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Copyright 2001-2008
Local 728 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

 

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POLITICAL ACTION

The California State Assembly home page
Track assembly bills, contact your assemblyperson.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/

The California State Senate home page
Track Senate bills, contact your state senator.
http://www.sen.ca.gov/

Official California Legislative Information
The name says it all. 
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/

The US House of Representatives home page
Track House bills, contact your Congressperson
http://www.house.gov/

The US Senate home page
Track Senate bills, contact our Senators
http://www.senate.gov/

Thomas, Legislative Information
You can find any Senate or House bill and get all the info
http://thomas.loc.gov/

Film and Television Action Committee 
Bring the jobs home! Go to this site NOW and download the petition for countervailing tariffs.
http://www.ftac.org

Register to vote 
Register to vote online.
https://ovr.ss.ca.gov/votereg/OnlineVoterReg


 

LABOR

AFL-CIO 
http://www.aflcio.org/

California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
The state affiliate of the AFL-CIO. Keep track of California labor issues here and follow labor's state legislative campaigns.
http://www.calaborfed.org/

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
Get all the latest labor news happening in LA County.
http://www.launionaflcio.org

AFL-CIO Now Blog
The AFL-CIO blog is off to a roaring start, covering everything from port security to mine safety to Wal-Mart’s latest shenanigans and more.


 

HELPING MEMBERS

Crew Market
Post your resume and job qualifications on line for your employers to see 24/7.
http://www.crewmarket.com/

Contract Services Administration Trust Fund
Contract Services administers a variety of programs for the benefit of the motion picture and television industry.
http://www.csatf.org/

EDD home page 
Everything you ever wanted to know about unemployment insurance and disability including downloadable forms 
http://www.edd.ca.gov/

Motion Picture & Television Fund 
MPTV operates 5 FREE health clinics in the LA area which far too few of our members are aware of 
http://www.mptvfund.org/ 

Actors Fund
Offers a wide variety of services for all industry professionals
http://www.actorsfund.org

Motion Picture Industry Health and Pension plans
Download forms and read plan details here. 
http://www.mpiphp.org/

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Volumes of safety info.
http://www.osha.gov/

State Disability Insurance (SDI)
http://www.edd.ca.gov/diind.htm

Interguild Federal Credit Union
http://www.musicianscu.org
The Latest Hollywood Marriage, the merger of Interguild and Musicians Federal Credit Unions. Click here to go to Musicians’ Interguild Credit Union. This is a new FCU that any 728 member can join.

The Entertainment Industry Foundation
http://www.eifoundation.org
The Entertainment Industry Foundation, as the philanthropic voice of the entertainment industry, facilitates the collective power of the entire industry to raise awareness and funds for critical social  issues in order to make a positive impact in our community and through the nation.

The Industry Card
http://www.theindustrycard.com
Exclusive savings and special privileges for you at over 1800 restaurants, attractions and merchants

Powell's Union Bookstore
http://www.powellsunion.com
Unionized employees of Powell’s Bookstore, with seven retail outlets in Portland, Oregon and a highly successful “dot.com” operation, have set up an internet portal that union book lovers can use and boost the company’s employee profit-sharing plan at the same time. 

Robert's Rules of Order
When you learn the basic rules of order, you won’t be afraid to raise your hand at the meetings.
http://www.robertsrules.org/

Union Plus
AFL-CIO Working for Working Families. Many discounts for Union members
http://www.unionprivilege.org/benefits/computer/

Van Elgort Information Systems
Union made computers. Serving organized labor since 1984.
www.UnionMadeComputers.com

Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton and Goldstein
Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury Lawyers
www.geklaw.com
 


 

MEMBER LINKS

The Best Boy Diaries
A non-fiction novel by Brother Jeff DeLucia about life behind the scenes in the movie biz.
http://www.thebestboydiaries.com/

A Voice for the Techies
Beneath the din of star talk, a caustic blogger speaks up for the town's well-shod crews.
Click here for a voice for the Techies


 

IATSE LINKS

IATSE International
Official IA web page.
http://www.iatse-intl.org/ 

IATSE District 2
http://www.iadistrict2.org/

Local 15 Pacific North West Mechanics
http://www.ia15.org

Local 44 Propmakers
http://www.local44.org/

Local 80 Grips
http://www.iatselocal80.org

Local 600 Camera
http://www.cameraguild.com/

Local 640 Video Technicians
http://www.local640iatse.com/

Local 695 Sound
http://www.695.com/

Local 700 Editors 
http://www.editorsguild.com/

Local 705 Costumers
http://www.motionpicturecostumers.org/

Local 729 Set Painters and Sign Writers
http://www.ialocal729.com/

Local 767 First Aid
http://www.iatse767.org/

Local 800 Art Directors Guild & Scenic, Title, & Graphic Artists
http://www.artdirectors.org/

Local 839 Animators
http://www.animationguild.org/ 

Local 871 Script Supervisors
http://www.ialocal871.org/ 

Local 884 Studio Teachers
http://www.studioteachers.com/


 


INDUSTRY NEWS & INFO


Entertainment Industry Development Corporation (EIDC) 
LA location permit information for film shoots. Has daily list of location shoots and tracks LA film production.
http://www.eidc.com/

Internet Movie Database 
Credits and bios for motion picture personnel. 
http://www.imdb.com/ 

DMX 512
Everything you ever wanted to know about DMX 512 and more. Learn how to build your own stuff and not have to be bogged down with somebody else’s ideas. 
http://www.dmx512-online.com/#start

Bill Williams Lighting Design for Architecture and the Arts – 2005
http://www.mts.net/~william5/library.htm

Designers Lighting Forum  
Presented by Designers Lighting Forum & The Illuminating Engineering Society
http://www.dlfla.org/
  

411 Movie Production Directories
411 Directory for Los Angeles
http://www.la411.com
411 Directory for New York
http://www.newyork411.com
411 Directory for High Def
http://www.highdef411.com/

ESTA
Entertainment Services and Technology Association
http://www.esta.org/

Pro Unions Web
Pro-Unions Web provides Information and Resources for the over 37 million active and retired Union Members throughout the 
United States and Canada. 
http://www.pro-unionsweb.com/