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Click
here to find out what parliamentary procedures are and how
they are used to run meetings
Click
here to see a list of approved projects that the California
Film Commission has given incentive money to.
Don’t have a medic while rigging, wrapping, or
filming? Click this link to go to Local
767’s website and see important Calif. Code of Regulations, which
supercede our contract, that will give you the necessary ammunition to
get a medic on your set.
IMPORTANT RETIREMENT RULE. If you retire with 30
years and 60,000 hours AND you are younger than 65, you CANNOT work
more than 400 hours per qualifying year or your pension will be stopped
until you are 65 years and 1 month old! Call Patric at the Local for
more details.
Fluke
Recall. Click here to find out more about the
recalls on some of Flukes clamp style meters.
Generators
on location need an AQMD permit. The Locations
Dept. is responsible for getting the permit, but read this email from
the 728 Safety & Training Director Alan Rowe for more info.
Going to Retire Soon?
Jim Plannette recently did and wants you to learn a couple of the finer
points before starting the paperwork. Click here to
read his article.
Cinemobiles
- Everything you ever wanted to know about Fouad Sa'id and the
Cinemobiles he created. Some members may remember him, others may never
have heard of him, but read on and learn how his contribution keeps
your back from aching (at least more so than it already does).
[submitted by Paul Jacobsen]
NOTICE: Is your Beckman Tip
Missing or Broken? Dan Hawking took the initiative and had A LOT OF
Beckman tips made up at his own expense. And he's selling them for $15
a piece. Give him a call at 818-974-1061 to order one.
Pension
Protection Act of 2006. To get an idea of what might
happen to our pension in the coming years, it will need to conform to
the PPA of 2006. Click here
to get a copy of the actual Act (393 pages), or click here to get the
7 page summary.
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.
Have 15
minutes to kill? Check out this TV & Western
nostalgia site with plenty of pictures “Behind the Scenes.”
Want
to shop at Grainger for a discount? Grainger
is now offering studio discount prices for individual 728 members. Check this flyer out.
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 For 728 members who
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.
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!
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