Local 479

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REMINDER!!! (and reminder that we need volunteers) The first Atlanta Motion Picture Entertainment Community Food Drive will take place at IATSE Local 479 this Saturday, from 10am to 3pm. This opportunity is open to anyone currently impacted by the work stoppage...

The historic sacrifices by American workers to bring about the Labor Day holiday are especially poignant this year for members of the motion picture and television industry. iatse479.org/brief-history-…

Tonight's Atlanta @sagaftra Rally is the biggest turnout for a meeting ever held at our headquarters and we will continue to support our talented kin in their fight with the AMPTP. #unionstrong

IATSE Local 479 is pleased to host @sagaftra in Atlanta as their members meet with SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. We stand in #solidarity with our kin in seeking a fair and equitable contract with the AMPTP #unionstrong

Happy Juneteenth!

👊 The writers are standing strong and the solidarity on the picket lines is growing. 👉 Check out the times and locations at the link below and show your solidarity with the @WGAEast on strike! 🔗 wgacontract2023.org/strike/picket-… #1u #WGAStrike

Completed forms should be emailed to scholarshipcommittee@iatse479.org   Applications will be accepted from August 22nd, 2022 through October 15th, 2022.   Scholarship winners will be announced at a future Local 479 General Membership meeting.

any child the member is deemed to be the legal guardian.   This year the Robert Vazquez Scholarship Committee will be awarding four (4) $4,000 scholarships.   Members can download the application form and guidelines from the Member Dashboard (login required).

This is a reminder that IATSE Local 479 is once again offering the Robert Vazquez Scholarship opportunity for 2022!   The Robert Vazquez scholarship was launched in 2014 to award scholarships to a member, member’s spouse, child, grandchild or...

Registration for @CineGearExpo Atlanta is now open. Professional film technicians from @Local479 will be in attendance both days so stop by and see us at booth S306. . CineGearExpo.com #iatselocal479 #2022CineGearExpoATL

The Georgia Film Office reports that the State of Georgia hosted 412 productions, represented by 32 feature films, 36 independent films, 269 television and episodic productions, 42 commercials, and 33 music videos between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.

Gen. President Sean M. O’Brien & Motion Picture Div. Director Lindsay Dougherty met with @IATSE President Matthew Loeb at #Teamsters HQ yesterday to reaffirm the ‘Mutual Aid & Assistance Pact’ between both unions to work together to achieve shared goals: teamster.org/2022/07/teamst…

The June General Membership Hybrid Meeting is on June 12th at 2pm, preceded by the Executive Board meeting at 10:30am. Details have been sent to members, please check your email. #iatse479 #local479 #iatselocal479 #iatse

This is a reminder that ballots for the Local 479 Officer Election were mailed out on December 22, 2021. Election Judge Jimmy Butts will be making his first request for duplicate ballots to TrueBallot tomorrow morning, January 5th, and will continue submitting requests..

Fraturday Today – Striketober Monday! . #IASolidarity @IATSE

DAYS, NOT WEEKS