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A Hollywood Strike Epilogue

The union representing film crews negotiated a new deal last week, and avoided a strike—but what did they really win?

IATSE joins SAG-AFTRA and WGA members on strike on September 14, 2023 in New York City. Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images
Jonathan Handel
July 4, 2024

To no one’s surprise, the crew union IATSE reached a deal last week without a strike—something that neither labor nor management could have stomached after last year’s dual writers’ and actors’ walkouts. The union, led by international president Matthew D. Loeb, achieved key gains on basic wages, streaming residuals, and artificial intelligence as IATSE and the AMPTP studio and streamer alliance renewed two main pacts, the Basic Agreement (Los Angeles area) and the Area Standards Agreement (the rest of the U.S. besides New York) as well as a host of craft-specific deals.