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In a year-end message to her members, Cathy Repola, national executive director of Editors Guild Local 700, said that IATSE president Matt Loeb “had no interest in any input from me” during the union’s recent negotiations for a new film and TV contract.
Editors Guild chief Cathy Repola has been reappointed to the board of the Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans, which eased coverage during strikes.
The freelance editors responsible for creating the show’s pre-recorded segments have have never been on strike.
Agreement will impact up to 20 film unit workers for the sketch comedy series
The theme of this year’s Oscars is “Movie Lovers Unite,” a rallying cry for film fans at a time when the medium is facing an existential crisis accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.