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Steve Dayan, the former leader of Teamsters Local 399 who stepped down from the role earlier this year, has a new gig.
Payroll services platform Wrapbook has hired the longtime L.A. labor leader as a senior advisor for its labor relations team, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. In his new role, Dayan will work with the company — a competitor to Cast & Crew, with funding from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo and Michael Ovitz — to assist its success, support and engineering teams and augment its union rules engine, which facilitates calculations on the platform.
In his new role, Dayan will report to Wrapbook senior director of labor relations Paul Schoeman. Wrapbook’s labor relations team also includes Lon Huberman and Patrick Delaney.
Dayan has worked in multiple areas of the industry over the course of his 46-year career, including as a projectionist, assistant editor and location manager.
Steve Dayan, the former leader of Teamsters Local 399 who stepped down from the role earlier this year, has a new gig.
Payroll services platform Wrapbook has hired the longtime L.A. labor leader as a senior advisor for its labor relations team, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. In his new role, Dayan will work with the company — a competitor to Cast & Crew, with funding from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo and Michael Ovitz — to assist its success, support and engineering teams and augment its union rules engine, which facilitates calculations on the platform.
In his new role, Dayan will report to Wrapbook senior director of labor relations Paul Schoeman. Wrapbook’s labor relations team also includes Lon Huberman and Patrick Delaney.
Dayan has worked in multiple areas of the industry over the course of his 46-year career, including as a projectionist, assistant editor and location manager.
- 11/3/2022
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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After stepping into the top job on a temporary basis last spring, Lindsay Dougherty has been elected secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399 through 2025.
Dougherty and the slate of six other candidates she was running with were all elected to the union’s executive board by acclamation at a Local 399 nomination meeting on Thursday night, the union announced on Friday. The slate of candidates ran unopposed, which per the Local 399 constitution, means that no member election is required to take place and they can be appointed to their positions at the nomination meeting. According to the Local, this was the first uncontested election at the organization since 2007.
Joining Dougherty on the executive board for a three-year term will be upcoming president Kenny Farnell, vice president Joshua Staheli, recording secretary Philip Quansah and trustees Shaun Ryan, Alison Taylor and Joe Mora. The group will officially begin their tenures on Jan.
After stepping into the top job on a temporary basis last spring, Lindsay Dougherty has been elected secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399 through 2025.
Dougherty and the slate of six other candidates she was running with were all elected to the union’s executive board by acclamation at a Local 399 nomination meeting on Thursday night, the union announced on Friday. The slate of candidates ran unopposed, which per the Local 399 constitution, means that no member election is required to take place and they can be appointed to their positions at the nomination meeting. According to the Local, this was the first uncontested election at the organization since 2007.
Joining Dougherty on the executive board for a three-year term will be upcoming president Kenny Farnell, vice president Joshua Staheli, recording secretary Philip Quansah and trustees Shaun Ryan, Alison Taylor and Joe Mora. The group will officially begin their tenures on Jan.
- 9/9/2022
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lindsay Dougherty, Running Unopposed, Reelected Principal Officer Of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399
Lindsay Dougherty, leader of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, has been reelected to a full three-year term as the local’s secretary-treasurer and principal officer. Dougherty, running unopposed, was first elected to the post by the local’s executive board in May to fill out the unexpired term of Steve Dayan, who retired after nine years in office.
Dougherty and her entire slate of running mates were elected unopposed at a Thursday night meeting of the local’s executive board. Dougherty also serves as director of the Teamsters Motion Picture and Theatrical Trade Division and is the Western Region vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Ibt).
“I am proud of the team we have put together to secure the solvency and operations of our great local union for the years ahead,” Dougherty said in a statement. “This is an exciting time in the history of our local union.
Dougherty and her entire slate of running mates were elected unopposed at a Thursday night meeting of the local’s executive board. Dougherty also serves as director of the Teamsters Motion Picture and Theatrical Trade Division and is the Western Region vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Ibt).
“I am proud of the team we have put together to secure the solvency and operations of our great local union for the years ahead,” Dougherty said in a statement. “This is an exciting time in the history of our local union.
- 9/9/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Lindsay Dougherty will succeed Steve Dayan as leader of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, making her the first woman to ever hold the local’s top post.
Dayan announced today that he is retiring on April 30, and the local’s executive board has voted unanimously for Dougherty to serve out the remainder of his three-year term. Dayan has been the local’s secretary-treasurer and principal officer since 2013.
Dougherty, who is currently the local’s recording secretary, is one of the fastest-rising stars in Hollywood labor circles. In November, she was elected as one of four Western Region vice presidents of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on the slate of Ibt president-elect Sean O’Brien. Last month, he appointed her director of the Teamsters Motion Picture and Theatrical Trades Division effective – the first woman to ever hold the post. That appointment is effective March 22.
She has also been Local 399’s chief negotiator...
Dayan announced today that he is retiring on April 30, and the local’s executive board has voted unanimously for Dougherty to serve out the remainder of his three-year term. Dayan has been the local’s secretary-treasurer and principal officer since 2013.
Dougherty, who is currently the local’s recording secretary, is one of the fastest-rising stars in Hollywood labor circles. In November, she was elected as one of four Western Region vice presidents of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on the slate of Ibt president-elect Sean O’Brien. Last month, he appointed her director of the Teamsters Motion Picture and Theatrical Trades Division effective – the first woman to ever hold the post. That appointment is effective March 22.
She has also been Local 399’s chief negotiator...
- 3/13/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Members of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new Location Managers Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The new contract, which takes effect March 13, covers location managers, key assistant location managers and assistant location managers.
The local didn’t release the raw vote totals but said that voter turnout was the highest in the contract’s recent history, with a 75% turnout and a 95% yes vote.
“Hollywood location professionals serve as the liaisons not just between production and locations, but also the community at-large,” said Lindsay Dougherty, Local 399’s lead negotiator for the contract. “They navigate the permit process and secure locations just as much as they are managing the expectations of the neighborhoods that have been selected to shoot-in. They are highly skilled and extremely personable individuals that often are the face of the production to the general public. This round of...
The local didn’t release the raw vote totals but said that voter turnout was the highest in the contract’s recent history, with a 75% turnout and a 95% yes vote.
“Hollywood location professionals serve as the liaisons not just between production and locations, but also the community at-large,” said Lindsay Dougherty, Local 399’s lead negotiator for the contract. “They navigate the permit process and secure locations just as much as they are managing the expectations of the neighborhoods that have been selected to shoot-in. They are highly skilled and extremely personable individuals that often are the face of the production to the general public. This round of...
- 3/9/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Leo T. Reed, an offensive lineman in the American Football League who went on to lead Teamsters Local 399 for 24 years, died on Sunday at the age of 83.
Reed was appointed secretary-treasurer of the union in 1988, representing Hollywood studio drivers and other workers for eight terms. He was also chairman of the Basic Crafts unions, responsible for joint negotiations with the studios in partnership with other below-the-line unions. He was ousted by the current secretary-treasurer, Steve Dayan, in an election in 2013.
Dayan issued a statement on Monday praising Reed’s tenure, saying that his contributions would “live on forever.”
“As the longest serving principal officer of Teamsters Local 399, he grew our Local from near bankruptcy to the gold standard it is today,” Dayan said. “He prioritized organizing and negotiating strong contracts that would serve as the foundation for the benefits, wages and working conditions we still build upon to this day.
