Teamsters vote to authorize strike over commercials contract
Source: LA Times
By RICHARD VERRIER
A contract dispute between commercial producers and Teamsters Local 399 has escalated, raising the prospect of the first Hollywood strike by the union in nearly two decades.
On Sunday, Teamsters drivers, location managers and casting agents voted by a 10-to-1 margin to reject a contract proposed by the Assn. of Independent Commercial Producers and to authorize their leaders to stage a walkout should they fail to reach an agreement by the end of the month.
A strike would effectively shut down commercial production in L.A., where nearly half of all commercials are filmed. However, the union's executive board would make the final call on whether to strike and only if negotiations break down. The union's current contract expires Jan. 31.
"The last, best and final offer by the AICP covering Commercial Drivers and Commercial Location Scouts/Managers was resoundingly rejected by the membership," the union said on its website. "Per the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Constitution, a no vote authorizes a strike. We have notified the AICP and are awaiting their response.”
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Steve Dayan, right, secretary-treasure of Teamsters local 399 talks as Adam Roodman , left, vice president of Quixote, listens as Teamsters local 399 talk outside Quixote Studios on Penrose in Los Angeles. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
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