Unions Push Back Against Big Tech’s Latest Effort to Strip AI Protections
01 Dec 2025
After losing 99-1 in the Senate this July, Big Tech has escalated its attempts to roll back and ban state AI protections.
Keep California Rolling: November 2025 EUC Update
26 Nov 2025
Our Entertainment Union Coalition (EUC) continues to work collaboratively to ensure the success of the application of our expanded and modernized Film and Television Jobs Program, as well as champi
Los Angeles Remains Top Filming Site as Global Production Volume Shrinks
25 Nov 2025
As seen in Variety
New York Adopt a Highway Clean Up Event
25 Nov 2025
Local 600 adopted a 1-mile stretch of highway along Route 9 in Irvington, NY.
Governor Newsom Announces Next Round of Film and TV tax credits, Hit Series Baywatch returning to California
20 Nov 2025
Governor Newsom is announcing that 17 television projects — including the reimagined hit series Baywatch and relocated The Night Agent — will receive awards through California’s newly expanded Film and Television Tax Credit Program, helping spur jobs and reinforce California’s status as the world’s entertainment capital.
Met Museum Employees Petition to Create Union
19 Nov 2025
The proposal, for a union to represent nearly 1,000 employees, would make the Met one of the largest unionized museums in the country.
Local 80 Waste Sorting Class
18 Nov 2025
On October 16, IATSE Local 80 Green Committee Chair and Eat Healthy Crafty Owner Terri Freedman hosted a waste sorting training at Local 80
What is New With Green Spark Group?
18 Nov 2025
There are two new articles published on the Green Spark Group website that speak directly to the opportunities and challenges we are seeing across the industry when it comes to sustainable production.
Governor Pritzker Cuts Ribbon at IATSE Local 2’s New Training Center
17 Nov 2025
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 2 Chicago Stagehands to ce
Illinois Film Tax Incentives Strengthened in Newly Passed Legislation
03 Nov 2025
The Illinois Film Tax Incentives bill has passed legislation. The long wait ends with a much-needed win for the industry.
2025 Los Angeles Unscripted Mixer
21 Oct 2025
Unscripted IATSE members came together at F22 Studios in Burbank, CA, on Sunday, October 19, for a night of networking and community building.
Governor Newsom announces tax credit awards for new job-creating films shooting in California and generating $1.4 billion for the state’s economy
21 Oct 2025
52 projects, including the new “Jumanji” film, “Heat 2”, will soon set production records in the Golden State