Post by IATSE // #IASolidarity / Redsky

Protecting your union members by fighting for their rights is a great thing. - Spreading the lies they have about a specific venue, and pinning the blame on an unrelated party is decidedly not. - Do better.

aug 26, 2025, 9:57 pm • 21 0 • view

As stated here, AEW has their own road crew. - It is perfectly normal for them to not use IATSE members for setting up their highly specialized equipment, especially in a smaller venue.

WWE and AEW still have their road crew. If you've been to a WWE house show, what you are seeing is the road crews hard work. The road crew work for WWE and understand their specific style, handling the ring, pyro, theme music, etc. According to a Slice Wrestling interview with a former WWE employee, the road crew is employed by Upstaging Inc. However, Upstaging Inc., still employs IATSE union members.

aug 26, 2025, 9:26 pm • 17 0 • view

Please keep doing the bidding of a company who helped Trump getting elected. I think that will help a lot with your workers rights.

aug 27, 2025, 2:02 am • 2 0 • view

Yesterday, AEW refused to use union workers under any circumstances.

aug 26, 2025, 8:55 pm • 0 0 • view

How so? Is their traveling crew not IATSE?

aug 26, 2025, 8:57 pm • 17 0 • view

as a union member, I'd love to know what the hell is actually going on here

aug 26, 2025, 9:55 pm • 15 0 • view

They are. They're union through IATSE 115 in Florida, which means they're absolutely paying prevailing wage

aug 27, 2025, 1:17 am • 5 0 • view

I was going to go but now I’m not. Never cross a picket line.

aug 27, 2025, 3:38 pm • 1 0 • view

What evidence do you have that that’s the case? Genuinely curious, seeing a lot of different perspectives on this from IATSE and non-affiliated industry folks.

aug 26, 2025, 9:43 pm • 1 0 • view

For clarification: Neither AEW nor 2300 Arena has signed a collective bargaining agreement with any IATSE Local for their Philadelphia based production. This means it is not an IATSE union production.

aug 27, 2025, 7:07 pm • 9 4 • view

This is a very obvious lie, as AEW's setup crew is union.

aug 28, 2025, 6:00 am • 1 0 • view

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aug 27, 2025, 7:54 pm • 6 0 • view

Unacceptable and we will not be attending any of the shows there.

aug 27, 2025, 7:15 pm • 2 0 • view

They don't need to & you know that. Just shut the fuck up already. You're going after other union members & you look dumb as shit.

aug 27, 2025, 7:40 pm • 7 0 • view

Question, did NXT and WWE sign a collective agreement in 2024? And if not, did you complain then?

aug 27, 2025, 7:30 pm • 18 1 • view

WWE did not. And this local union didn't complain because this local union doesn't actually care, they just want attention. I have never seen a union go after other union members in the same union. Bizarre behavior.

aug 27, 2025, 7:41 pm • 24 0 • view

I find it so bizarre because going after WWE would have done so much good. Instead they are attacking a company that uses their own union workers

aug 27, 2025, 7:42 pm • 16 0 • view

At this point, it clearly seems to be an astroturfed campaign. AEW has been touring the country for 6+ years, with multiple residencies, and it's never come up before. Looks like the local union is really desperate for attention.

aug 27, 2025, 7:45 pm • 16 0 • view

They want to unionize the Arena. I get that. But you try to convince Khan to threaten not to run the venue to try to force them to go union, not strong arm them at the last minute.

aug 27, 2025, 7:52 pm • 5 0 • view

I don't even think that's the issue, because the Chicago residency was a union building & no one in Chicago complained.

aug 27, 2025, 7:53 pm • 4 0 • view

Just checking in to see why we didn't get a similar reaction for WWE when they did the exact same venue.

aug 27, 2025, 11:03 pm • 2 0 • view

Because the AEW event has not proven to the union they are paying the stage hands the local rate

aug 27, 2025, 11:42 pm • 2 0 • view

They don't pay the local crew, the arena does. 2300 is notorious in Philly for being anti-union. AEW's normal crew is IATSE, but the specific number is eluding me. 115? Maybe?

aug 27, 2025, 11:44 pm • 0 0 • view

They are union but they are not working at 2300 with a bargaining agreement.

aug 27, 2025, 11:56 pm • 0 0 • view

That's not accurate. 2300 has no agreement, AEW has nothing to do with local crew.

aug 28, 2025, 12:08 am • 1 0 • view

That is accurate and is directly from IATSE general. There is no agreement in place with any locals, not Jacksonville and not Philly.

aug 28, 2025, 12:16 am • 0 0 • view

Then why pray tell are Philly union members on Facebook saying otherwise? Philly union leadership is known for being problematic, but the union itself is full of good people.

aug 28, 2025, 12:18 am • 0 0 • view

The information is not from the Philly union, it is from the IATSE general. There is no active bargaining agreement with any IATSE for the event at 2300 and has been categorized as a non union event. That information is directly from IATSE general.

