Hollywood’s Behind-the-Scenes Crews Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike Over Pay, Working Conditions

Hollywood’s Behind-the-Scenes Crews Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike Over Pay, Working Conditions
The Hollywood sign in Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2005. David Livingston/Getty Images
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Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes crews have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a nationwide strike if they cannot reach agreement with producers on a new contract, their union announced on Monday.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which represents some 60,000 off-screen workers, said that 90 percent of its members cast ballots and more than 98 percent of the votes returned were in favor of authorizing a strike.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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