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2009 Scholarship Winners

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.

Fluke Recall. Click here to find the links submitted by Roger Lattin about recalls for some of Flukes clamp style meters.

728 Skills Training Program Schedule, May-July 2009. Click here.

Want to be a member of the 728 LDI delegation this year? Click here to download an application form. This year’s event is in November.

To find out what Local 728’s District 2 Delegation Committee will introduce as Resolutions at this year’s Convention, go to the Member’s Only page

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.

Click here to get some information and insight into the recently concluded IATSE and AMPTP Basic Agreement negotiation.

Click here to see a FAQ about the new IA Contract.

NOTICE: The following employers/signators are delinquent on their Motion Picture Pension and Health Plan contributions as of Oct. 8, 2008: A3 Films, Big Show Industries, Indigo Pictures, LLC, John Cossette Prods., Inc., Parallel 28 Equipe, Pressure Prods., Inc., Rhinofx-Live, LLC, Soccer Mom Partners, LLC, Strong Feesh, LLC, Therapy Films, Two Lovers, LLC, and Wake Mad Prods., LLC.

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.

• LA City Tax Explanation
• W-2 Letter
• W-2 and Business Letter

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.

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 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.

Check out the 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. Or click here for the Spring 2009 brochure.

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!