SCREEN ACTOR'S GUILD  
STRIKE WATCH

The Officers and Executive Board of 728 want every member to be aware that there is the potential of an Actor’s strike when their contract expires on June 30, 2008. Please save your money and think twice about any expensive purchases for now. For those who are still recovering from the Writer’s Strike, an Actor’s Strike, if it happens, could be the proverbial straw that “breaks the Camel’s back.” The Officers and Executive Board don’t want to unnecessarily scare anyone but firmly believe that ‘knowledge is power.’ Wise and informed decisions today will make you better prepared for tomorrow.
   
Local 728

Welcome to the official website of Local 728 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

STRIKE SURVIVAL INFO

  • For information about all the types of assistance that was presented at the 1st Strike Survival Workshop, click here. Then click on the "Writer's Strike Resource Page." It links to housing, utility and EDD assistance. There are also links to the MPTF, Actors Fund, and Writers Foundation.
  • Writer’s Guild Foundation, Industry Support Fund. Here you will find info about assistance available to Industry workers (not just writers) that have lost employment or are unable to work as a direct result of the WGA strike.
  • Strike Survival Utility Assistance Applications will be accepted every Friday between the hours of 2PM – 4PM, by appointment only. This service will be ongoing every Friday throughout the WGA strike. Call Patric at the local for more details.

L728 728 Directory - if you haven't received one by now, call Patric at the Local. By the way, the Directory will be available in the Member's Only section in an electronic format very soon.

L728 AB 63 - Feeling a bit more ‘taxed’ than normal? If the City of LA sends you a tax bill for W-2 or 1099 wages and/or services you may have rendered to a production, you don’t want to miss these 3 very important papers.

L728 Michael Everett, Chairman of the Political Action Committee, pleads for you to hear his message: VOTE NO ON PROP. 98 AND YES ON PROP. 99. It could very well affect your pocketbook in the form of paying more rent. Click here for more details.

The following employer/signators are, as of March 27, 2008, delinquent in their contributions to the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans:
  • Beech Street Prods, Inc.
  • Breaking Point, Inc.
  • Compound Films, (US) LLC
  • Deep Valley Prods., LLC
  • Fourth Vision, Inc DBA TSETSE Fly Film Co.
  • Gospel Hill Prods.
  • Hard Luck Prods., LLC
  • Image Maintenance
  • In Therapy Prods., Inc.
  • Kerner Optical
  • Linewatch Prods., LLC
  • Little Game Prods., LLC
  • Local 695- International Productions Sound Technicians Television Engineers and Video Assist
  • Marathon Prods., Inc.
  • Nola Pictures
  • North Shore Films, LLC
  • Northern Entertainment Prods., Inc.
  • Pool Boy The Movie, LLC
  • Renaissance Digital, Inc.
  • Righteous Prods., Inc.
  • Rockhard Films
  • San Francisco Symphony
  • Steve & Judee Flick’s Creative Café, Inc.
  • T.T.L.
  • Technical Knock Out Pictures, Inc.
  • Technical Props, Inc.
  • Touchstone Television Prods., LLC.
  • Untraceable Prods., LLC

L728 Help wanted. The following is a list of non-signatory Television “Promo” companies the IA would like to organize: Kandoo Films, M ocean Films, Attack Ads, Concrete Images, and Moving Parts. If you have info about these companies, please call Patric at the Local.

C. Boles728 Loses a Much Beloved Gaffer -Carl Boles. A small list of his Gaffing credits include: I Dream of Jeannie, Kung Fu, Escape to Witch Mountain, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Pete's Dragon, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Red Dawn, Pretty Woman, Broken Arrow, and The Fast and the Furious. Click here to read a bio of Carl Boles, as written by his wife, Marcia Boles.


And Now a Word from Alan Rowe

Contract Services has awarded the funding for the 728 Skills Training Program through January 2009. They have given us the backing to provide 27 different classes for our members. Most of these classes are shorter 4-hour sessions that focus on specific topics to make you a better Set Lighting Technician and more valuable member of the crew.

Of these 27 classes, 5 of them are Electrical Classes; 5 are related
to Plotting and Visualization; 4 are Rigging Classes; 9 are Lighting
Control Classes; 3 are Specialized Technician Courses; and our
Underwater Lighting Class. 9 of these classes are new to our schedule.

I will be writing class descriptions over the next few weeks and
publish those as soon as they are available.

