In one of the longest contract negotiations ever, IATSE and Fox TV stations in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., have been unable to reach a new agreement after more than 10 years of on-ag…
in New Jersey. The locals represent the stations’ behind-the-scenes news crews, including studio camera operators, photographers, news editors, technical directors, broadcast maintenance engineers and satellite operations engineers.
• Offloading subjects of collective bargaining onto Company Handbooks and policies which can change at any time and depriving the Union of its lawful right to bargain over these policies • Reducing vacation time while at the same time scheduling excessive overtime at the Company’s discretion The stations have reached numerous agreements with other unions in recent years, and paid their IATSE members’ medical premiums throughout 2021, but Local 794 says on its website that “We all know that they are not union friendly at all and would love to see all unions disappear…They would get rid of all of us in a heartbeat given the chance.”“We have been without a cost-of-living increase and fair wages for 15 years. 15 years. Something no one at this station has had to endure.
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