11th Annual 728 Scholarship Information - Like last year, you can download a request for an application here, then the Local will send you the application.

Congratulations to the 2008 728 scholarship winners!

Retiree Get-Together - The next Retiree Get-Together will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Sportsman's Lodge.

July/August Training Schedule - get the latest on IATSE Local 728’s Training Program Skills Training Classes.

LDI - 728 is looking for a few good volunteers. If you would like to attend, or were already planning on attending this years LDI, the Local just might need your help. LDI will happen from Oct 24-26 in Las Vegas. Click here for details.

Parade - The Labor Day Parade will happen this year on Sept 1st in Wilmington. Click here for more info.

Election nominations will be taken at the Sept General Meeting. The open offices are: 1 Sec/BA, 4 Executive Board members, 2 Alternate EB members (1 year term), & Convention Delegates.

2009 728 Directory - If you lost or didn’t receive your Directory information sheet for the upcoming 2009 728 Directory, here’s the place to download one and get your info in the book. Click here for the letter and click here for the form to fill out.

The Back Lot Picnic - The Back Lot Picnic is scheduled for Sept 28, and as last year, a Harley-Davidson will be raffled away. Stay tuned for more info.

2008 728 Directory - if you haven't received one by now, call Patric at the Local. By the way, the Directory is now available in the Member's Only section in an electronic format.

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

728 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.

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 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 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!