r/IATSE is a subreddit with 15k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses iatse, local, union, work, and crew, and they frequently recommend/review toe boots and accountant.
This is a subreddit for IATSE members, or anyone interested in learning about trade unionism and the performing arts.
Popular Themes in r/IATSE
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Seeing people getting excited over the new BTS footage of the next Spider-Man movie. But is anyone else here ticked off that’s it’s filming in Glasgow and not in NYC (or any city in the US that could fit the bill) especially given our current situations regarding the industry?"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I know a lot of the Film Industry uses ULINE for various supplies. I, for one, will be pushing to go with other suppliers such as Tenaquip."
6 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Anyone lucky enough to find a mortgage company that understands our industry?"
3 posts
#4
News
: "Kennedy Center Union Demands Investigation After Conservative Group Heckled Yasmin Williams | Trump appointed chairman of Kennedy Center set aside 50 tickets for group to harass performer"
3 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Atlantic Theater Production Workers Ratify First Union Contract, Ending Strike - IATSE"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/IATSE
#1
Iatse
: "Anora Iatse Controversy"
100 posts
#2
Local
: "IATSE Local 15 (Stagehands, AV, FOH Staff) held a rally outside the Hyatt Regency today to protest Encore AV's repeated failure to bargain a fair contract"
76 posts
#3
Union
: "The Loft Cinema: Unionized June 16, 2025"
53 posts
#4
Work
: "No Work in June"
42 posts
#5
Crew
: "Little Shop of Horrors Crew Secures First Union Contract"
25 posts
#6
Production
: "‘The Pitt’ Production Assistants Attempt to Unionize [LiUNA Local 724]"
19 posts
#7
Workers
: "[Paulson] As Off Broadway Crews Unionize, Workers See Hope, Producers Peril"
13 posts
#8
Membership
13 posts
#9
Strike
: "ICE OUT General Strike Called for in Minnesota 1/23/26"
12 posts
#10
Job
: "Coming back after 5 years"
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/IATSE
Toe Boots
11 reviews
#1
Red Wing
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Blundstone
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Whites
4.0★ from 1 review
Accountant
2 reviews
#1
The Associates Tax
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Matthew Gutterson
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/IATSE
#1
Allied Entertainment Union 🎭🎼🚛✍🏽📣
: "U.K. and French Unions Join Forces to Protest Long Hours in Entertainment Industry"
8 posts
#2
Animation 🐭🐰🧽🎨
: "The Animation Guild Unionizes New Workers at Netflix, DreamWorks"
1 post
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+2k members(15.7%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026