CDG - The Costume Designer

After months of no agreement, the 13 est Coast locals authorized resident Matthe Loeb to call a strike. This gesture soke loud and clear and ithin das, the Association of Motion icture and Television roducers AMT agreed to the terms of the contract. The contract imroves safet on the ob, rotects and maintains our ensions and healthcare coverage, avoids an increase in outofocket costs, deductibles, and ualifing hours, and also ends the raturda giving us back eekend rest. Man of our members in the month rior to the contract rati cation vote sought even larger gains, hoever, our terms had been set b our members in sring. As a result, although the CDG voted no, the contract as narrol rati ed b a maorit of electoral votes ithin the 13 locals. hat ill be on the table in the net round of negotiations The CDG is utting together committees to de ne the core issues. If ou ould like to eigh in directl, lease oin the CDG negotiation committee. Before the net round of negotiations start in 2023, the leadershi of the IATSE International ill hear the suggestions of delegates of the CDG and other locals in the form of resolutions. esolutions are resented and assed at District 2. At the 2021 International uadrennial Convention, the CDG a Euit resolution received the suort of delegates from man ollood locals. In all, 1 a euit resolutions from several locals ere submitted. This is a good foundation for the future. The basic agreement contract language is the oor under ou. ou can reach higher to break the barrier of gender bias and a disarit b being a good negotiator. To achieve change and close the eekl age ga and achieve a euit reuires us to collaborate. no hat ou ant and need. Be a good negotiator. Talk to our friends in the Guild, designer to designer, assistant designer to assistant designer, and illustrator to illustrator, collectivel agreeing on a age ou ill not go belo. our strength is in our cooeration ith our eers. es, negotiating can be scar, but oerful and rearding. Its not magic its collective bargaining. Be t ty Mad n In solidarit, Bett Madden CDG Labor Delegate and Count ederation of Labor, Sergeant at Arms bmaddencdgia.com hoto ell Serfoss L De ga te and other locals in the form of resolutions. esolutions are resented and and other locals in the form of resolutions. esolutions are resented and assed at District 2. At the 2021 International uadrennial Convention, L De ga te and other locals in the form of resolutions. esolutions are resented and assed at District 2. At the 2021 International uadrennial Convention, the CDG a Euit resolution received the suort of delegates from man ollood locals. In all, 1 a euit resolutions from several locals ere submitted. This is a good foundation for the future. L De ga te LAB R REPORT 17

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