What is IATSE?
IATSE means an international alliance of theater employees. It is a trade union for non -activation in the entertainment industry and boasts a lengthy history. This was first recognized in 1893 and now the parent is more than 400 local or regional trade unions. IATSE is only international in the sense that some of these smaller trade unions are found in Canada. Most IATSE regional trade unions are located in the USA. Now there are a number of trade unions belonging to IATSE, which work on movies and television. Some of them include trade unions for those who design cabinets, for behind the scenes, for people who design sets, and for those who provide either hair or makeup services.
Those who belong to the Iatet Union must pay annual fees, but then they are eligible for health benefits, investment plans and pension benefits. Many productions of only work with trade union employees and each group of employees must belong to the Union or other groups will not work.
Thewages of trade unions are usually higher than wages offered to workers who are not trade unions, but paying fees can mean that wages are not as high as they seem. Different groups work in different ways. In general, one has to qualify for trade union membership by working with trade union. If a person only works temporarily, he / she must collect a certain number of trade union working hours before applying for a part of the Union.
For those who are trade union supporters, IATSE offers a list of theaters that only work with trade union employees. Given that members of the trade unions of any type tend to honor other trade unions, this list may be beneficial. The site also describes the history of an organization that includes some low moments for the Union. Like many trade unions, IATSE had links to organized Crima at the age of 40. The then President IATSE, George Browne, was convicted of blackmail in 1941.
Today IATSE supervises Thomas C. Short and is located in New York. There are also 14 vice -presidents. However, each Member Union has a great self -government, determining things such as lessons of work daily, the level of compensation and the rules for membership. With the growing technical development in films, the new IATSE departments are relatively common. Especially those areas dealing with computer graphics and artistic direction, as well as film processing, have undergone massive changes since the initial Union of IATSE was created.
In fact, the organization was first named the National Alliance of Theater Staff employees when it first began. The new full name for IATS has become official in 1995. Many people feel that the current name precisely describes many activities of its different trade unions.