Governor Newsom announces final round of 2025 California Film and Television Jobs Program allocations

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View PDFLights, camera, action! Governor Newsom announces 28 new films coming to California, set to boost local economies What you need to know: 28 films have received awards in the latest round of the state’s recently expanded Film & Television Tax Credit Program, celebrating the state’s creative history and the icons that are increasing production activity in California. Collectively, these projects are set to deliver $562 million in total economic activity for communities across the Golden State.SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Newsom announced that 28 film projects...
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IATSE: Help Us Amplify Your COVID Perspective

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Dear Local Officers,As we continue to navigate during the COVID-19 crisis together, it is important we communicate our personal experiences and the harmful impact of COVID-19 on entertainment industry workers. Therefore, we have created "Your Story, Our Story" campaign. Our mission is to shed light on our personal experiences and make sure the voices of our union are heard globally. Our...
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EDD News Release

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 Contact:Loree LevyDate: April 2, 2020 Aubrey Henry  916-654-9029News Release No.: 20-09 Demand for unemployment benefits at historic levels as the EDD ramps up implementation of federal CARES Act benefits Important Note: The EDD has video available of staff working in an Unemployment Insurance call center practicing social distancing while assisting...
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You Are Not Alone

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      We are here for you. As COVID-19 deepens its effect upon our lives, we are working hard to keep the most difficult parts less difficult. We are currently fighting aggressively against our first positive tests on campus by increasing safeguards and utilizing the isolation unit we’ve been readying for weeks. For now, we have to consider what only weeks ago felt...
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MPI Benefit Changes Update

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,We have all been anxiously awaiting information about how the Coronavirus shutdowns will affect our MPI plan coverage for us and our families. We have received SOME of the answers to the questions we all have been asking. After a Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan (MPI) Board of Directors meeting, there was unanimous approval for the following...
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IATSE Local 44 Medical Drive

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Union Hall Operations

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Dear Sisters and Brothers,As many of you have heard, Governor Newsome and Mayor Garcetti have ordered “safer at home emergency order” to slow the spread of the Coronavirus.  My office had already been planning and in contact with our tech-support and communication vendors working on secure remote access methods for all Local 44 staff to continue supporting member needs.Anticipating a...
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Contract Services - Important Updates

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As a safety organization, Contract Services has a responsibility to the overall health and safety of our industry. To help guard against the spread of COVID-19, we have temporarily suspended all in-persontraining and lobby visitation to our facility. This effectively means Contract Services is closed to the public, although many of our staff are still working remotely to keep critical services...
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CIC Letter to CA Congressional Delegation

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 March 17, 2020Dear California Congressional Delegation:We are writing to you on behalf of the over 45,000 members of the California IATSE Council (CIC) who live and work in the entertainment industry in our State. We realize that this is a time of great economic upheaval that is impacting every industry and business—and thus their workers—in California.We hope the needs of all of us can be...
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