Calgary’s IATSE Local 212 Joins Actors’ Fund 50th Anniversary Drive

CALGARY – Calgary’s I.A.T.S.E. Local 212 has increased the momentum behind the Actors’ Fund of Canada’s 50th anniversary fundraising efforts with a $3,000 donation to the Fund. The Actors’ Fund […]
IATSE Condemns Bill C-10 as Censorship

TORONTO, ONTARIO – The IATSE is voicing its opposition to an omnibus bill which is now receiving its third reading in Senate. An amendment to Bill C-10 calls for changes […]
Twenty-One ETCP Rigging Certifications Awarded to IATSE Members in the British Columbia Area

The Entertainment Technician Certification Program Council is proud to announce that 21 certifications were awarded to IATSE riggers working in British Columbia and Alberta. On Monday, January 21st, both the […]
IATSE Organizes “Like Dandelion Dust”

Jacksonville , FL — Organizers from Locals 477, 600 and the IATSE successfully obtained an agreement with the low-budget motion picture, “Like Dandelion Dust”, starring Academy Award winner, Mia Sorvino. […]
IATSE Local 891 Makes $18,000 Donation to the Actors’ Fund of Canada

VANCOUVER – The members of Motion Picture Technicians Local 891 of the I.A.T.S.E. have shown their strong support for the Actors’ Fund of Canada with an $18,000 donation to the national entertainment […]
IATSE Local 856 Pledges Support for Actors’ Fund of Canada

WINNIPEG – At their December meeting, the members of Motion Picture Technicians Local 856 of the I.A.T.S.E. showed their strong support of the Actors’ Fund of Canada by selecting the […]
IATSE Local 357 Throws Support Behind Actors’ Fund of Canada

STRATFORD – At its January 13 members’ meeting I.A.T.S.E. Local 357, representing technicians and craft departments at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and throughout Cambridge, Guelph and KitchenerWaterloo presented a $1,000 […]
Three IATSE Locals Unite Behind Actors’ Fund of Canada

TORONTO – In a great example of holiday spirit, members of Locals 58, 822 and B-173 of the I.A.T.S.E. came together at the eleventh hour to close a deal allowing […]
Statement on the Commencement of Negotiations Between the DGA and the AMPTP

“I’m glad to hear that the DGA is heading into formal negotiations with the AMPTP. As President of the IATSE, I represent over 50,000 members in two countries who have […]
Obama’s Use of Non-Union Labor has Stage Workers Angry

Manchester, NH, Jan. 9 – In a stinging rebuke to the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, stagehands who belong to IATSE Local 195 have complained that after giving lip service […]