Reed was appointed secretary-treasurer of the union in 1988, representing Hollywood studio drivers and other workers for eight terms. He was also chairman of the Basic Crafts unions, responsible for joint negotiations with the studios in partnership with other below-the-line unions. He was ousted by the current secretary-treasurer, Steve Dayan, in an election in 2013.
Dayan issued a statement on Monday praising Reed’s tenure, saying that his contributions would “live on forever.”
“As the longest serving principal officer of Teamsters Local 399, he grew our Local from near bankruptcy to the gold standard it is today,” Dayan said. “He prioritized organizing and negotiating strong contracts that would serve as the foundation for the benefits, wages and working conditions we still build upon to this day.
- 3/1/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Leo Reed, former longtime secretary-treasurer of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, died Sunday of natural causes at his home. He was 83.
Reed, a former pro football player, served as Local 399’s top officer for 24 years, and as the head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ Motion Picture & Theatrical Trades Division for 20 years.
“It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share the passing of secretary-treasurer emeritus Leo T. Reed,” said Steve Dayan, who succeeded Reed in the local’s top post in 2013. “Leo left us yesterday afternoon, however his impact on Teamsters Local 399 and the lives of our rank-and-file members both past and present will live on forever.
“As the longest-serving principal officer of Teamsters Local 399, he grew our local from near bankruptcy to the gold standard it is today. He prioritized organizing and negotiating strong contracts that would serve as the foundation for the benefits, wages and working...
Reed, a former pro football player, served as Local 399’s top officer for 24 years, and as the head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ Motion Picture & Theatrical Trades Division for 20 years.
“It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share the passing of secretary-treasurer emeritus Leo T. Reed,” said Steve Dayan, who succeeded Reed in the local’s top post in 2013. “Leo left us yesterday afternoon, however his impact on Teamsters Local 399 and the lives of our rank-and-file members both past and present will live on forever.
“As the longest-serving principal officer of Teamsters Local 399, he grew our local from near bankruptcy to the gold standard it is today. He prioritized organizing and negotiating strong contracts that would serve as the foundation for the benefits, wages and working...
- 2/28/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP for a new three-year contract covering some 800 location managers and assistant location managers. The local’s negotiating committee is unanimously recommending that members ratify it.
“Location professionals in Hollywood serve as the liaisons for the studios between businesses, neighborhoods, historic landmarks and the general public,” said Lindsay Dougherty, the local’s recording secretary and International Brotherhood of Teamsters Wester vice-president-elect, who was the union’s chief negotiator. “This group of highly skilled professionals are an essential component to ensure production continues throughout the state. The extent of their tireless work is often underappreciated. By way of these negotiations, we sought to shine light on their important contributions to the industry in the form of significant economic gains to chip away at making this group whole.”
Details of the tentative agreement will be shared with Local 399 location professionals early next week.
“Location professionals in Hollywood serve as the liaisons for the studios between businesses, neighborhoods, historic landmarks and the general public,” said Lindsay Dougherty, the local’s recording secretary and International Brotherhood of Teamsters Wester vice-president-elect, who was the union’s chief negotiator. “This group of highly skilled professionals are an essential component to ensure production continues throughout the state. The extent of their tireless work is often underappreciated. By way of these negotiations, we sought to shine light on their important contributions to the industry in the form of significant economic gains to chip away at making this group whole.”
Details of the tentative agreement will be shared with Local 399 location professionals early next week.
- 2/26/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
The omicron wave has peaked across the country, and states including New York and California are once again easing up on their Covid restrictions.
But in the entertainment industry, there is no rush to get back to “normal.” The studios and unions are largely holding firm on the set of Covid production protocols that has been in place since the summer of 2020. Both sides are in talks this week on adjustments to the plan — which is formally set to expire on Sunday. But while there may be some tweaks, nobody is expecting the restrictions to be significantly loosened.
“I don’t expect we’re going to relax the protocols until both sides feel comfortable that we’re in a different stage,” said Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399.
Theaters in New York will soon have a green light to lift mask mandates. But patrons will still have to show proof of vaccination,...
But in the entertainment industry, there is no rush to get back to “normal.” The studios and unions are largely holding firm on the set of Covid production protocols that has been in place since the summer of 2020. Both sides are in talks this week on adjustments to the plan — which is formally set to expire on Sunday. But while there may be some tweaks, nobody is expecting the restrictions to be significantly loosened.
“I don’t expect we’re going to relax the protocols until both sides feel comfortable that we’re in a different stage,” said Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399.
Theaters in New York will soon have a green light to lift mask mandates. But patrons will still have to show proof of vaccination,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
A tentative agreement has been reached for a new film and TV contract covering Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts. The agreement was reached this evening, and the unions’ bargaining committee is unanimously recommending it for ratification. The deal, which covers union work in 13 Western states, must now be ratified by the members of Local 399 and the Basic Crafts, which include Ibew Local 40, Studio Utility Employees Local 724, Studio Plumbers Local 78 and Studio Plasterers Local 755.
The unions said that details of the deal will be shared with their members in the coming days, with Teamsters Local 399 indicating it will hold an informational ratification meeting on Sunday, February 6th via Zoom, and its members will vote on the agreement electronically after the meeting.
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 bargaining resumed on Jan.
The unions said that details of the deal will be shared with their members in the coming days, with Teamsters Local 399 indicating it will hold an informational ratification meeting on Sunday, February 6th via Zoom, and its members will vote on the agreement electronically after the meeting.
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 bargaining resumed on Jan.
- 1/29/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Negotiations for a new film and TV contract covering Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts unions have taken a hiatus for the holidays. The talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers got underway on December 6, and both sides agreed Thursday night to come back to the bargaining table early in the new year.
The current contract had been set to expire July 31 but was extended to allow for industry-wide return-to-work discussions and IATSE’s longer-than-expected negotiations for its own film and TV pact. The Basic Crafts unions include Ibew Local 40, Studio Utility Employees Local 724, Studio Plumbers Local 78 and Studio Plasterers Local 755.
AMPTP president Carol Lombardini is leading the talks for the companies, and Lindsay Dougherty is the chief negotiator for the unions. Dougherty, who is Local 399’s recording secretary, business agent and organizer, recently was elected as a Western Region vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
The current contract had been set to expire July 31 but was extended to allow for industry-wide return-to-work discussions and IATSE’s longer-than-expected negotiations for its own film and TV pact. The Basic Crafts unions include Ibew Local 40, Studio Utility Employees Local 724, Studio Plumbers Local 78 and Studio Plasterers Local 755.
AMPTP president Carol Lombardini is leading the talks for the companies, and Lindsay Dougherty is the chief negotiator for the unions. Dougherty, who is Local 399’s recording secretary, business agent and organizer, recently was elected as a Western Region vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
- 12/18/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Negotiations for a new film and TV contract covering Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts unions will begin this week with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers.
The current contract had been set to expire July 31 but was extended to allow for industry-wide return-to-work discussions and IATSE’s longer-than-expected negotiations for its own film and TV pact. The Basic Crafts unions include Ibew Local 40, Studio Utility Employees Local 724, Studio Plumbers Local 78, and Studio Plasterers Local 755.
