Thousands of film and television crew members will begin a nationwide strike if they don’t reach a deal for fair and safe working conditions.
The union representing them, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), says its 60,000 members are prepared to start their strike next week.
“Folks have reported working conditions deteriorating and being aggravated,” Jonas Loeb, IATSE’s director of communication, told the AP last week.
Loeb cited a lack of urgency in the pace of negotiations as the reason for setting a strike date.