![]() In the popular vote – which doesn’t matter under the union’s rules – a slim majority of Hollywood members voted to reject the contract: 50.4% no to 49.6% yes. Both were approved by razor-thin margins. There actually were two separate contracts up for ratification: the Hollywood Basic Agreement, covering 13 locals based in Los Angeles, and the Area Standards Agreement (ASA), which covers 23 locals outside of L.A. We will have no way of knowing whether or not the contracts would have been ratified if those text messages had not been sent out.” “It seems as though it undermines the concept of a secret ballot and the neutrality and respect that should be afforded to the voting process. “It’s disappointing to learn that the locals were targeting members who had not yet voted with encouragement to vote Yes in some cases,” said Brandy Tannahill, a member of IATSE Grips Local 80, who was the host and organizer of two grassroots inter-local town halls in the run-up to the ratification vote. And in close vote, as this one was, that might have made all the difference. Other locals, however, used the information in a text-messaging campaign to urge members who hadn’t yet voted to vote Yes. In texts and emails, some locals simply asked non-voters to remember to vote, without making any recommendation one way or the other. ![]() Having access to the records of those who had and hadn’t voted while voting was underway allowed local leaders to target non-voters with reminders to vote. Linda Gibbs, president of Honest Ballot, declined comment. ![]() “They do get that while it’s in process but not how they voted,” a local union spokesperson confirmed to Deadline. Crystal Hopkins Resigns As President Of IATSE Script Supervisors Local 871, Citing Personal Reasons & Dissatisfaction With Union’s New Contract ![]()
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