Casting Directors Union Deal Reached

After eight days of negotiations, New York and Los Angeles-based casting administrators have reached a brand new tentative contract settlement with Hollywood studios and streamers, based on their union.

The provisional three-year deal was introduced on Friday by the Teamsters Native 399, which represents freelance casting professionals alongside Teamsters Native 817. “As of this afternoon, Teamsters 399 & 817 have formally reached a tentative settlement for our Native 399 & 817 Casting Settlement with the AMPTP,” the union said. “The member-led negotiating committee fought till the bitter finish for a tentative settlement that’s being unanimously really useful for ratification.” Particulars weren’t instantly accessible in regards to the settlement.

The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to the Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers for remark.

The settlement will quickly go to the roughly 700 casting professionals represented by the 2 Teamsters Locals — together with casting administrators, affiliate casting administrators and casting assistants — for a ratification vote. If the settlement is ratified, then it’s going to take impact.

The ratification vote is about to start on Monday after an an informational assembly in regards to the pact takes place for union members.

On this spherical of bargaining, the union sought to considerably elevate wages for members by establishing a first-ever minimal wage fee for casting administrators, boosting these charges for affiliate casting administrators and negotiating annual compensation will increase for casting assistants. (Casting assistants joined the union for the primary time in mid-August.) The union additionally advocated for minimal length of employment contract language for casting administrators and bargained well being and pension advantages for casting assistants.

Negotiations started on Aug. 26 and paused after the primary week, with the union claiming that the AMPTP wanted extra time “to respect and compensate Los Angeles and New York Casting Professionals pretty.” Bargaining resumed on Monday, with a further date added on Friday after the 2 events didn’t come to an settlement by Tuesday.