IATSE 154: Ashland, Oregon

Southern Oregon Unionists and supporters! A great Labor Day activity, fun for the whole family! (And donations for a good cause too!)

Hey FOHA, Facilities and Production, peep the unit calendar! We have bargaining prep Zoom times for you THIS COMING MONDAY! Be there or be unrepresented (and sad!)

If we want New York City to continue to be the theater capital of the world, workers need dignity and respect.

In Times Square today, I stood with the actors, stage managers and musicians of @actorsequity.bsky.social as they begin bargaining to say: America’s unions are with you!

Workers across the country are rising up and saying ENOUGH to corporate greed.

We won’t settle for less than what we’ve earned! Fair pay, safe conditions, and respect for ALL workers.

A reminder of the get together we’re having at Art Bop Beer in Talent this weekend! Come get your new Union shirt and make it some fun colors while supporting a community organization!

Today, on June 12th, we remember the 49 angels who went out for the night and never returned home. #OrlandoStrong

CONGRATS, BOX OFFICE!

SEIU California | STATEMENT: SEIU President April Verrett on David Huerta’s Release from Federal Custody David Huerta was arrested while standing up for immigrants’ rights. Today, a judge set him free after federal authorities attacked, injured, and unjustly detained him since Friday.

A judge set David Huerta free today after ICE attacked, injured, and unjustly detained him for standing up for immigrant workers.

But this fight isn’t over. Thousands are still detained.

We won’t stop until ALL our people are free.

#FreeDavidEndRaids

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CONGRATS TO THE BOX OFFICE! They ratified their contract tonight! It's been a long 14 month slog, and we couldn't have done it without ALL the support from everyone. NEXT UP, Front of House and then a successor contract for the production folks!

Donate to Support Sirène’s Recovery and Medical Care, organized by Olivia De La Mer My wife, Sirène De La Mer, has always been the heart of our family and com… Olivia De La Mer needs your support for Support Sirène’s Recovery and Medical Care

Hear ye, hear ye, a 154 member is in need of assistance! Our own Siréne has been out of work because of injury and the bills are piling up. Please help if you can!

www.gofundme.com/f/support-si...

“When stagehands show up at 9:45 AM during tech week, you know something has to change.”
Way to show up, 154!

Uprising Muse · The Resistance · Song · 2009

To get us all hype, our mediation song today is Muse’s “Uprising”

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious.

open.spotify.com/track/4VqPOr...

We start mediation today! OSF has insisted on ONLY IATSE represented workers in the room and ONLY IN PERSON. This means there is no zoom option and no outside/public attendees.

That means it's time to pack the room! Join us today 5/22 at 9:45am outside HPRC. Mediation starts at 10am.

Coming up this weekend for our OSF Union siblings! Specifically to address questions from our acting company, stage managers and others on campus!

UPCOMING for our IATSE and AEA friends!

Meeting tonight!

Reminder to members: our general meeting is tomorrow at 6PM! Check your emails and join us live or on Zoom, this one may get *spicy*!

Fair Contract for Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) Box Office and Front of House Workers! Until recently, negotiations with OSF management were conducted in a cordial and productive manner. However, this cooperative spirit was disrupted in January when OSF management made the decision to h...

We're back out on the Bricks this weekend encouraging OSF to stop walking back their proposals for the Box Office and FOHA units and meet us with a fair proposal to start bargaining from.

If you'd like to support us, please sign our petition! actionnetwork.org/petitions/fa...

Take 'Em Down (Live At Fenway Park) Dropkick Murphys · Going Out In Style - Live at Fenway Edition · Song · 2011

Today's Bargaining Song is "Take' Em Down" courtesy of the Dropkick Murphys, specifically for the lyrics "When the boss comes calling gotta stand your ground, when the boss comes calling don't believe their lies"

open.spotify.com/track/6dZoDr...

Back to the bargaining table today! Members: check your emails for the zoom link or join us in HPRC-1C. Hopefully today we'll Tentatively Agree to articles 4, 15 and 20 so we can focus on the meaty ones about minimums and wages, as well as touch on our letter of agreement for FOHA!

YouTube video by Tom Morello Tom Morello (feat. grandson) - Hold the Line: Union Strong Edit

Today's Bargaining Inspiration Song: Tom Morello feat. grandson with "Hold The Line" Spotify version here: open.spotify.com/track/4py8sp... but it's also worth watching the "Union Edit" Morello released on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=61gH...

We're *back* baby!

#TransDayOfVisibility

Screenshot of the AFL-CIO's statement condemning the Trump administration's executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government.

Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us.

We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.

Trump and Musk are grabbing power and making themselves richer by gutting our democracy. Hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets on April 5 to say “Hands Off!” Join SEIU members in the largest mass protest since Jan 20. Find an event near you: seiu.co/429gFpQ

New York — Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional performers and stage managers working in live theatre, released the following statement from Executive Director Al Vincent, Jr. in response to the executive order “Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program,” issued last night by President Trump: “Donald Trump has now taken direct aim at working people by attacking the collective bargaining rights of our federal workforce in what’s being called the largest union-busting act of our lifetime, if not in history. The workers targeted by this executive order are not only the indispensable pulse that keeps our country running, they are our friends, neighbors and colleagues. They’ve been on the front line of protecting our democracy, and their lawsuits against this administration have placed them in the crosshairs of political retribution."

This is an attack on union workers, union contracts, and the freedom for every single person to have a union on the job and the freedom to speak out. Read our statement from Executive Director Al Vincent, Jr. - actorsequity.org/news/PR/EOAg...

There is power in a union and don't let anyone convince you otherwise.

Our latest bargaining update from Weds:

From the 154 Pride Committee, come on out and take some photos for trans rights! (Be sure to tag us on Insta @iatse.154 or on here, we love to see your smiling faces!)

Union Maid Anne Feeney · Union Maid · Song · 2003

And for our bargaining song today: "Union Maid" performed by Anne Feeney. Originally written by Woody Guthrie in the 1940s, the verses have been adapted for different struggles almost constantly since then. (this one will get stuck in your head!)
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