"Union Leaders Warn of Hollywood Shutdown as AMPTP Negotiations Loom"
Leaders of IATSE and Teamsters rallied crew workers at a Unity Rally in Encino, CA, using fiery language to rev up members before joint negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The rally marked the first time since 1988 that IATSE, Teamsters, and Hollywood Basic Crafts will jointly bargain health and pension benefits for their members. Union leaders and members from SAG and WGA emphasized solidarity and warned of potential disinformation campaigns from the studios, with Teamsters' General President Sean O’Brien referring to the studios as "white-collar crime syndicates."