We are working on a schedule for March & April, which will be
published shortly. The Rigging for Wet Locations Class and the
Underwater Lighting Class will start in June/July. The newer classes
will start being introduced into our schedule in the summer.

These classes are available to all members who are in Good Standing with the Local and have completed their Safety Pass classes. New members are eligible to take these classes during their first 90 days even if they have not completed their Safety Pass requirements. If your I-9 with Contract Services has expired, I will be able to update it at most classes.

The entire list of classes is below. Classes with an asterisk (*) qualify for ETCP Certification Renewal Credit. Classes with a pound sign (#) are new to our schedule.

728-01 Electrical System Installation * #
728-02 Electrical System Planning & Management * #
728-03 Car Mounts & Process Trailers #
728-04 Rigging for Wet Locations *
728-05 Underwater Lighting
728-06 Electricity 101 *
728-07 Electrical Power Lab *
728-08 Advanced Power Theory/480V Power Systems * #
728-09 Advanced Power Lab * #
728-10 Electricity 101B (Calculation Workshop) * #
728-11 Balloon Lighting Technician
728-12 Fixture Technician
728-13 Xenon/HMI Specialist
728-14 DMX Networking *
728-15 Dimming Technology *
728-16 Advanced DMX Networking *
728-17 Advanced Dimming Technology * #
728-18 Ethernet Networking Protocols *
728-19 Lighting Console Programming *
728-20 Expression Console Training
728-21 Whole Hog Series Console Training
728-22 Digital Lighting/Media Server Training
728-23 Plotting, Visualization, & Archive *
728-24 Vectorworks 101A Basic Light Plots
728-25 Vectorworks 101B Intermediate Light Plots
728-26 Vectorworks 201A Advanced Functions #
728-27 Renderworks & Previsualization #

Have 15 minutes to kill? Check out this TV & Western nostalgia site with plenty of pictures “Behind the Scenes.”

Retirees Thank Local 728 for Retirees Get-Together. Click here to see what Cordel “CB” Boyd and ES “Cisco” Valderrama have to say.

AXIUM GOES BANKRUPT. Click here for more info.

Want to shop at Grainger for a discount? Grainger is now offering studio discount prices for individual 728 members. Check this flyer out.

Safety Pass Course “V” (Electrical Safety). If you haven’t heard, 728 members were required to take this newest of classes before the deadline of August 31, 2007. For more info or to schedule an appointment, call the Safety Pass Training Program at (818) 502-9932 or visit their website www.csatf.org.

FREE SCREENINGS! Yes you heard me, free screenings. Click here to find more info about “Below the Line’s” screening series. They screen the latest TV shows and films and have a Q&A session afterward with the director, producer, and/or crewmembers. Simply visit here to register and be ready to use the special code: 07IA728. Under DEPARTMENT select ELECTRIC and OTHER. Under AFFILIATIONS select Local 728 and use the special code 07IA728 in the OTHER line. “Below the Line” will confirm within 72 hours.

728 Now Accepting Resumes If you would like to advertise your resume with your credits and experience to the whole wide world on our site, click here and send it in.

Check out the Fall 2007 Labor Studies Classes at LA Trade-Tech. There are weekend and night classes. Earn college credits for classes in Grievance/Arbitration, Labor Relations Law, Labor & Political Action, Strategic Planning/Change, Organizing Strategies/Techniques, Labor in the Public Sector and more. The Local will reimburse you for your Registration Fees upon completion. For a class schedule go to this link.

AFL-CIO National Boycott List. Help a fellow union member strengthen their lives and livelihoods when you learn which employers aren’t living up to union standards. Click here for the list. (Once you get to this site, put your cursor on the “Boycott” tab at the top of the page and click on “Current Boycott List”).

Attend the next meeting for the Federation of Retired Union Members-LA (FORUM-LA) When? The last Tuesday of every month, 10AM-12PM.  Where? County Federation of Labor, 2130 W. James Wood Bl., LA, 90006. Parking & Admission are free, open to anyone who would like to attend. Click here for past topics of discussion.

Crew Shots Wanted! Have you ever felt slighted because your crew has never been featured in the bulletin? Well here’s your chance to showcase your crew on the web page!

Photo Gallery Photos Wanted. This area is for any picture you have that you find interesting. It could be a piece of equipment in action, a rig that is especially large/small/unique/etc., a lighting set up you are proud of, or it could be of you and your family. This area is only limited by one’s imagination! 


Last updated May 14, 2008.

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