I.A.T.S.E. Local 728 Studio Electrical Lighting Technicians was chartered on May 15th, 1939.

Before Local 728 existed we were a part of I.A.T.S.E. Local 37, a Hollywood Local that encompassed several studio crafts. When some members of Local 37 (dubbed the "37 White Rats") grew restive and formed a rival union in protest of the collusion they believed existed between studio bosses, the I.A.T.S.E. and organized crime. the International Alliance broke up Local 37 and in 1939 created Locals 728, 727, 80 and 44.

Read about it in "The War for Warner Brothers".

Minutes from the first meeting of Local 728, May 21, 1939 (10MB)

Picture of Local 728 Charter

Martin Weeks President [email protected]	Malakhi Simmons Vice President [email protected]
Greg Reeves Business Representative - Secretary [email protected]   Jonathan Epstein Assistant Business Agent [email protected]	Pascal M. Guillemard Treasurer - Call Steward [email protected] Member Status Requests: ClearCrew@iatse728.org

Office Staff

Sean Harkess

Julianna Bessey

Brenda Aldaba

Safety & Training Director

Alan M. Rowe

Executive Board Members

Darryl Herzon

Jason Lord

Laura Stewart

Michael Orefice

Jim Cornick

Jeremy Schonwald

Janette Shugart

Jason Young

Fernando Montes

Lorne MacDougall

Matt Heinz

Iain O'Higgins - 1st Alternate

Jonathan Epstein - 2nd Alternate

Sergeants-at-Arms

Robin Strickland

I.A.T.S.E. District 2 Convention Delegates

Greg Reeves Alan Rowe Pascal Guillemard Jason Young Laura Stewart Martin Weeks Michael Gips Iain O'Higgins Jeremy Schonwald Stephanie Choi Michael Orefice Sr. Jim Cornick

Dennis Grow Daryl Herzon Ryan Thomas Dessie Coale Janette Shugart Malakhi Simmons Lorne McDougall Hector Corona Matt Heinz Vincent Contarino Stephanie Hauser Jane Krueger Dustin Gardner Fernando Montes

Shop Stewards   Jose J. Martinez – 20th Century Fox Michelle LeDoux – Radford Studios Julio Gomez – Paramount John Jacobs – Sony Ted Rapp – Universal William Brown – Warner Brothers

Delegates to the Central Labor Council of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor – AFL/CIO Alan Rowe Greg Reeves Pascal Guillemard Malakhi Simmons S. Cricket Peters Dennis K. Grow Jon Epstein Lorne McDougall

Trustees

Stephanie Choi - Chairperson

Charles McIntyre

Max Schwartz



Jeremy Schonwald  - Executive Board Liaison

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Studio Electrical Lighting Technicians

Local 728 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

1001 W. Magnolia Blvd.

Burbank, CA 91506

[email protected]

(818) 954-0728

(800) 551-2158

Fax (818) 954-0732

Business hours

8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Monday through Friday

Call Steward Office Hours

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Monday through Friday

For urgent hiring needs outside of normal business hours, Local 728 members please call:

818-438-0728