aug 28, 2025, 12:22 am • 0 0 • view

Hopefully this post thread helps explain my point? I appreciate you being civil as we talk about this. bsky.app/profile/actu...

aug 28, 2025, 12:40 am • 0 0 • view

Yes. That is for local crew. Not road crew. 2300 sets local crew, not AEW. It's 2 different sets of crew

aug 28, 2025, 12:37 am • 0 0 • view

Where were the protests and complaining when WWE went there?

aug 27, 2025, 8:26 pm • 2 0 • view

No, there weren't, oddly enough.

aug 28, 2025, 6:01 am • 0 0 • view

Did wwe have a 7 show residency deal with the arena?

aug 28, 2025, 10:22 am • 0 0 • view

No but what does that have to do with anything? It’s still working a non-union venue rather it’s one show or 75

aug 28, 2025, 11:00 am • 0 0 • view

Because booking a venue for one night is different than working WITH the venue(who's the unions actual problem) for 7 nights.

aug 28, 2025, 11:05 am • 0 0 • view

Either way you’re working with the venue

aug 28, 2025, 2:23 pm • 0 0 • view

OK, so your graphic claimed that AEW does not pay area standard wages and benefits. What's your evidence for this?

aug 28, 2025, 7:07 am • 1 0 • view

Your own member said on facebook its not about AEW; its the venue you have a problem with.

aug 26, 2025, 9:50 pm • 48 11 • view

They use local 115, nothing to do with you nutbag

aug 27, 2025, 7:13 pm • 1 0 • view

Why are you lying about this? You know AEW has its own staff, who are in the union. Why would the company hire people unfamiliar with their equipment and procedures, and who would be less efficient in setting things up rather than trusting their own staff to protect their performers?

aug 26, 2025, 8:58 pm • 32 1 • view

I'm not gonna repeat everyone whose ratioing you right now. Instead I wanna say how shameful it is to attack the company who already uses union workers for their shows during a time when the maga government has stripped away federal union protections, evicted the reps and is just overall anti-union.

aug 26, 2025, 10:28 pm • 20 0 • view

Honestly, with their tactics it makes you wonder why AEW would EVER want to work with this chapter in the future. Hell the workers in Chicago were literally just talking about how AEW was a joy to work with, when they were in the Aragon. This tactic is baffling on so many levels.

aug 26, 2025, 11:21 pm • 15 0 • view

And it completely misses the mark when the issue they have should be with the venue itself.

aug 27, 2025, 11:49 am • 4 0 • view

Yeah, they don't even mention their issues with the venue.

aug 27, 2025, 3:21 pm • 2 0 • view

Care to issue a correction or no?

aug 26, 2025, 10:18 pm • 17 0 • view

They already use union talent. What the fuck is this?

aug 27, 2025, 12:52 pm • 9 0 • view

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aug 26, 2025, 9:50 pm • 17 0 • view

Respectfully, their traveling crew are IATSE. Fuck off.

aug 27, 2025, 1:00 am • 14 0 • view

As someone who has been part of a Trade Union for my entire working life, I’m a little baffled by your decision to go after AEW this way. This is not what the union movement is about, and had it been my Union the membership would have been furious. Pretty poor showing.

aug 26, 2025, 10:49 pm • 28 0 • view

So now you are trying this BS here? My lord this is weak sauce and I say that as a Union Rep.

aug 26, 2025, 9:48 pm • 17 0 • view

You re a disgrace to all union workers doing this unreasonable smear attack, your shtick. We can assume you're just hired grifters which makes this complaining about hiring even sadder. You know it, you aren't pro union, you taint the good union name to bootlick the facist monopoly MAGAWWE.

aug 28, 2025, 10:16 am • 0 0 • view

There's still time to delete this you know.

aug 26, 2025, 11:36 pm • 9 0 • view

Go after the venue. And reporting for misinformation 😘

aug 27, 2025, 1:20 am • 10 0 • view

Hey pal, Philly native here. Why the hell didn't y'all go after WWE when they ran 2300? This might be the first time y'all catch a counter protest because this is absolute clown shoes levels of nonsense.

aug 27, 2025, 8:16 pm • 2 0 • view

Any of you have ties to people that work at the Liacouras Center?

aug 29, 2025, 10:14 pm • 0 0 • view

They probably pay more than area standard which is what has you guys all worked up.

aug 26, 2025, 8:55 pm • 1 0 • view

I have said this before, just because they're not using YOUR Union doesn't mean they're not paying Prevailing Wage, as required by the state of PA. I have seen Unions do this for years. They're pissed cause it's not their guys.

aug 26, 2025, 9:34 pm • 27 2 • view

100% - otherwise they would be more transparent about it, and entirely less weird with their shakedown tactics.

aug 26, 2025, 9:36 pm • 8 0 • view

I deal with Unions every day. This is their MO. I get OPRA requests all the time from them when they're pissed about their guys not getting on PW projects. They are angry, nothing more, this will change nothing.

aug 26, 2025, 9:41 pm • 9 0 • view