Message from Local 600 Leadership on Transgender Rights
22 Mar 2023
Trans rights are human rights. Human rights are at the forefront of workers rights, and therefore central to union ideology.
Los Angeles school workers union announces plan for 3-day strike
17 Mar 2023
A union representing school workers in Los Angeles plans to strike for three days next week with support from the district’s teachers union, it said, setting up what could be a shutdown of the nation’s second-largest school system.
Local 600 Operator Quenell Jones Sits on Panel at BMCC's Careers in Film and Television Production Event
15 Mar 2023
On March 11, Local 600 Operator Quenell Jones participated in a panel at BMCC, speaking to 110 CUNY students about diversity and careers in film and television production.
Local 600 Members Take to the Stage at the First Ever Cine Gear Expo NY
15 Mar 2023
Local 600 hosted a booth at the 1st CineGear Expo NYC, on March 10 and 11 at industry City, Brooklyn, NY.
60th Annual Publicists Awards
13 Mar 2023
The ICG Publicists held their 60th Annual ICG Publicists Awards on Friday, March 10, 2023, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Walt Disney Animation Studios Production Workers Launch Union Drive With IATSE
08 Mar 2023
The Animation Guild is seeking to organize nearly 80 production coordinators, production managers and production supervisors, even as Disney looks to disqualify certain job titles from the effort.
Local 600 + ARRI Rental's Camera Training in NYC
01 Mar 2023
Local 600 + ARRI Rental hosted a Film Training in Long Island City, Queens, NY, on Saturday, February 25.
Harnessing the Union’s Collective Generational Power
01 Mar 2023
Caroline Oelkers is determined to inject a bit of youth into Local 600’s leadership.
Fox 8 Photojournalists Fighting for Better Pay After Years of Stagnant Wages, Hazardous Conditions
01 Mar 2023
Working without a contract since 2017 at rates that have remained stagnant despite inflation and the parent company's continued financial success, photojournalists at Fox 8 in the IATSE union are fighting for better wages.
Atlanta Office Hosts Full Day of Committee Meetings
21 Feb 2023
On Saturday, February 18, the Pride and Young Workers committees met up at the Atlanta office to discuss the future of their respective committees, upcoming events, and much more.
Baz Luhrmann & DP Mandy Walker On “Perfectly” Recreating Iconic ‘Elvis’ Footage
20 Feb 2023
In taking on the story of Elvis via the Warner Bros drama of the same name, filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and DP Mandy Walker looked to “perfectly reproduce already existing imagery” of the King of Rock and Roll, for what Walker terms “trainspotting” sequences.