IATSE Local 16 Young Workers

01/08/2024

The 2024 IATSE Young Workers Conference is coming up in July!

RESOURCES Young Worker “How-To” Guide Overall, the Young Workers initiative aims to engage, encourage, educate, and support the next generation of active IATSE members and leaders to build long-term collective […]

11/15/2021

John Oliver discusses the mechanics of union busting, why the companies who do it face so few consequences, and what it really means when your manager wants ...

10/22/2021

Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of 'Rust,' a half-dozen camera operators walked off the set to protest working conditions.

10/11/2021

Indigenous People’s Day reimagines the formerly named Columbus Day and shifts from a celebration of colonialism into an opportunity for reflection on the experiences and history of Native Americans and to reveal a more accurate history of the United States that is taught in schools, museums and pu...

10/04/2021

60,000 members who work in television and film production across the country have voted—by a nearly unanimous margin—to grant IATSE International President Matthew Loeb the authority to call a strike. This is the first time in IATSE’s 128-year history that members of the union have authorized a nationwide strike.

“The members have spoken loud and clear,” said Loeb. “This vote is about the quality of life as well as the health and safety of those who work in the film and television industry. Our people have basic human needs like time for meal breaks, adequate sleep, and a weekend. For those at the bottom of the pay scale, they deserve nothing less than a living wage. Read full statement: https://iatse.net/by-a-nearly-unanimous-margin-iatse-members-in-tv-and-film-production-vote-to-authorize-a-nationwide-strike/

04/02/2021

Convention Bulletin is out!

10/08/2020

08/19/2020

Are you an ally that wants to learn how to better support your LGTBQ+ kin?
Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community who wants to find ways to educate your friends and family on how they can better support you?

Join the IATSE Pride Committee this Friday, August 21st for our "How to Be an Ally" Town Hall.

Register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMldOCopjwrH9LePygfgtzMMoCNLfdeSkgV

08/18/2020

We stand with USPS workers and with voters. 📬 Protect this essential service, which employs union workers and enables voting by mail during the national health crisis. Please buy stamps and sign petitions. (Text “USPS” to 50409)

SAVE THE USPS 📬 The Post Office is a SERVICE not a BUSINESS 📬 Donald Trump wants to destroy these essential Union Jobs because he’s scared he will lose the election if Americans Vote by Mail. 📬 Please buy stamps, and sign petitions. (Text “USPS” to 50409)

06/09/2020

Thank you to all who showed up at Saturday's labor contingent to march, kneel, and call for justice for George, Breonna, Ahmaud and countless others. And to those participating in other actions, whether in-person or from home. Share your pictures and stories in the comments!