Stage and Film Tech Unions
The behind-the-scenes aspects of stage and film production in the entertainment industry are also unionized. Some descriptions of key non-actors unions:
Directors Guild of America
The DGA represents film and television directors, unit production managers, casting directors, first assistant directors, second assistant directors, technical coordinators and tape associate directors, stage managers and production associates. To join in any guild category, you must obtain employment with a company that has signed a collective bargaining agreement with the DGA, according to the guild.
Writers Guild of America, East and West
Since 1954, the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West have negotiated and administered minimum basic agreements with major film producers, and television and radio networks and stations. The pacts cover theatrical and TV films, broadcast and cable television, documentary film and radio. In recent years, the guilds have expanded their coverage of radio and television staff employees, the latter group mostly in the news and documentary areas. Currently the entertainment industry guilds administer 36 separate agreements.
Stage Directors and Choreographers
The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC) is a national independent labor union with jurisdiction over the employment of directors and choreographers working in areas ranging from Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours to resident theatre, summer stock, and dinner theatre. The union provides services and benefits, including minimum fees and advances, property rights, subsidiary rights, and a health insurance and pension plan.
IATSE
Stagehands and projectionists in North America are organized under the imposing name The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada. The union includes craftspersons in television and film production, product demonstration and industrial shows, conventions, facility maintenance, casinos, audio visual, and computer graphics.
Teamsters
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million working men and women, including about 4,000 vehicle drivers, location managers, and food-service employees who work in television and feature-film production. Nearly 400 of the nation's casting directors also voted to join the Teamsters in 2005, and are expected to negotiate a first contract with the major film studios and TV networks in the fall.
LINKS
Directors Guild of America
The DGA's website
Writers Guild of America, West
The WGA's website
Writers Guild of America, East
The WGAE's website
Stage Directors and Choreographers
The SSDC's website
IATSE
IATSE's website
Teamsters
The Teamster's website
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