Steve Dayan, Teamsters Local 399’s secretary-treasurer, has named Lindsay Dougherty as the lead negotiator. Dougherty, who is Local 399’s recording secretary, business agent, and organizer, was recently elected as a Western Region vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Sean O’Brien Elected Teamsters President, Succeeding James P. Hoffa; Local 399’s Lindsay Dougherty Elected As A Western Region VP
“At a time when major corporations like Disney, Apple, Amazon, and...
The current contract had been set to expire July 31 but was extended to allow for industry-wide return-to-work discussions and IATSE’s longer-than-expected negotiations for its own film and TV pact. The Basic Crafts unions include Ibew Local 40, Studio Utility Employees Local 724, Studio Plumbers Local 78, and Studio Plasterers Local 755.
Steve Dayan, Teamsters Local 399’s secretary-treasurer, has named Lindsay Dougherty as the lead negotiator. Dougherty, who is Local 399’s recording secretary, business agent, and organizer, was recently elected as a Western Region vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Sean O’Brien Elected Teamsters President, Succeeding James P. Hoffa; Local 399’s Lindsay Dougherty Elected As A Western Region VP
“At a time when major corporations like Disney, Apple, Amazon, and...
- 12/5/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood is starting to brace for a strike that would essentially shut down the entire industry on Monday morning.
Talks have stalled on a new contract for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which has lately accused the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers of refusing to made enough concessions. Matthew D. Loeb, the international president of IATSE, set a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Pt Monday if a new contract cannot be reached.
The 13 local IATSE unions on the West Coast have already been stockpiling picket signs and masks, and are preparing to set up schedules for picket duty. Those locals cover everything from camera operators and crew members, cinematographers, publicists to costumers, makeup artists, editors, sound technicians, electricians and set painters.
IATSE members have started to focus on the practicalities of being on strike. Workers will not be getting paychecks, and unlike during the pandemic,...
Talks have stalled on a new contract for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which has lately accused the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers of refusing to made enough concessions. Matthew D. Loeb, the international president of IATSE, set a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Pt Monday if a new contract cannot be reached.
The 13 local IATSE unions on the West Coast have already been stockpiling picket signs and masks, and are preparing to set up schedules for picket duty. Those locals cover everything from camera operators and crew members, cinematographers, publicists to costumers, makeup artists, editors, sound technicians, electricians and set painters.
IATSE members have started to focus on the practicalities of being on strike. Workers will not be getting paychecks, and unlike during the pandemic,...
- 10/13/2021
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract covering members of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 “will be more difficult than usual, as the companies try to make up for Covid losses on our backs,” Local 399 leader Steve Dayan said in a message to his members.
The union’s current contract had been set to expire on July 31, but bargaining has been delayed until September to allow IATSE time to negotiate its own film and TV pact with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The IATSE pact also had been set to expire the same day, but those negotiations, which began in May, were put on hold earlier this month to allow time for the companies and the industry’s unions and guilds to renegotiate new return-to-work protocols. Negotiations for the IATSE contract are set to resume August 17.
“We will not bargain from a position of weakness,...
The union’s current contract had been set to expire on July 31, but bargaining has been delayed until September to allow IATSE time to negotiate its own film and TV pact with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The IATSE pact also had been set to expire the same day, but those negotiations, which began in May, were put on hold earlier this month to allow time for the companies and the industry’s unions and guilds to renegotiate new return-to-work protocols. Negotiations for the IATSE contract are set to resume August 17.
“We will not bargain from a position of weakness,...
- 7/30/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
“I was very ambivalent and nervous about working during Covid,” says “Fargo” camera operator Mitch Dubin. He flew to Chicago mid-August to finish two episodes of the series’ new season. “I have to say though, I was a little relieved [once there].”
Working on one of the earlier projects to go back into production in the U.S., Dubin was on set as the industry was hammering out Covid protocols to be adopted across all productions. They were trying to figure out work-arounds and other practical ways to ensure crew and cast safety while still delivering the highest-quality work under restraints.
“It was a bit of a free-for-all,” Dubin says of stepping on a set in August. The production, however, adhered to what are now considered best-practices guidelines: regular Covid testing, daily temperature checks and extensive use of PPE, among others.
Dubin works with unmasked actors in closer proximity and for longer...
Working on one of the earlier projects to go back into production in the U.S., Dubin was on set as the industry was hammering out Covid protocols to be adopted across all productions. They were trying to figure out work-arounds and other practical ways to ensure crew and cast safety while still delivering the highest-quality work under restraints.
“It was a bit of a free-for-all,” Dubin says of stepping on a set in August. The production, however, adhered to what are now considered best-practices guidelines: regular Covid testing, daily temperature checks and extensive use of PPE, among others.
Dubin works with unmasked actors in closer proximity and for longer...
- 12/9/2020
- by Zoe Hewitt
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood studios and unions are getting closer to a deal on safety regulations for returning to work following the shutdown of production due to the coronavirus, sources have said.
Deadline Hollywood reported Friday that major issues are testing protocols, sick pay and travel to work sites with a source expressing cautious optimism that an agreement can by finalized by Labor Day, Sept. 7.
In mid-June, Hollywood’s major unions — the Teamsters, the Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA and the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees — released extensive back-to-work guidelines for resuming production amid the pandemic, with a heavy emphasis on testing. But overall agreements with the studios have not been hammered out yet.
Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer for Teamsters Local 399, notified members on Aug. 16 of the progress in an update posted on the local’s website.
“Return to work discussions are ongoing with the Studios and the other Unions and Guilds,” Dayan said.
Deadline Hollywood reported Friday that major issues are testing protocols, sick pay and travel to work sites with a source expressing cautious optimism that an agreement can by finalized by Labor Day, Sept. 7.
In mid-June, Hollywood’s major unions — the Teamsters, the Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA and the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees — released extensive back-to-work guidelines for resuming production amid the pandemic, with a heavy emphasis on testing. But overall agreements with the studios have not been hammered out yet.
Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer for Teamsters Local 399, notified members on Aug. 16 of the progress in an update posted on the local’s website.
“Return to work discussions are ongoing with the Studios and the other Unions and Guilds,” Dayan said.
- 8/29/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In another sign that Hollywood is beginning to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, Teamsters Local 399 will reopen its offices to members on August 31. The union closed its offices to the public on March 17.
“With many members beginning to return to work, we have decided we will be re-opening the Local 399 Union Hall to members on Monday, August 31st,” the local said.
Local 399 noted that it’s still developing Covid-19 protocols and procedures for reopening its offices in North Hollywood next week but told its members that it will be requiring masks and social distancing “for anyone stopping by. Please be patient as we make the final preparations for the office reopening on August 31st and stay tuned for more information.”
The local was one of the first to close and the first to announce that it’s reopening. But like all the industry’s other guilds and unions, its...
“With many members beginning to return to work, we have decided we will be re-opening the Local 399 Union Hall to members on Monday, August 31st,” the local said.
Local 399 noted that it’s still developing Covid-19 protocols and procedures for reopening its offices in North Hollywood next week but told its members that it will be requiring masks and social distancing “for anyone stopping by. Please be patient as we make the final preparations for the office reopening on August 31st and stay tuned for more information.”
The local was one of the first to close and the first to announce that it’s reopening. But like all the industry’s other guilds and unions, its...
- 8/25/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood studios and unions are finalizing an overall set of safety regulations for returning to work following the shutdown of production during the past five months.
Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer for Teamsters Local 399, notified members of the progress in an update posted on the local’s website.
“Return to work discussions are ongoing with the Studios and the other Unions and Guilds,” he said. “At this time we are still trying to finalize some of the remaining issues, however we are getting closer and hope to conclude soon. We are seeing more commercials and productions slowly come back to life and Business Agent and Organizer Lindsay Dougherty has also been signing more contracts as of recently. We hope to see our Industry continue to open over the course of the next couple weeks and our Members return to work. We know this is a tough time for many of our Members.
Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer for Teamsters Local 399, notified members of the progress in an update posted on the local’s website.
“Return to work discussions are ongoing with the Studios and the other Unions and Guilds,” he said. “At this time we are still trying to finalize some of the remaining issues, however we are getting closer and hope to conclude soon. We are seeing more commercials and productions slowly come back to life and Business Agent and Organizer Lindsay Dougherty has also been signing more contracts as of recently. We hope to see our Industry continue to open over the course of the next couple weeks and our Members return to work. We know this is a tough time for many of our Members.
- 8/17/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
On the same day that CBS became the first broadcast network shift its fall schedule by pushing Survivor, California officials held news conference to announce testing guidelines that could have profound impacts on film and television production.
During the news conference, California’s Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Gahly announced updated Covid-19 testing guidance to address broad complaints about lack of test availability and slow test turnaround times.
Public health officials said earlier this month that labs were “becoming overwhelmed with large volumes of specimens, slowing down processing timelines.” As a result, many Californians worried about Covid-19 had to wait more than a week for their results.
Ghaly spoke about dividing patients into priority tiers going forward. He also said California is considering “pool testing” to manage the heavy caseload in a state of 40 million. That process involves testing subjects in large groups and then, if a pool comes back positive,...
During the news conference, California’s Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Gahly announced updated Covid-19 testing guidance to address broad complaints about lack of test availability and slow test turnaround times.
Public health officials said earlier this month that labs were “becoming overwhelmed with large volumes of specimens, slowing down processing timelines.” As a result, many Californians worried about Covid-19 had to wait more than a week for their results.
Ghaly spoke about dividing patients into priority tiers going forward. He also said California is considering “pool testing” to manage the heavy caseload in a state of 40 million. That process involves testing subjects in large groups and then, if a pool comes back positive,...
- 7/15/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: As the industry begins to reopen, Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, told his members today that “we are slowly starting to see some of our members return to work as we continue to engage in discussions with the other guilds and unions and the AMPTP to develop industry-wide safety standards. At this time, the Business Agents are dealing with returning productions on a case-by-case basis.”
Discussion with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, he said, “will be continuing … this coming week.”
The union’s “two biggest concerns,” Dayan said, are “protecting our members at work, and protecting the work of our members as we navigate this new reality.”
“The studios are starting to bring back people to work,” Dayan told Deadline. “We have drivers across country, as we speak, delivering equipment to locales. Right now, some of the productions that were shut down are trying to finish up.
Discussion with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, he said, “will be continuing … this coming week.”
The union’s “two biggest concerns,” Dayan said, are “protecting our members at work, and protecting the work of our members as we navigate this new reality.”
“The studios are starting to bring back people to work,” Dayan told Deadline. “We have drivers across country, as we speak, delivering equipment to locales. Right now, some of the productions that were shut down are trying to finish up.
- 7/14/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
“Without testing, the entire cast and crew would be working in an environment of unknown risk.”
Regular testing, production zones, and dedicated health and safety officers are the central planks in the long-awaited return-to-work Covid-19 safety protocols announced by Hollywood guilds and unions on Friday (June 12).
The multi-union report, called The Safe Way Forward, was drawn up in consultation with epidemiologists and experts from the health and scientific communities and marks the latest set of guidelines as the Us industry gears up for a safe return to production.
It follows publication of the industry white paper sent recently to the...
Regular testing, production zones, and dedicated health and safety officers are the central planks in the long-awaited return-to-work Covid-19 safety protocols announced by Hollywood guilds and unions on Friday (June 12).
The multi-union report, called The Safe Way Forward, was drawn up in consultation with epidemiologists and experts from the health and scientific communities and marks the latest set of guidelines as the Us industry gears up for a safe return to production.
It follows publication of the industry white paper sent recently to the...
- 6/12/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Hollywood’s unions released their detailed protocols today for the safe reopening of the film and TV industry – a joint effort by the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and the Teamsters. The 37-page report implements the more general guidelines set forth in a White Paper on reopening that was issued by the Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee Task Force on June 1. The release of the unions’ report comes just as Los Angeles County has allowed production to resume, starting today.
Like the White Paper, the unions’ protocols stress that testing and social distancing are the keys to a safe reopening. Special precautions – and the establishment of safe zones – are required for working with and around actors, who are most vulnerable because they can’t wear masks or socially distance while they’re performing.
You can see the full report here.
“Safely getting back to our work of storytelling, and reuniting with our creative...
Like the White Paper, the unions’ protocols stress that testing and social distancing are the keys to a safe reopening. Special precautions – and the establishment of safe zones – are required for working with and around actors, who are most vulnerable because they can’t wear masks or socially distance while they’re performing.
You can see the full report here.
“Safely getting back to our work of storytelling, and reuniting with our creative...
- 6/12/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
As Hollywood hunkers down during the coronavirus pandemic, the secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399 said today that “it’s only a matter of days before the town shuts down.” Steve Dayan said the local’s offices in North Hollywood “will be closed to the public and most of us will be working remotely starting tomorrow.”
“More and more companies are closing their doors, and I think that’s the right response. I’d rather be safe than sorry,” he told Deadline. “My main concern right now is that people have health benefits, the best information for filing for unemployment, and the most pertinent information regarding this outbreak. It seems to me that the best course of action is self-quarantining and social distancing.”
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“More and more companies are closing their doors, and I think that’s the right response. I’d rather be safe than sorry,” he told Deadline. “My main concern right now is that people have health benefits, the best information for filing for unemployment, and the most pertinent information regarding this outbreak. It seems to me that the best course of action is self-quarantining and social distancing.”
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- 3/16/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
An employee at Hulu’s Santa Monica office has tested positive for Covid-19.
The employee in question is self-quarantining at home and is said to be recovering well, a person with knowledge of the situation tells Deadline.
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All employees who have been in contact with the individual have been notified. They are required to work from home and self-isolate.
The floors Hulu occupies in the building at 2500 Colorado Avenue have been temporarily closed until further notice while the company conducts a deep cleaning. Once the office is re-opened, employees will still be encouraged to work from home, we hear.
The news comes amid...
The employee in question is self-quarantining at home and is said to be recovering well, a person with knowledge of the situation tells Deadline.
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All employees who have been in contact with the individual have been notified. They are required to work from home and self-isolate.
The floors Hulu occupies in the building at 2500 Colorado Avenue have been temporarily closed until further notice while the company conducts a deep cleaning. Once the office is re-opened, employees will still be encouraged to work from home, we hear.
The news comes amid...
- 3/16/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
British prime minister Boris Johnson has drastically ramped up the country’s response to coronavirus, introducing measures that are likely to further damage TV and film production, as well as cinema and theatre audiences.
In a press conference on Monday, Johnson said people in the UK should start working from home, should avoid non-essential travel and should not visit public venues including theatres and pubs.
