An update on the talks between the Teamsters and Hollywood studios: It’s a done deal.
The union blinked — but for the right reasons.
In a surprising reversal, Teamsters members agreed Sunday morning to the “last, best and final” offer from studios, averting a strike by Hollywood transportation workers and others.
Teamsters head Leo Reed, in a standing-room-only membership meeting in Burbank, asked the members present to vote for the deal, conceding on a major wage point in exchange for relatively minor enhancements that were achieved in backchannel negotiations Saturday afternoon.
Upon Reed’s recommendation, the union membership voted 97.3% in favor of the deal, about 840-20.
And the show goes on.
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