Geographic Requirements
If you are located outside of the New York City metropolitan area, please contact the Motion Picture Department at mopic@usa829.org.
Membership Pathways
Professional Membership
Certain individuals hired under USA 829 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) may make application for membership, and some are actually required to do so. For Industrials, Local USA 829 currently has CBAs that cover employment in the following areas: Feature Films and Television, Network Television, and Scenic Shops. Professionals who are employed under one of these CBAs prior to joining must make application for membership.
To apply, contact the Motion Picture Department at mopic@usa829.org OR the Scenic Shops Department at sceneshops@usa829.org as soon as possible.
Contact the Motion Picture Department Contact the Scenic Shops Department
Examination Review
There is no current examination process for Industrials.
Organizing
You can also join the Local through participation in organizing. Those who seek representation by USA 829 at their current employer and assist in achieving a new collectively bargained agreement are offered membership, and the Executive Board is empowered to reduce fees in such situations.
If you and your coworkers are interested in union representation, contact Local USA 829 Organizer Natalie Robin.
Contact the Organizer
Financial Obligations
Upon successful admission into the Local, Industrial members are required to pay an Initiation Fee of $250.
Every quarter, Local USA 829 Industrials must pay dues. These are a combination of Per Capita dues to IATSE ($33.90), USA 829 Quarterly Dues ($28.30), the USA 829 Organizing Fund ($8), the Sick & Benefit Fund ($1.50), and the USA 829 Death Benefit ($1.50 for each member who passes away in the billing quarter). In total, without the Death Benefit calculation, quarterly dues are $71.70. Members shall receive email invoices during the first weeks of January, April, July, and October.
For covered union employment, members are obligated to pay 2% checkoff dues in addition to the above quarterly dues and assessments. In many cases, members can authorize checkoff dues to automatically be deducted from their paychecks. This is standard practice in scenic shops, on Broadway, and in film and television where a payroll house is often involved.