FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE & HURRICANE RELIEF

FOR AFFECTED IATSE MEMBERS

Please visit: http://www.iatse.net/hurricane-relief 

With Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria bringing devastation to numerous areas where IATSE members reside, the IATSE remains committed to helping affected members by providing financial assistance.

Representatives have reached out to our local union in Puerto Rico, IATSE Local 494. The local officers have been contacting members as best they can. IATSE representatives will continue to keep in contact with them as the situation develops.

IATSE members needing assistance should submit a written request to their local union. The local union will then forward the request to the Walsh/DiTolla/Spivak Foundation for review by the Foundation trustees.

Contribution checks should be made payable to the “Walsh/DiTolla/Spivak Foundation” and mailed to:

The Walsh/DiTolla/Spivak Foundation c/o IATSE
207 W. 25th St., 4th Fl.
New York, NY 10001

We thank all the IATSE local unions, members, and allies for their generosity and support in the hurricane relief efforts for our union family.

Other ways to Donate or Volunteer:
 

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster members respond to disasters in the United States and around the world
https://www.nvoad.org/howtohelp/

 

American Red Cross – Disaster Relief
https://www.redcross.org/donate/disaster-relief

 And Melissa Mark-Viverito, Speaker of the New York City Council recommends

UNIDOS – Disaster Relief Fund to support Puerto Rico and Mexico
https://hispanicfederation.org/unidos/

INTRODUCTION
United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, is a labor union and professional association of Designers, Artists and Craftspeople, many who are world famous, organized to protect craft standards, working conditions and wages for the entertainment and decorative arts industries. The members of Local USA 829 are Artists and Designers working in film, theatre, opera, ballet, television, industrial shows, commercials and exhibitions. The current active membership totals just over 4,300. For a full category breakdown, click on MEMBERSHIP [above] then on MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION
To foster and adopt ways and means for the continuous improvement of the working and living standards of the members of United Scenic Artists; to secure legislation in the interests of our members; to bring about higher wages, shorter hours and better working conditions for them; to influence public opinion by peaceful and legal methods; to promote, encourage and bring into existence satisfactory contractual relationships with employers in the industries from which our members are drawn; to advance and maintain better relations between our members and their employers; and to otherwise enrich the lives of our members, all other working men and women, and all mankind. To promote their individual rights in the prosecution of their trade or occupation, including creative property rights. Local USA 829 establishes wages for Designers and Artists, and negotiates with employers to secure the best possible terms and conditions of employment as well as access to Health Insurance and Retirement benefits through employer contributions of Pension, Welfare, 401(k) and Annuity benefits.
WORK COVERED BY UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS
Local USA 829 currently has many Collective Bargaining Agreements which cover employment of Designers and Scenic Artists. For a more complete list, please click on CONTRACTS [above].

  • National: League of Resident Theatres (LORT) Eastern Region: Broadway, Opera, Ballet, ABC, CBS, NBC; Scenic Suppliers in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Florida; Motion Pictures in New York, New England and Philadelphia; Commercials.
  • Central Region: Scenic Suppliers and theatre and opera Scenic Shops in Chicago and St. Louis; Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The Court and Victory Gardens Theatres, Chicago Opera Theatre, St. Louis MUNY, CBS, NBC.
  • Western Region: The Ahmanson Theatre, the Los Angeles Opera and the San Francisco Opera; The Aurora Theatre and The Magic Theatre in the San Francisco Bay area; Seattle Children's Theatre.