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Dear Local 44 Sisters and Brothers,After months of difficult and complicated negotiations, the Joint Unions (IATSE, DGA, Teamsters), and the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), have announced the finalization of the highly anticipated COVID-19 Commercial Production Safety and Testing Protocol Agreement. We have combined both the summary as well as the full contractual language...
Dear Local 44 Sisters and Brothers,As mentioned yesterday, please use this link to get the Phase 2 documents for your review and use. We have combined both the summary as well as the full contractual language for your convenience. We will also be sending out virtual town hall departmental meeting invitations next week, so be sure to check your email for those. Thank you again for your...
We will process LWA payments in two phases:Phase 1Phase one began on September 7, 2020. If you indicated that you were unemployed or partially unemployed due to COVID-19 when filing for unemployment, whether it was regular Unemployment Insurance or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, you will automatically receive LWA payments. No further action is needed.LWA payments are being issued...
Usually, you can only collect up to 26 weeks of regular state Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits within a 12-month benefit year. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) provides an additional 13 weeks of payments if you’ve used all of your available UI benefits.The extension is available from March 29, 2020, until December 31, 2020. To qualify, your claim must have started on July 8...
June 26, 2020COVID-19 (Coronavirus) news is changing rapidly, almost hour by hour. The purpose of this email is to inform you of additional steps the Motion Picture Industry Health Plan (MPIHP) has taken to help Participants and dependents deal with this current health crisis. Feel free to share any of the following with your members.Waiver of Health PremiumDue to the COVID-19 national health...
