May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Resources

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Resources

Dear MPI participant, Life can be very stressful, especially working in the entertainment industry. If we don’t cope with stress in healthy ways, that stress can invite unhealthy coping mechanisms into our lives, multiplying the damage that life stressors already...
705 Launches Mentorship Program

705 Launches Mentorship Program

At an online Town Hall on May 2, 2024, Local 705 announced the launch of the Motion Picture Costumers Mentorship Program. The program will be spearheaded by Landi Maduro, CEO of Bluechild Entertainment and founder and president of Women of Color Filmmakers, a 501c3...
Hollywood Basic Local Negotiations Update: 2nd Week of Basic General Negotiations With AMPTP Wraps Following Discussions On AI, Wages and Working Conditions

Negotiations Update: General Negotiations

As the 13 Hollywood Locals have successfully concluded their Local-specific negotiations, we are shifting focus back to the bigger challenge ahead of all of us. The upcoming Basic Agreement/General Negotiations, which are scheduled to begin on Monday, April 29, will...