14 PRODUCTION SOUND & VIDEO – Winter 2022
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
The IATSE Basic Contract
& Area Standards Agreement
CONTRACTS WERE RATIFIED NOVEMBER 15
On November 15, the results of the Basic
Contract and Area Standards Agreement came
in, resulting in the rati cation of both contracts.
Members are now working under the terms and
conditions of these deals, which includes 3%
raises for scale workers, a ten-hour turnaround
between working days, weekend turnarounds
enforced by penalties, and increased meal
penalties. It is the hope of both the Local and
the International that these changes will act as
a deterrent against the rampant culture of abuse
that has developed in Hollywood. However, we
need our members to be communicative. The
Local will be collating data in order to gauge the
effectiveness of these measures in preparation for
the next round of negotiations in 2024. Should
you witness or
be subject to
any violations of
these new terms,
report them to
your Local as
soon as possible.
The 3% wage
increase is retroactive to August 1, 2021. Payroll
companies will need time to process the adjusted
payments and send out new paychecks. The
Local will notify members when we receive word
that checks have started going out. Please inform
the 695 of ce in the event that these paychecks
do not arrive or are incorrect.
