Chris Call

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Six months after the Hollywood strikes, film and TV productions are still down. Now IATSE is at the table with the AMPTP. Could a strike be on the horizon?

We don’t want a strike but we’re ready, says IATSE propmaster

Six months after the Hollywood strikes, film and TV productions are still down. Now IATSE is at the table with the AMPTP. Could a strike be on the horizon?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Hollywood’s below-the-line workers are not on strike, but they’re still out of work as writers and actors walk the picket lines.

6 weeks of work in 2023: Hollywood crew members feel helpless during strikes

Hollywood’s below-the-line workers are not on strike, but they’re still out of work as writers and actors walk the picket lines.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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