IATSE 3rd 2019_web

TWU LOCAL 883 IN CLEVELAND, OH WELCOMED THREE NEW MEMBERS
President Regina Bukala (far
right) swears in (from left to
right): Sisters Kerry Patterson
and Kaitlin Sweigard, and
Brother Mark Snyder-Schulte.
OLDEST WARDROBE LOCAL CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF SOLIDARITY
Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764 celebrated its 100th
anniversary at a gala celebration this past summer. International
President Matthew Loeb joined hundreds of members and friends
from many Locals and unions, along with other well-wishers,
to celebrate the event. Both the City and State of New York,
as well as the Borough President of Manhattan, Gale Brewer,
issued proclamations declaring “IATSE Local 764 Day” to mark
the occasion. In addition to music, food, dancing, speeches,
and reflection on the past and future, the event also raised over
$18,000 for “Behind the Scenes”, a charity that financially assists
entertainment industry professionals in times of illness and
distress.
The Local was originally chartered with the American Federation
of Labor as an independent union on July 21, 1919 as the
Theatrical Wardrobe Attendants Union Local #16770. It’s oldest
surviving written collective bargaining agreement is a two-page
contract with the Metropolitan Opera, dated 1929, which secures
(among other things) a wage for tailors (the highest rate listed) of
$48.72 per week. Local 764’s IATSE charter was granted at the
Thirty-Sixth IATSE International Convention in Columbus, Ohio
in June of 1942, and the group became IATSE Local 764.When
NABET 15 (National Association of Broadcast Employees &
Technicians) merged with the IATSE in 1998, its wardrobe workers
joined and expanded Local 764’s ranks. Since that time, all
motion picture and television costume and wardrobe workers in
the New York area are represented by Local 764. In 2010, Broadway’s
Child Actor Guardians organized and requested representation
on the job and were welcomed as members. Local 764
is the oldest wardrobe union in the world, currently representing
over 1,600 members, and continues to organize new venues and
workers. All are invited to watch the commemorative anniversary
video, which may be viewed at https://vimeo.com/347359942.
President Loeb, Local
764 President Pat White,
and Director, Theatre
Programs NYC Mayor’s
Office of Media and
Entertainment Carla
Hoke-Miller with
Proclamation from the
Office of Mayor Bill
de Blasio.
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