As reported on many occasions, the proposed Constitution and By-Laws was mailed out to our membership on November 1, 2012 and counted on Friday November 16, 2012. The results were reported by Miller Kaplan Arase, Certified Public Accountants, to Local 44's Election Committee, Executive Board and Constitution Committee.The results are as follows:For Ratification: 599Against Ratification...
A Reference of Guidelines for Members and Candidates THE VOTES FOR LOCAL 44'S TRIENNIAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS WILL BE TABULATED ON APRIL 1, 2013.The following are excerpts and references from the sections of the I.A.T.S.E. and Local 44 Constitution & By-Laws that pertain to and govern Local 44's election processes. These references are provided as a convenience. For a more thorough...
Two Year Tax Credit ExtensionSigned Into Law As reported by the California Film Commission website, here.Assembly Bill 2026 (Fuentes) and Senate Bill 1197 were signed into law today by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to extend funding for California's Film & Television Tax Credit Program. The two-year, $200 million extension ensures that tax credits will be available through fiscal...
Dear Brothers and Sisters:There will be phone banking at Local 80 located at 2520 West Olive Ave. on the stage from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. It is imperative that we turnout big to defeat Prop 32 which, if passed, would silence union brothers and sisters and their families when it comes to political issues that affect unions and working conditions state wide.A fraud is an intentional deception made...
Bill passed Assembly Floor 70-4 For Immediate ReleaseAugust 16, 2012Unions & Guilds Applaud Passage of AB 2026Los Angeles – As a broad coalition of unions and guilds representing labor and the entertainment industry, we join together today to applaud the passage of AB 2026 by the California State Assembly.The bill, authored by Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes, extends the very...
The Local 44 California Entertainment Jobs Committee has started another letter writing campaign to Senator Kehoe and Senator Lieu. When received in large numbers, these letters express the importance of supporting SB 1167. You can help. Copy and print the letters below and send them to Senator Kehoe and Senator Lieu. These letters must be received by Friday, August 10...
