7-14-2020 UI Benefits Crucial For Entertainment Families

WHY UI BENEFITS ARE CRUCIAL FOR ENTERTAINMENT FAMILIES

We are the middle class behind-the-scenes workers that create American entertainment – almost all of whom found ourselves out of work overnight due to COVID-19. Our industry will continue to be disproportionately impacted by this crisis, as there will need to be safety restrictions and limitations imposed upon mass gatherings for the foreseeable future.

7-15-20020 Expanding Vote By Mail

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Expanding Vote by Mail

7-14-2020 Extending $600 weekly unemployment insurance (UI) federal supplement to state benefits

As most of you are keenly aware, the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation authorized by the CARES Act – the $600 weekly unemployment insurance (UI) federal supplement to state benefits – expires on July 31st without Congressional action. The HEROES Act, which passed the House of Representatives on May 15, extends the CARES Act’s UI provisions through January 2021, but the bill has not been taken up by the Senate. The HEROES Act also addresses most of IATSE’s subsequent COVID-19 legislative priorities.

7-14-2020 The Los Angeles City Emergency Renters Assistance Subsidy Program

7-8-2020 GoFundMe notification

A tragedy has befallen one of our own. Our brother Joel Ruiz and his family are faced with an unspeakable situation. A GoFundMe page has been established on their behalf to provide them with some relief from one of the burdens that they will face going forward. Please read here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/liza-jane-ruiz?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

Notification of Passing: Ross Maehl 6-29-2020

6-30-2020 "STAMP OUT HUNGER" Food Drive

6-25-2020 MPIPHP Coverage News

Today at the MPIPHP, two motions were approved. The first motion is to continue coverage for the December 22, 2019 to June 20, 2020 qualifying period.

This will extend benefits from September 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021.

Notification of Passing: Ted Miller 6-16-2020

Brother Ted Miller passed away on June 16th, 2020. He became a 728 member 43 years ago on Feb 26th, 1977. Ted was 65 years old.

6-16-2020 From IATSE Comms Department

America faces a crisis on three critical fronts: a public health pandemic, an economic free fall and long-standing structural racism.

As America’s labor movement, we must urgently address all three with precision and purpose. They cannot be fixed separately.

This is why we are coming together nationwide as working people on June 17 in a “Workers First Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice”—to demand Congress pass the HEROES Act and address police reforms that are urgently needed.

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