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Families have also been advised to stay at home for 14 days if they display symptoms of Covid-19, such as a cough or fever, according to the prime minister.
The measures remain in the guidance phase and are not being legally enforced. Johnson said “drastic action” is needed to tackle the virus,...
In a press conference on Monday, Johnson said people in the UK should start working from home, should avoid non-essential travel and should not visit public venues including theatres and pubs.
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Families have also been advised to stay at home for 14 days if they display symptoms of Covid-19, such as a cough or fever, according to the prime minister.
The measures remain in the guidance phase and are not being legally enforced. Johnson said “drastic action” is needed to tackle the virus,...
- 3/16/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The mayor of Nice, the neighbouring city to Cannes in the south of France, has tested positive for coronavirus.
Christian Estrosi revealed the diagnosis on Monday afternoon shortly after taking a test. He will continue to work from home where he is isolating with his family.
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Estrosi commented to local press, “We have to limit travel and contact. The more we limit meetings, the more we limit the burden on health personnel.”
Nice is the main airport of arrival for visitors to the Cannes Film Festival. So far only one case of coronavirus has been reported in Cannes.
Cannes organizers took to social...
Christian Estrosi revealed the diagnosis on Monday afternoon shortly after taking a test. He will continue to work from home where he is isolating with his family.
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Estrosi commented to local press, “We have to limit travel and contact. The more we limit meetings, the more we limit the burden on health personnel.”
Nice is the main airport of arrival for visitors to the Cannes Film Festival. So far only one case of coronavirus has been reported in Cannes.
Cannes organizers took to social...
- 3/16/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Elton John and Foo Fighters are among the latest superstar acts to postpone tour dates as the world struggles to contain the coronavirus.
As Sir Elton rocks through his three-year, 300-date Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, he has put off shows from March 26-May 2, stretching from Indianapolis to Detroit and including arena shows in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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The 72-year-old superstar said in a statement: “This tough decision has been made with the safety and well-being of his fans put to the fore, at a time when health services are under increased pressure and with the concern that these gatherings risk accelerating the spread of the Coronavirus [Covid-19].”
For now, his scheduled shows from May 22-July 8 remain unaffected.
As Sir Elton rocks through his three-year, 300-date Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, he has put off shows from March 26-May 2, stretching from Indianapolis to Detroit and including arena shows in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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The 72-year-old superstar said in a statement: “This tough decision has been made with the safety and well-being of his fans put to the fore, at a time when health services are under increased pressure and with the concern that these gatherings risk accelerating the spread of the Coronavirus [Covid-19].”
For now, his scheduled shows from May 22-July 8 remain unaffected.
- 3/16/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The press corps that gathers for White House briefings on the coronavirus looks a little different: Reporters are now being spaced out with every other seat being occupied.
The White House Correspondents’ Association designed a new seating chart for reporters in order to practice social distancing. Already in the past couple of days, reporters’ temperatures are being checked before being allowed in the room to cover briefings with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
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The White House briefing room is much tinier than it looks on TV, and reporters in the past have squeezed into the space to cover press conferences and announcements. Even when nothing is going on in the room,...
The White House Correspondents’ Association designed a new seating chart for reporters in order to practice social distancing. Already in the past couple of days, reporters’ temperatures are being checked before being allowed in the room to cover briefings with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
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The White House briefing room is much tinier than it looks on TV, and reporters in the past have squeezed into the space to cover press conferences and announcements. Even when nothing is going on in the room,...
- 3/16/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Film and television production in the Los Angeles area is facing restrictions due to impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the FilmL.A. permitting agency reported on Thursday.
“The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions that the cancellation or modification of public events may be necessary to counter a significant community spread of Covid-19,” FilmL.A. said. “By order of local authorities, a variety of temporary limitations and restrictions on film production activity are now in effect in parts of Los Angeles.”
The agency said Thursday that filming activity continues to occur on area streets and stages, subject to temporary limits imposed by local authorities.
Following an announcement by Los Angels Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday, the City of Los Angeles has enacted temporary limits on public gatherings to protect the public and slow the spread of the virus.
Los Angeles City Hall is temporarily closed to all filming and...
“The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions that the cancellation or modification of public events may be necessary to counter a significant community spread of Covid-19,” FilmL.A. said. “By order of local authorities, a variety of temporary limitations and restrictions on film production activity are now in effect in parts of Los Angeles.”
The agency said Thursday that filming activity continues to occur on area streets and stages, subject to temporary limits imposed by local authorities.
Following an announcement by Los Angels Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday, the City of Los Angeles has enacted temporary limits on public gatherings to protect the public and slow the spread of the virus.
Los Angeles City Hall is temporarily closed to all filming and...
- 3/12/2020
- by Dave McNary and Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Tulima Tuanaki has been promoted to chief operating officer of Contract Services, the entertainment industry trust fund that carries out provisions of the collective bargaining agreements between the film and television industry’s West Coast studio locals and management’s Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
In her new role, Tuanaki will oversee a newly created Operations Department, which arose from a restructuring of the organization spearheaded by new CEO David Gross, who assumed the helm in September 2019.
Tuanaki, who had formerly served as the organization’s senior director of administration, will oversee industry-wide safety and harassment prevention training, transportation compliance, board relations, and maintenance of the industry roster. She will continue to serve as a representative for Contract Services during industry negotiations.
She began her industry career as executive assistant for Leo T. Reed, the former head of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, joining Contract Services in 2013. “Tulima...
In her new role, Tuanaki will oversee a newly created Operations Department, which arose from a restructuring of the organization spearheaded by new CEO David Gross, who assumed the helm in September 2019.
Tuanaki, who had formerly served as the organization’s senior director of administration, will oversee industry-wide safety and harassment prevention training, transportation compliance, board relations, and maintenance of the industry roster. She will continue to serve as a representative for Contract Services during industry negotiations.
She began her industry career as executive assistant for Leo T. Reed, the former head of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399, joining Contract Services in 2013. “Tulima...
- 1/22/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Steve Dayan has been re-elected in a landslide as secretary-treasurer of Hollywood Local 399 of the Intl. Brotherhood of Teamsters over Derick Hixon by a three-to-one margin, 1,381 to 455.
Dayan has held the post — the top leadership slot at the local — for the past six years after topping Leo Reed, who had won eight consecutive three-year terms. Local 399 reps more than 4,500 drivers, location managers, animal wranglers, and casting directors, mostly in the Los Angeles area.
Dayan headed the “399 Members First” slate, which also elected Kenny Farnell for president, Ed Duffy for VP, and Lindsay Daugherty for recording secretary, along with trustees Philip Quansah, Armando Santana, and Gary Zuckerbrod.
“The 399 Members First Slate has always and will always be about putting our Local 399 Members First in all decisions,” the slate said in its campaign. “We strive to make the best decisions on behalf of the most amount of Members in any given situation.
Dayan has held the post — the top leadership slot at the local — for the past six years after topping Leo Reed, who had won eight consecutive three-year terms. Local 399 reps more than 4,500 drivers, location managers, animal wranglers, and casting directors, mostly in the Los Angeles area.
Dayan headed the “399 Members First” slate, which also elected Kenny Farnell for president, Ed Duffy for VP, and Lindsay Daugherty for recording secretary, along with trustees Philip Quansah, Armando Santana, and Gary Zuckerbrod.
