The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees announced on Wednesday that it will conduct its first-ever diversity survey, as the entertainment industry faces pressure to become more inclusive in the below-the-line ranks.
The union, which represents 150,000 members in the U.S. and Canada, said it would undertake its first membership census in the spring of 2022. The census will be conducted annually after that.
Many of the details remain to be worked out. The census depends on members’ willingness to participate, and on the cooperation of the international union’s 361 locals.
“It’s historically been on them to collect that data,” said Jonas Loeb, the spokesman for the international union. “Now we’re trying to standardize the process.”
Most IATSE locals in Hollywood have not conducted such a census in the past, with many saying it would violate members’ privacy to ask about their race and ethnicity.
Variety published a study...
The union, which represents 150,000 members in the U.S. and Canada, said it would undertake its first membership census in the spring of 2022. The census will be conducted annually after that.
Many of the details remain to be worked out. The census depends on members’ willingness to participate, and on the cooperation of the international union’s 361 locals.
“It’s historically been on them to collect that data,” said Jonas Loeb, the spokesman for the international union. “Now we’re trying to standardize the process.”
Most IATSE locals in Hollywood have not conducted such a census in the past, with many saying it would violate members’ privacy to ask about their race and ethnicity.
Variety published a study...
- 8/4/2021
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
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