# IATSE has entered the chat… **URL:** \ **Category:** Career\ **Tags:** iatse\ **Created:** [January 15, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/iatse-has-entered-the-chat/9807 "2024-01-15T02:35:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/iatse-has-entered-the-chat/9807/1 "2024-01-15T02:35:00Z")
> **[IATSE Chief: Workers “Ready to Fight” in Upcoming Contract Talks With Studios](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/iatse-chief-workers-ready-to-fight-amptp-1235783550/)** > > The crew union leader and reps from SAG-AFTRA, the Writers Guild of America and Teamsters had strong words for the AMPTP during a labor innovation and technology summit at CES: “My folks aren’t going to just settle.” Ugh. Not another one. ---
**Author:** ![BrittCiampa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@BrittCiampa](https://forum.logik.tv/u/BrittCiampa)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/iatse-has-entered-the-chat/9807/2 "2024-01-15T04:44:50Z")
“Nothing is off the table, and we’re not going to give up our strength and our ability because they [studios] think they sapped us and everybody’s bank account got sapped because they were unreasonable for months and months,” I’m pro union and that’s an admirable sentiment, but how in reality can the sapping of bank accounts (which 100% did happen) not have diminished the willingness to strike of rank and file IATSE members? Seems blustery to me. But I guess we’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![andy\_dill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/andy_dill/32/47_2.png) [@andy\_dill](https://forum.logik.tv/u/andy_dill)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/iatse-has-entered-the-chat/9807/3 "2024-01-15T14:07:48Z")
Nobody’s gonna get anything in a negotiation with studios if they walk in saying, “too many strikes recently.” Lord knows none of us want another strike, but I support them. If we ever manage to form a union it will probably be with them. ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/iatse-has-entered-the-chat/9807/4 "2024-01-15T17:58:32Z")
I’m technically a member of IATSE for legacy reasons and I stand behind my brethren — because this strike will only help my corp’s bottom line with my studio clients. Solidarity!! ---
**Author:** ![BrittCiampa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@BrittCiampa](https://forum.logik.tv/u/BrittCiampa)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/iatse-has-entered-the-chat/9807/5 "2024-01-15T22:29:46Z")
I’m not anti-union in the least. But I think being realistic, in our corner of the internet with our particular anxieties in our particular field, I’m not seeing a very high strike likelihood. I don’t see how anyone, the AMPTP, IATSE, the US movie and tv landscape as a whole could really afford that. ---
**Author:** ![SamE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SamE](https://forum.logik.tv/u/SamE)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/iatse-has-entered-the-chat/9807/6 "2024-01-16T21:39:21Z")
Sounds like a great opportunity for VFX to join…