“The 399 Members First Slate has always and will always be about putting our Local 399 Members First in all decisions,” the slate said in its campaign. “We strive to make the best decisions on behalf of the most amount of Members in any given situation.
- 10/12/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
California’s newly named film commissioner is thinking big.
Colleen Bell wants to expand the state’s production tax credit program beyond its current annual allocation of $330 million — which was tripled in size in 2014 to compete effectively with New York and Georgia, then extended a year ago to 2025 with a credit of up to 25% of qualified expenditures spent in California.
Feature films covered under the program have included “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Captain Marvel,” “Bumblebee,” “Space Jam 2” and “Sherlock Holmes 3.” Earlier this year, Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” became the 16th television series to relocate to California, joining “Good Girls,” “You,” “Sneaky Pete,” “Legion,” “Ballers” and “Veep.” The state ditched the lottery approach several years ago and selects projects based on a jobs-creation formula.
“We may not provide the largest incentives but we provide the most value in terms of workforce, locations, weather and progressive,...
Colleen Bell wants to expand the state’s production tax credit program beyond its current annual allocation of $330 million — which was tripled in size in 2014 to compete effectively with New York and Georgia, then extended a year ago to 2025 with a credit of up to 25% of qualified expenditures spent in California.
Feature films covered under the program have included “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Captain Marvel,” “Bumblebee,” “Space Jam 2” and “Sherlock Holmes 3.” Earlier this year, Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” became the 16th television series to relocate to California, joining “Good Girls,” “You,” “Sneaky Pete,” “Legion,” “Ballers” and “Veep.” The state ditched the lottery approach several years ago and selects projects based on a jobs-creation formula.
“We may not provide the largest incentives but we provide the most value in terms of workforce, locations, weather and progressive,...
- 8/7/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA members will rally Wednesday at the La Brea Tar Pits in a show of unity for the union’s four-month-old strike against Bartle Bogle Hegarty. Members will meet at the union’s headquarters in Los Angeles at noon and then march to the nearby Tar Pits to hear speakers denounce the struck ad agency.
The strike is part of the union’s Ads Go Union campaign to organize non-union commercials. SAG-aftra also is gearing up for negotiations for a new commercials contract, which generates more than $1 billion in annual wages for its members.
SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris, national executive director David White and Los Angeles Local president Jane Austin will lead the rally. Reps from other labor organizations expected to attend include Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399; Rusty Hicks, president of the La County Federation of Labor; John Acosta, president of Musicians Local 47; Tom Davis,...
The strike is part of the union’s Ads Go Union campaign to organize non-union commercials. SAG-aftra also is gearing up for negotiations for a new commercials contract, which generates more than $1 billion in annual wages for its members.
SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris, national executive director David White and Los Angeles Local president Jane Austin will lead the rally. Reps from other labor organizations expected to attend include Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399; Rusty Hicks, president of the La County Federation of Labor; John Acosta, president of Musicians Local 47; Tom Davis,...
- 1/22/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood unions and entertainment companies have stepped up to support the 31,000 Los Angeles teachers in the second day of a massive strike that’s affected nearly half a million students.
More than 50 SAG-AFTRA members picketed at a Tuesday afternoon rally in the driving rain next to the Hollywood & Highland Center with secretary-treasurer Jane Austin among the speakers in support of the United Teachers of Los Angeles.
“It’s important for us to support our fellow union members,” Austin said. “It’s all about showing solidarity and supporting better education for our children.”
SAG-AFTRA member Patrick Fabian (“Better Call Saul”) spoke as an Lausd parent. L. Scott Caldwell, Ellen Crawford and national vice president Clyde Kusatsu were among those attending.
For its part, the Writers Guild of America West has adopted Hancock Park Elementary School, near its headquarters on Fairfax Avenue as its picket line location for two days...
More than 50 SAG-AFTRA members picketed at a Tuesday afternoon rally in the driving rain next to the Hollywood & Highland Center with secretary-treasurer Jane Austin among the speakers in support of the United Teachers of Los Angeles.
“It’s important for us to support our fellow union members,” Austin said. “It’s all about showing solidarity and supporting better education for our children.”
SAG-AFTRA member Patrick Fabian (“Better Call Saul”) spoke as an Lausd parent. L. Scott Caldwell, Ellen Crawford and national vice president Clyde Kusatsu were among those attending.
For its part, the Writers Guild of America West has adopted Hancock Park Elementary School, near its headquarters on Fairfax Avenue as its picket line location for two days...
- 1/16/2019
- by Dave McNary and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, casting directors have a new master contract, Roy Wood, Jr., is hosting the WGA Awards in New York, and the Santa Barbara Film Festival unveils its opening and closing films.
Contract Ratification
Casting directors and casting associates have ratified a three-year successor agreement to its master contract with studios and networks, covering about 400 professionals in Los Angeles and 100 in New York.
Reps for Teamsters Local 399 in Hollywood and Local 817 in New York reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after four days of talks last month. Ratification meetings were held Thursday.
Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan said the negotiations were difficult but led to significant improvements in the deal, which expires on Sept. 30, 2021. Details have not yet been released.
“We are very proud of each and every one of our Casting Steering Committee Members from both Teamsters Local 399 and Teamsters Local 817,...
Contract Ratification
Casting directors and casting associates have ratified a three-year successor agreement to its master contract with studios and networks, covering about 400 professionals in Los Angeles and 100 in New York.
Reps for Teamsters Local 399 in Hollywood and Local 817 in New York reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after four days of talks last month. Ratification meetings were held Thursday.
Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan said the negotiations were difficult but led to significant improvements in the deal, which expires on Sept. 30, 2021. Details have not yet been released.
“We are very proud of each and every one of our Casting Steering Committee Members from both Teamsters Local 399 and Teamsters Local 817,...
- 1/11/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Casting directors and associates in Los Angeles and New York have ratified a new three-year contract that was negotiated on their behalf by Teamsters locals 399 in La and 817 in New York. The joint agreement with management’s AMPTP covers some 400 casting professionals in La and about 100 in New York.
“These were difficult negotiations, but we got a good contract for our casting directors and associates,” said Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399. “It was ratified last night. That was the last major contract we had to bargain in 2018.” Terms of the new contract haven’t been made public, but Dayan said it doesn’t contain any rollbacks.
The contract’s ratification marks a strike-free conclusion of the industry’s three-year cycle of film and TV industry contracts that began with the DGA in 2016, followed by the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, Iatse, and Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts unions.
“These were difficult negotiations, but we got a good contract for our casting directors and associates,” said Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399. “It was ratified last night. That was the last major contract we had to bargain in 2018.” Terms of the new contract haven’t been made public, but Dayan said it doesn’t contain any rollbacks.
The contract’s ratification marks a strike-free conclusion of the industry’s three-year cycle of film and TV industry contracts that began with the DGA in 2016, followed by the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, Iatse, and Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts unions.
- 1/10/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Reps for about 500 casting directors and casting associates have reached a tentative deal on a three-year successor agreement to its master contract with studios and network.
Teamsters Local 399 in Hollywood and Local 817 in New York set a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan announced the news on the local’s website, but did not disclose details.
“We have reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP for the successor agreement to our recently extended 2015 Casting Director Contract,” he said. “As usual, these negotiations were a time to address the challenges and needs of our hardworking Casting Professionals in order to fight for important gains in your Contract with the AMPTP. Teamsters Local 399 and our Casting Steering Committee are recommending the contract for ratification.”
