This past March, Tom Pieczkolon was reading about Amazon’s failed union drive in Alabama when a light went off in his head. The 30-year-old sound engineer, a member of IATSE Local 695, suddenly realized his struggle to gain better working conditions for those in the film industry was connected

We just wanted to give a quick update. IATSE reported that progress have been made at the bargaining table in the last few days.  “After four days of bargaining, talks concluded on Friday without an agreement being reached. Negotiations resume Saturday,” the union said in a statement Friday. “While we

Folks,  We wanted to give you a quick update on what’s happening with the IATSE strike.  After IATSE members announced on Monday that 89% of IATSE’s 59,000 members voted by a 98.68% margin to strike, the Alliance for Motion Picture and Television Producers returned with a

Greetings from the Burgh, where a sudden cloud of fog has once again created unhealthy dangerous air conditions for asthmatics like me, but Payday’s pushing along covering the strike wave.  $525 Raised for IATSE Travel Fund  Good news. Our fundraiser to cover the IATSE strike has been going strong.