Local 399 Fights to Keep Industry Jobs in California
Local 399, which singlehandedly began the battle for California subsidies to the film industry 13 years ago, is now marshalling its power and influence to keep Hollywood jobs at home. … Continued
Drivers and Location Managers Ratify Three-Year Agreements
Two three-year contracts, negotiated for the studio Drivers and Location Managers, have been overwhelmingly ratified by the members covered by the agreements. The agreements with the Alliance of Motion Picture … Continued
Prop. 32: Wrong for California
North County Times August 26, 2012 | 12:00 am | By: Mike Bush, Encinitas This year, the anti-worker, anti-union corporate elites are at it again with another attempt to silence … Continued
Unions & Guilds Applaud Passage of AB 2026
Los Angeles– As a broad coalition of unions and guilds representing labor and the entertainment industry, we join together today to applaud the passage of AB 2026 by the California … Continued
California Assembly Approves State Film, TV Tax Credit Extension
Los Angeles Times By: Richard Verrier | August 16, 2012 | 11:16 a.m. The California Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill that would preserve funding for the state’s film and television … Continued
Leo Reed’s Talking Points at Local 399’s “Black Book” Ratification Meeting on Sunday, July 22, 2012
As I had told you before the negotiations, the motion picture industry pension and health plan was projected to suffer a deficit of $350MM through 2015. This did not take … Continued
Local 399 Teamsters Overwhelmingly Ratify Their New Contract
Teamsters at Local 399 in Hollywood, Calif. overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new three-year contract that includes solid wage increases and maintains one of the best health care plans in … Continued
Production Incentives – Local 399 JC 42 Report
By: Leo T. Reed So far nothing has changed. Along with Productions going to foreign countries because of the cost, forty two States have offered incentives (subsidies). California is offering … Continued
Business Agents Report – June 2012
President Anthony Cousimano reports that the contract proposal questionnaires have been sent out to the membership at Warner Bros Courier. Please fill them out and return to the Local asap. … Continued
Update on the “Black Book” Negotiations
Regarding our “Black Book” contract, for the first time ever, as a result of the 2008 market crash, our Motion Picture Industry was projected to suffer a huge deficit of … Continued
