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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 23578" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: Unions.Hi John-&quot;The Union&quot; is the IATSE: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC.&nbsp; The &quot;IA&quot; is The Union Behind Entertainment®.&nbsp; We represent hair, makeup and wardrobe workers; network and local broadcast technicians, camera operators, floor managers, etc; stage hands, riggers, arena &amp; theatre electricians; film laboratories, computer-generated imagery techs; audio-visual technicians; scenic studio, props shop and audio/lighting rental house employees; movie and video crews of all functions... you can get an idea of the scope at <a href="http://www.iatse-intl.org" target="_blank">www.iatse-intl.org</a>Every Local has somewhat different membership criteria, and you would need to contact the Secretary-Treasurer of the Local in who&#039;s geographic jurisdiction you reside.&nbsp; You don&#039;t mention where in Virginia you live; there are 6 &quot;stage&quot; or &quot;mixed&quot; Locals in VA - 55 in Roanoke/Salem/Danville/Lynchburg/Blacksburg/Radford/Staunton (mixed); 87 in Richmond/Petersburg/Charlottesville/Emporia (stage); 264 in Newport News/Hampton/Williamsburg (mixed); 285 in Norfolk/Chesapeake/Portsmouth/Virginia Beach (stage); 591 in Winchester VA/Hagerstown MD/Frederick MD/Waynesboro PA/Martinsburg WV (mixed); and&nbsp; 699 in Bristol VA/Johnson City &amp; Kingsport TN (mixed).&nbsp; Also 487, which covers the Mid-Atlantic region for studio mechanics and broadcast technicians.&nbsp; You can get contact information from the International&#039;s website.Typically, you need to have resided in the Local&#039;s geo jurisdiction for at least a year, be proposed for membership by a member or officer in a regular meeting; be interviewed by a committee and voted by the members of that Local.&nbsp; The Local may have additional requirements.&nbsp; There will be initiation fee to the Local (amount varies with Local), an Application Processing Fee for the International (currently $100, non-refundable), plus your quarterly dues and any fees or assessments on the wages you earn.Once you&#039;re in, you can transfer your membership if you move.&nbsp; Also your Local will issue a &quot;traveling card&quot; if you accept a job with a touring theatrical production operating under a &quot;Pink Contract&quot; or &quot;Modified Pink Contract.&quot;&nbsp; A partial list of Pink Contract/Yellow Card (don&#039;t worry about Yellow Card, it&#039;s administrative) shows is on the International&#039;s site.One of the benefits of IATSE membership is having a uniform pension and benefits contribution system.&nbsp; No matter who you work for, employers can make benefit payments to a central office.&nbsp; The benefit plans are separate legal trusts and are not directly controlled by the International.I think it&#039;s worth it, or I wouldn&#039;t have joined 13 years ago... and fortunately one does not need to be &quot;camera pretty&quot; to join (or I&#039;d not be a member).Feel free to contact me off-forum if you have questions of a personal or employment nature.In Union,Tim McCulloch, Secretary-TreasurerIATSE Local 190Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado Kansas</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 23578, member: 67"] Re: Unions. Hi John- "The Union" is the IATSE: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC. The "IA" is The Union Behind Entertainment®. We represent hair, makeup and wardrobe workers; network and local broadcast technicians, camera operators, floor managers, etc; stage hands, riggers, arena & theatre electricians; film laboratories, computer-generated imagery techs; audio-visual technicians; scenic studio, props shop and audio/lighting rental house employees; movie and video crews of all functions... you can get an idea of the scope at [url]www.iatse-intl.org[/url] Every Local has somewhat different membership criteria, and you would need to contact the Secretary-Treasurer of the Local in who's geographic jurisdiction you reside. You don't mention where in Virginia you live; there are 6 "stage" or "mixed" Locals in VA - 55 in Roanoke/Salem/Danville/Lynchburg/Blacksburg/Radford/Staunton (mixed); 87 in Richmond/Petersburg/Charlottesville/Emporia (stage); 264 in Newport News/Hampton/Williamsburg (mixed); 285 in Norfolk/Chesapeake/Portsmouth/Virginia Beach (stage); 591 in Winchester VA/Hagerstown MD/Frederick MD/Waynesboro PA/Martinsburg WV (mixed); and 699 in Bristol VA/Johnson City & Kingsport TN (mixed). Also 487, which covers the Mid-Atlantic region for studio mechanics and broadcast technicians. You can get contact information from the International's website. Typically, you need to have resided in the Local's geo jurisdiction for at least a year, be proposed for membership by a member or officer in a regular meeting; be interviewed by a committee and voted by the members of that Local. The Local may have additional requirements. There will be initiation fee to the Local (amount varies with Local), an Application Processing Fee for the International (currently $100, non-refundable), plus your quarterly dues and any fees or assessments on the wages you earn. Once you're in, you can transfer your membership if you move. Also your Local will issue a "traveling card" if you accept a job with a touring theatrical production operating under a "Pink Contract" or "Modified Pink Contract." A partial list of Pink Contract/Yellow Card (don't worry about Yellow Card, it's administrative) shows is on the International's site. One of the benefits of IATSE membership is having a uniform pension and benefits contribution system. No matter who you work for, employers can make benefit payments to a central office. The benefit plans are separate legal trusts and are not directly controlled by the International. I think it's worth it, or I wouldn't have joined 13 years ago... and fortunately one does not need to be "camera pretty" to join (or I'd not be a member). Feel free to contact me off-forum if you have questions of a personal or employment nature. In Union, Tim McCulloch, Secretary-Treasurer IATSE Local 190 Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado Kansas [/QUOTE]

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