IATSE Contract Ratification Decided by Razor-Thin Vote Margins in Two Guilds

The IATSE Basic Agreement ratification passed on Monday by the narrowest of margins, with a few hundred votes in two guilds deciding the outcome. A bare majority of the 40,000-odd members of the 13 West Coast locals voted to reject the agreement — with 50.4% voting no and 49.6% voting yes. But the union’s contracts are ratified based on a delegate system, with delegates awarded based on the majority vote within each local. By that measure, the contract was approved by a vote of 256 to 188. This is the first time in 32 years that an IATSE contract has… Read Full Article