Hollywood Basic Crafts Deal Terms With Studios Revealed

In their latest three-year tentative agreement with employers, the Teamsters Local 399 and Hollywood Basic Crafts won annual three percent wage increases, penalties for an invaded weekend turnaround and a budget-based New Media sideletter without lower “movie of the week” rates. Local 399 revealed these and other deal terms from the Basic Crafts’ latest tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a one-sheet summary shared with members on Monday. The tentative agreement, which if ratified would apply to nearly 7,500 film and television workers belonging to Local 399, IBEW Local 40, LiUNA! Local 724, OPCMIA Local 755 and UA Local 78, was reached on Friday and will soon go to members of these groups for a ratification vote. In their one-sheet and a subsequent press release, Local 399 specifically touts that, for the first time, the deal includes a budget-based New Media sideletter, which eliminates all references to “movie of the week” (MOW) rates that are lower than those for “episodic” and “full feature” films. Previously, Local 399 and the Basic Crafts were negotiating one-off project deals for New Media — this sideletter will now cover all traditional scripted dramatic programs for SVOD platforms.…
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