art Directors Guild, Iatse Local 800. He and the guild’s associate national executive director, who goes by the name dooner, were reelected at the guild’s bi-annual general membership meeting last Saturday. They both ran unopposed.
“I am so pleased Adg members have recognized the hard work and dedication of Chuck and dooner on the issues of importance to our 2,700 members,” said Nelson Coates, the guild’s president.
“This was a great display of Local unity,” said art director Susan Bolles, who nominated Parker.
“It is clear that the members are standing strong behind our leaders,” said Kristen Davis, chair of the guild’s Set Designers and Model Makers craft, who nominated dooner.
According to the guild’s financial reports, Parker was paid $235,968 by the guild last year, while dooner earned $171,371.
Election results for the other positions subject to nomination...
“I am so pleased Adg members have recognized the hard work and dedication of Chuck and dooner on the issues of importance to our 2,700 members,” said Nelson Coates, the guild’s president.
“This was a great display of Local unity,” said art director Susan Bolles, who nominated Parker.
“It is clear that the members are standing strong behind our leaders,” said Kristen Davis, chair of the guild’s Set Designers and Model Makers craft, who nominated dooner.
According to the guild’s financial reports, Parker was paid $235,968 by the guild last year, while dooner earned $171,371.
Election results for the other positions subject to nomination...
- 4/18/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
After months of negotiations and recriminations, it comes down to this: On September 4, Iatse president Matthew Loeb informed members that they would soon receive ballots to vote on ratification of the unions’ new basic agreement with producers (AMPTP). He also pointed them to a new website with “all the information” they would need to vote. In addition to presenting an impressive list of gains, there were simple instructions of how to vote: 1. Ballot comes in mail. 2. Vote Yes. 3. Drop it back in any mailbox Asap.
Not “Vote.” The only option proposed is Yes, as illustrated with the Vote Yes For BA 2018 logo that tops every page of the site. It’s the final step in Iatse’s coordinated 40-day campaign to show there is no justifiable opposition to the agreement, only those who act in their own self interest.
When Loeb and his local leadership victoriously announced a tentative agreement...
Not “Vote.” The only option proposed is Yes, as illustrated with the Vote Yes For BA 2018 logo that tops every page of the site. It’s the final step in Iatse’s coordinated 40-day campaign to show there is no justifiable opposition to the agreement, only those who act in their own self interest.
When Loeb and his local leadership victoriously announced a tentative agreement...
- 9/11/2018
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Updated, 4:53 Pm: Chuck Parker, executive director of the Art Directors Guild, just released a statement blasting Joe Musso for saying he'll boycott the union's upcoming awards show, where Musso was to have received a Lifetime Achievement Award. "We regret that Mr. Musso has exploited the occasion of the Adg Awards recognition of his artistic achievements to malign the leadership and orderly governance of this organization," Parker said, noting that Musso's protest "in no…...
- 11/29/2016
- Deadline
The Art Directors Guild is under new management, effective today. Veteran production designer Chuck Parker was sworn in this morning as the guild's new executive director, succeeding Scott Roth, whom he defeated in an election last month mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor. Roth had held the post since 1997 without ever having had to stand for election – until last month. "I want to connect with our members and I want our members to connect with each other," Parker…...
- 7/15/2016
- Deadline TV
The Art Directors Guild is under new management, effective today. Veteran production designer Chuck Parker was sworn in this morning as the guild's new executive director, succeeding Scott Roth, whom he defeated in an election last month mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor. Roth had held the post since 1997 without ever having had to stand for election – until last month. "I want to connect with our members and I want our members to connect with each other," Parker…...
- 7/15/2016
- Deadline
Chuck Parker was elected to replace Scott Roth as executive director of the Art Directors Guild in a surprise upset Wednesday night. The production designer for “90210,” “Under the Dome” and “Monk” beat out the 18-year incumbent in the special election ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor. Parker won the vote 547 to 322. “Eighteen years is enough,” Parker said in a campaign statement. “We need a change in leadership style and all the fear-mongering in the world won’t change that. What we’re missing is a clear vision and an individual who wants to move this union into the...
- 6/30/2016
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
In a major upset, Chuck Parker has been elected executive director of the Art Directors Guild, beating longtime incumbent nm2594226 autoScott Roth[/link] in a special election ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor. Roth's resounding defeat marks the first time in 18 years that the guild will be under new leadership. The final vote tally was wasn't even close, with Parker winning 547 to 322. Parker, a veteran production designer whose credits include Monk and Under the Dome, campaigned on…...
- 6/30/2016
- Deadline TV
In a major upset, Chuck Parker has been elected executive director of the Art Directors Guild, beating longtime incumbent nm2594226 autoScott Roth[/link] in a special election ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor. Roth's resounding defeat marks the first time in 18 years that the guild will be under new leadership. The final vote tally was wasn't even close, with Parker winning 547 to 322. Parker, a veteran production designer whose credits include Monk and Under the Dome, campaigned on…...
- 6/30/2016
- Deadline
Exclusive: The federally mandated election is underway at the Art Directors Guild, with production designer Chuck Parker seeking to oust executive director Scott Roth, who has run the union since September 1997. The historic vote marks the first time that Roth will have had to stand for election. "Eighteen years is enough," Parker said in a campaign statement. "We need a change in leadership style and all the fear-mongering in the world won't change that. What we're…...
- 6/8/2016
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: The federally mandated election is underway at the Art Directors Guild, with production designer Chuck Parker seeking to oust executive director Scott Roth, who has run the union since September 1997. The historic vote marks the first time that Roth will have had to stand for election. "Eighteen years is enough," Parker said in a campaign statement. "We need a change in leadership style and all the fear-mongering in the world won't change that. What we're…...
- 6/8/2016
- Deadline
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that its digital service will launch this summer. Developed in conjunction with iVerse Media, Diamond Digital enables customers to purchase digital content through brick and mortar retailers via a code redemption system. "Digital comics are creating opportunities for publishers to grow the comic market," said Diamond exec Chuck Parker. "Our task, as we see it, has been to structure a program that empowers comic retailers to play a role in this growth and, at the same time, make money selling digital content. "We think we've accomplished that with this initiative, and we look forward to feedback from retailers (more)...
- 2/9/2011
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
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