Thursday, August 01, 2024
Juli Johnson Piller
Hollywood Basic Crafts negotiators stand outside the offices of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. COURTESY OF THE TEAMSTERS LOCAL 399
Quelling fears of another strike in entertainment, Hollywood Basic Crafts coalition members on Thursday voted to ratify their unions’ new three-year deal with major studios and streamers.
Each of the Basic Craft Locals saw overwhelming ratification by their respective memberships: LiUNA! Local 724 with 96 percent; IBEW Local 40 with 92 percent; OPCMIA Local 755 with 97 percent; UA Local 78 with 97 percent; Teamsters Local 399 with 96 percent of the Black Book Agreement (covering drivers, dispatchers, dot admins, chef assistants, animal trainers/ wranglers, mechanics); and Teamsters Local 399 with 98 percent of the Location Manager Agreement (covering location managers, key assistant location manager and assistant location managers).