Priscilla’s L.A.
premiere on Monday has been derailed by an ongoing IATSE contract dispute with the American Legion Theater in Hollywood.
Distributor A24 confirms to The Hollywood Reporter that it decided on Friday to move to another, yet-to-be-announced location after becoming aware of the labor fight Thursday night.THR published an in-depth examination of the Legion Theater’s travails on Sept.
26, which detailed how the venue at the venerable U.S.
veterans club, known as Post 43, has become a battlefield for its warring membership over money, power and claims of sexual assault.
(The Los Angeles Times ran its own detailed report on Sept.
27.) The underlying financial tensions have led to the conflict with the union.IATSE Local 33, which represents projectionists, first picketed the property on Sept.
14.
“American Legion Post 43 has committed multiple unfair labor practices, most significantly reneging on an agreement reached in April 2023 for a new collective…
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