5-13-2020 We All Play Our Part: A Benefit For MPTF

As long as there was a Local 728, we have always supported the Motion Picture Television Fund.

In 1921, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith and Douglass Fairbanks knew that Entertainment Industry workers only worked day-to-day, no pensions, no social security benefits to retire on.

Starting with a simple coin box, passers by tossed in spare change.

5-12-2020 CA EDD Webinar - FAQs

After the CA EDD webinar a few week ago, a list of FAQs were asked.

1. What should you list as your last day of work?

Provide the last person/entity for whom you worked, regardless of amount of time.

2. What box do you check when filing a claim, Regular UI or Disaster Relief UI?

5-11-2020 Labor Policy Wins, COVID-19 Relief Effort Updates & Action Alerts

5-8-2020 IATSE Tradeswomen Unite to Feed Families

https://youtu.be/FdRh7VC-ki4

https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/iatse-tradeswomen-unite-to-feed-families

Notice of Passing: Hakim Kent on May 6th 2020

Brother Hakim Kent passe away on May 6th, 2020. He was 43 years old and a a Local 728 member since May 10th, 2003.

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Notice of Passing: Michael Gault February 28, 2020

Brother Michael Gault, member of Local 728 since October 10th, 1966, passed away on February 28th, 2020 at the age of 81.

5-5-2020 OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard

As some states look to reopen their economies and send people back into workplaces, it is imperative that every entertainment worker has the right to a safe environment.

Unfortunately, the Labor Department continues to insist that no new standards or protections are necessary, and that safety should be left up to each individual employer.

5-5-2020 Emergency Care During COVID-19

5-4-2020 BRIEF UPDATE ON SAFETY & TRAINING

BRIEF UPDATE ON SAFETY & TRAINING

5-1-2020 Putting workers first -congressional legislation

As congress proposes new legislation to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, we must act quickly to ensure that any new legislation puts workers first.

That Includes provisions that preserve our access to quality healthcare, protect our hard-earned pensions, and fix the broken state unemployment systems that are delaying access to critical financial assistance to millions of working families.

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