Negotiations for a new film and TV contract covering Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts unions will resume for three days of bargaining January 19. The talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers got underway December 6 but recessed 10 days later to take a break for the holidays.
The current contract had been set to expire July 31 but was extended to allow for industrywide return-to-work discussions and IATSE’s longer-than-expected negotiations for its own film and TV pact. Basic Crafts unions include IBEW, Studio Utility Employees and Local 724, Studio Plumbers and Local 78, as well as Studio Plasterers and Local 755.
Teamsters Local 399 negotiations include its “Black Book”This agreement covers drivers, animal trainers/handlers/wranglers, dispatchers/wranglers and mechanics working in the film and television industry.
Once those negotiations are completed, separate talks will be held with the AMPTP for Local 399’s Location Managers Agreement and its Casting Directors Agreement, though dates for those discussions have not yet been confirmed.