“We will be holding a Ratification Meeting on the same day that Teamsters Local 817 will be holding a Contract Ratification Meeting in New York,...
Teamsters Local 399 in Hollywood and Local 817 in New York set a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan announced the news on the local’s website, but did not disclose details.
“We have reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP for the successor agreement to our recently extended 2015 Casting Director Contract,” he said. “As usual, these negotiations were a time to address the challenges and needs of our hardworking Casting Professionals in order to fight for important gains in your Contract with the AMPTP. Teamsters Local 399 and our Casting Steering Committee are recommending the contract for ratification.”
“We will be holding a Ratification Meeting on the same day that Teamsters Local 817 will be holding a Contract Ratification Meeting in New York,...
- 12/25/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Teamsters Local 399 in Hollywood and Local 817 in New York have reached a tentative agreement with management’s AMPTP for a new three-year contract covering casting directors and casting associates. The joint agreement covers some 400 casting professionals in Los Angeles and about 100 in New York.
“If was a difficult negotiation, as always,” said Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan.
Both locals and their casting director steering committees are recommending ratification of the new pact, which will be put to a vote of their affected members at ratification meetings January 9 in La and New York. Negotiations for the new pact were pushed back to accommodate the longer-than-usual negotiations for a new Iatse agreement, which delayed the start of Local 399’s film and TV contract negotiations, which in turn pushed back the start of the casting directors talks.
“We’ve never bargained this late,” Dayan said.
Terms of the deal aren’t being made public yet,...
“If was a difficult negotiation, as always,” said Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan.
Both locals and their casting director steering committees are recommending ratification of the new pact, which will be put to a vote of their affected members at ratification meetings January 9 in La and New York. Negotiations for the new pact were pushed back to accommodate the longer-than-usual negotiations for a new Iatse agreement, which delayed the start of Local 399’s film and TV contract negotiations, which in turn pushed back the start of the casting directors talks.
“We’ve never bargained this late,” Dayan said.
Terms of the deal aren’t being made public yet,...
- 12/24/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Members of the Hollywood Teamsters have ratified a three-year successor deal to the current master contract with 73% support among those voting.
“Teamsters Local 399 are pleased to announce that the Membership covered under the “Black Book” Agreement have ratified their contract,” the union said on its web site. “We look forward to 3 more years of continued employment and prosperity for our Membership.”
It was the first time that Local 399 offered its members online voting on a contract ratification.
The expiration of the current deal, which covers about 5,000 below-the-line employees, was extended from July 31 to Oct. 15 by the unions and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers prior to the start of negoations on Aug. 22. Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399, made the announcement on Aug. 27 that the unions reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP on Aug. 27.
The deal covers the Hollywood-based Teamsters Local 399, which includes drivers and animal...
“Teamsters Local 399 are pleased to announce that the Membership covered under the “Black Book” Agreement have ratified their contract,” the union said on its web site. “We look forward to 3 more years of continued employment and prosperity for our Membership.”
It was the first time that Local 399 offered its members online voting on a contract ratification.
The expiration of the current deal, which covers about 5,000 below-the-line employees, was extended from July 31 to Oct. 15 by the unions and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers prior to the start of negoations on Aug. 22. Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399, made the announcement on Aug. 27 that the unions reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP on Aug. 27.
The deal covers the Hollywood-based Teamsters Local 399, which includes drivers and animal...
- 10/1/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Rosy projections that the underfunded Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan will be 100% funded by 2032 already have hit an early speed bump.
That projection, made earlier this year by the Plan’s actuary, was based in part on the $3.8 billion retirement fund achieving a 7.5% return on investments – net of investment expenses – in each of the next 15 years. But despite a rising stock market, the Plan’s return on investments for the first six months of 2018 were down 0.4% and will be lucky to be in the black by the end of the year.
“With this year’s market activity, we are hopeful to break even at the end of the year rather than take a loss,” Iatse Editors Guild Local 700 national executive director Cathy Repola – who’s also a director of the Plan – told her members in a recent communique. “Year to date at the end of June 2018, we are at...
That projection, made earlier this year by the Plan’s actuary, was based in part on the $3.8 billion retirement fund achieving a 7.5% return on investments – net of investment expenses – in each of the next 15 years. But despite a rising stock market, the Plan’s return on investments for the first six months of 2018 were down 0.4% and will be lucky to be in the black by the end of the year.
“With this year’s market activity, we are hopeful to break even at the end of the year rather than take a loss,” Iatse Editors Guild Local 700 national executive director Cathy Repola – who’s also a director of the Plan – told her members in a recent communique. “Year to date at the end of June 2018, we are at...
- 9/14/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts unions have reached a tentative agreement with management’s AMPTP on terms for a new three-year film and TV contract.
“As usual, these negotiations were difficult and extended into the night,” said Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Local 399 and chairman of the Basic Crafts. “However, in the end, we were able to come to an agreement. Teamsters Local 399, all of the Basic Craft locals, and our Driver/Coordinator Committees, are unanimously recommending the contract for ratification.”
The unions aren’t releasing terms of the new deal yet, but in the spirit of so-called “pattern bargaining,” they’re believed to closely resemble the deal reached recently by the Iatse and its 13 West Coast studio locals. That deal will also be put to a membership ratification vote soon, with the leaders of only one of the Iatse locals – Editors Guild Local 700 – opposed. One of...
“As usual, these negotiations were difficult and extended into the night,” said Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Local 399 and chairman of the Basic Crafts. “However, in the end, we were able to come to an agreement. Teamsters Local 399, all of the Basic Craft locals, and our Driver/Coordinator Committees, are unanimously recommending the contract for ratification.”
The unions aren’t releasing terms of the new deal yet, but in the spirit of so-called “pattern bargaining,” they’re believed to closely resemble the deal reached recently by the Iatse and its 13 West Coast studio locals. That deal will also be put to a membership ratification vote soon, with the leaders of only one of the Iatse locals – Editors Guild Local 700 – opposed. One of...
- 8/27/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood Teamsters and four other Basic Crafts Unions have reached a tentative agreement with producers on a successor deal to the current master contract.
Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399, made the announcement on the Hollywood Teamsters website on Monday. Negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers began on Aug. 22.
“As usual, these negotiations were difficult and extended into the night; however, in the end, we were able to come to an agreement,” Dayan said. “Teamsters Local 399, all of the Basic Craft Locals, and our Driver/Coordinator Committees are unanimously recommending the contract for ratification.”
Dayan also said, “We will not be releasing details of the new agreement until we have received the Memoranda of Agreement from the AMPTP and have had an opportunity to inform our Memberships of the terms of the new agreements. We will have more details and will announce our plans for...
Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399, made the announcement on the Hollywood Teamsters website on Monday. Negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers began on Aug. 22.
“As usual, these negotiations were difficult and extended into the night; however, in the end, we were able to come to an agreement,” Dayan said. “Teamsters Local 399, all of the Basic Craft Locals, and our Driver/Coordinator Committees are unanimously recommending the contract for ratification.”
Dayan also said, “We will not be releasing details of the new agreement until we have received the Memoranda of Agreement from the AMPTP and have had an opportunity to inform our Memberships of the terms of the new agreements. We will have more details and will announce our plans for...
