Ottawa’s RBC Bluesfest is a Unionfest, as of Today!
OTTAWA, ON – For the first time in almost 30 years, this year’s Bluesfest is opening with a unionized labour
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Wardrobe Production Shop Employees at Stratford Festival Vote to Join IATSE
STRATFORD, ON – In a decisive victory, the wardrobe production shop workers for the Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada have
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Creative Industries Coalition Responds re: Budget 2022
The Creative Industries Coalition is pleased to note that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s second federal budget, while fiscally prudent, includes
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Cineflix workers to get $2.5 million in deal negotiated by unions
Agreement settles class-action lawsuit Toronto, ON – Hundreds of current and former workers at factual TV company Cineflix will share
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Meeting with Provincial Deputy Ministers of Culture/Heritage
During a meeting last month between the Creative Industries Coalition (IATSE, Equity, CFM, and the ADC) and the federal Deputy
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2022 PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATION SUBMISSIONS
The IATSE’s Pre-Budget Submissions to the federal government lay out the issues facing the live performance industry and our short-term
IATSE Looks Forward to Working with Federal Government on Broadcasting Act Modernization
The Government of Canada has reintroduced a bill to modernize the Broadcasting Act. The IATSE supports the intent of the
The Live Performance Industry
In addition to many meetings, here is our most recent submission to the federal government on how the live performance
Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB)
POSITIVE NEWS! The $300/wk Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit portal is now open for applications in regions that are subject to
Tangent Animation Workers Win Significant Victory for Unpaid Termination Pay
Toronto – Animation workers from Tangent Animation in Toronto and Winnipeg have succeeded in claiming their legal entitlements to termination
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