IATSE Local 871 Reaches a Tentative Agreement on Craft-Specific Issues

Katie Kilkenny
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IATSE Local 871 — the Hollywood crew union that bargains of behalf of script supervisors, art department coordinators and accountants, among others — has reached a tentative deal with studios and streamers on its craft-specific issues.

The Local reached a provisional agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Wednesday night after three days of bargaining. Members are expected to receive details of the deal once a memorandum of agreement (essentially a detailed summary of the tentative contract’s terms) is drawn up. IATSE confirmed the news in an update to members on Friday.

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Meanwhile, two separate Locals that began bargaining with the AMPTP this week, the Studio Electrical Lighting Technicians (IATSE Local 728) and Costume Designers Guild (Local 892), have not yet concluded their craft-specific negotiations. The Motion Picture Editors Guild (Local 700), which began bargaining its Local deal March 21, remains in discussions with employers, with its latest bargaining date taking place Friday.

“The work continues for our remaining Locals’ Negotiating Committees, but there’s significant momentum created by these tentative agreements,” IATSE vp Mike Miller said in a statement. “I congratulate the Negotiating Committee of Local 871 on their effective work.”

Local 871 is the seventh of 13 West Coast unions affiliated with IATSE to reach a tentative deal on its craft-specific issues since these 2024 negotiations began in March. The International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600) was the first to come to an agreement, followed by the Art Directors Guild (Local 800), motion picture set painters and sign writers union Local 729, production sound crew union Local 695, grips and craft services union Local 80, and make-up artists and hair stylists union Local 706.

According to IATSE, the week of April 8 through 12 is scheduled to be a caucus week — where each side huddles among themselves — before IATSE Locals 44 and 705 commence their talks April 15, with Local 884 beginning a few days after. IATSE West Coast Locals are currently set to begin tackling their larger umbrella issues, including wage bumps, working conditions and AI provisions, in general negotiation on April 29.

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