- 8/27/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood Teamsters and four other Basic Crafts Unions are launching negotiations on Wednesday with producers on a successor deal to the master contract.
The expiration of the current deal, which covers about 5,000 below-the-line employees, was recently extended from July 31 to Oct. 15 by the unions and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The deal covers the Hollywood-based Teamsters Local 399, which includes drivers as well as animal wranglers; the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Local No. 40); Plumbers and Pipefitters (Local No. 78); Studio Utility Employees (Local No. 724); and Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association (Local No. 755).
Steve Dayan, Local 399’s secretary-treasurer, said in a recent posting on the local’s website that negotiators have been prepping for the talks in recent months.
“We are ready to fight for the membership!” he said. “Your voices have been heard loud and clear.”
The contract extension came after leaders of the 12 of...
The expiration of the current deal, which covers about 5,000 below-the-line employees, was recently extended from July 31 to Oct. 15 by the unions and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The deal covers the Hollywood-based Teamsters Local 399, which includes drivers as well as animal wranglers; the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Local No. 40); Plumbers and Pipefitters (Local No. 78); Studio Utility Employees (Local No. 724); and Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association (Local No. 755).
Steve Dayan, Local 399’s secretary-treasurer, said in a recent posting on the local’s website that negotiators have been prepping for the talks in recent months.
“We are ready to fight for the membership!” he said. “Your voices have been heard loud and clear.”
The contract extension came after leaders of the 12 of...
- 8/20/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 says it’s “ready to fight” for a new film and TV contract, negotiations for which have been delayed because it took Iatse longer than expected to arrive at terms for its own new film and TV pact. The Teamsters and the Basic Crafts unions, which will jointly negotiate an agreement with management’s AMPTP, have agreed to extend the expiration date of their current contract until October 15.
“We have extended the contract to ensure labor peace until we’ve had a chance to bargain and let the members decide if they approve or not,” Steve Dayan, Local 399’s secretary-treasurer, told Deadline. The current pact had been set to expire on July 31, and if a new deal is reached, the terms will be retroactive to that date.
“Like us, all of the Basic Crafts unions unanimously voted to extend their agreements to October 15 since our...
“We have extended the contract to ensure labor peace until we’ve had a chance to bargain and let the members decide if they approve or not,” Steve Dayan, Local 399’s secretary-treasurer, told Deadline. The current pact had been set to expire on July 31, and if a new deal is reached, the terms will be retroactive to that date.
“Like us, all of the Basic Crafts unions unanimously voted to extend their agreements to October 15 since our...
- 8/15/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Now that Iatse has reached a tentative agreement on terms for a new film and TV contract, it’s now the turn of Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts unions to try to hammer out a new deal with management’s AMPTP. Those negotiations had been delayed because the on-again-off-again Iatse talks had taken longer than expected.
“We will be bargaining in the coming weeks this month,” Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan told Deadline, noting that the union’s current contract, which had been set to expire July 31, has been extended until a new agreement can be reached. The Basic Crafts unions include the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 40, Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 78, Studio Utility Employees Local 724, and Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 755.
If so-called “pattern bargaining” holds, the Teamsters and Basic Crafts will be expected to accept a deal similar to the one Iatse agreed to.
“We will be bargaining in the coming weeks this month,” Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan told Deadline, noting that the union’s current contract, which had been set to expire July 31, has been extended until a new agreement can be reached. The Basic Crafts unions include the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 40, Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 78, Studio Utility Employees Local 724, and Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 755.
If so-called “pattern bargaining” holds, the Teamsters and Basic Crafts will be expected to accept a deal similar to the one Iatse agreed to.
- 8/7/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive Updated with Iatse deal: Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 has won a $200,000 grievance settlement against HBO’s Big Little Lies. The money is being paid out to the dozens of transportation drivers who worked on the first season of the Emmy-winning limited series.
An HBO spokesman confirmed that Iatse also negotiated a settlement for its crew members on the show, but would not say how much money was involved.
The settlements stem from the fact that the seven-episode first season had been produced under the union’s movie of the week contract, which provides for lower wages than its episodic TV rate. Originally, there’d been no intention to shoot a second season, but when the show was picked up for an additional seven episodes, Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan and president Kenny Farnell filed a grievance, saying the Season 1 drivers were entitled to retro pay – a bonus to make up...
An HBO spokesman confirmed that Iatse also negotiated a settlement for its crew members on the show, but would not say how much money was involved.
The settlements stem from the fact that the seven-episode first season had been produced under the union’s movie of the week contract, which provides for lower wages than its episodic TV rate. Originally, there’d been no intention to shoot a second season, but when the show was picked up for an additional seven episodes, Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan and president Kenny Farnell filed a grievance, saying the Season 1 drivers were entitled to retro pay – a bonus to make up...
- 8/7/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Teamsters Local 399 was founded in 1928 and has held onto a seniority system designed to ensure that its most experienced members are hired first. It’s a plan that other unions might like to adopt, but not all can.
At the Teamsters, drivers transition through three groups as they accrue union longevity, spending two years at the first level and eight at the second before graduating to the top tier. Drivers are hired for jobs based on these groupings, with 98% of each more senior-level group required to be working before members of the next group are considered for placement.
This time-based system ensures that more experienced drivers have the first crack at jobs. Transportation coordinator Malcolm Mazer (“Modern Family”) supports the structure, saying it would be fundamentally unfair “if you’re starting new and bump someone out of a job for no apparent reason except for nepotism or you’re somebody’s friend.
At the Teamsters, drivers transition through three groups as they accrue union longevity, spending two years at the first level and eight at the second before graduating to the top tier. Drivers are hired for jobs based on these groupings, with 98% of each more senior-level group required to be working before members of the next group are considered for placement.
This time-based system ensures that more experienced drivers have the first crack at jobs. Transportation coordinator Malcolm Mazer (“Modern Family”) supports the structure, saying it would be fundamentally unfair “if you’re starting new and bump someone out of a job for no apparent reason except for nepotism or you’re somebody’s friend.
- 4/18/2018
- by Zoe Hewitt
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Teamsters Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan has won re-election by a landslide, defeating challenger Mitch Masoner by a vote of 1,407-341. Dayan's slate of running mates also trounced Masoner's, 1,275-246. It was a heated and on at least one occasion violent election, with one of Dayan's supporters allegedly punching one of Masoner's supporters in the face. Masoner said he cancelled a rally and fundraiser last month "due to the threat of potential…...
- 10/12/2016
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Teamsters Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan has won re-election by a landslide, defeating challenger Mitch Masoner by a vote of 1,407-341. Dayan's slate of running mates also trounced Masoner's, 1,275-246. It was a heated and on at least one occasion violent election, with one of Dayan's supporters allegedly punching one of Masoner's supporters in the face. Masoner said he cancelled a rally and fundraiser last month "due to the threat of potential…...
- 10/12/2016
- Deadline
The ongoing election at Teamsters Local 399 has taken a violent turn, according to a report filed with the Burbank Police Department, which is investigating an alleged election-related assault September 12 outside Warner Bros Studios. Retired Teamster Ray Holmgren told detectives he was handing out fliers outside the studio in support of Mitch Masoner, who's running for secretary-treasurer against incumbent Steve Dayan, when he was assaulted by Flint Hardman, who…...
- 9/19/2016
- Deadline TV
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