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July 03, 2009
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                Local 477 MEETING NOTICE!                


Our next general membership meeting will be held JULY 18th at the Local 631 office on 5385 Conroy Road in Orlando, at 7 pm. sharp.

We urge all members to attend.  We need your ideas and involvement.  We need your voice!

For information or directions,  please call the office at 800/423-6477 or use this Google Maps link.

 


     The 477 Perspective...   
Business Manager Update- July

Updated On: Jun 30, 2009 (09:29:00)
The month of June started slowly, but picked up steam as we went along.  There are currently three productions running in Florida at this time- "Burn Notice", the episodic in Miami, "Letters to God", a low budget feature in Orlando, and "Criss Cross", a low budget feature in Fort Lauderdale Read More...
Business Manager Update

Updated On: Jun 05, 2009 (09:52:00)
  I visited the set of “Endure” on their first day of shooting. All seemed to be well as can be hoped.    I have continued to attempt contact with both Tampa area productions. No luck as yet.   I have met for a fourth time with “Letters to God”. Contract signed.  Visited the set on the first day of shooting Read More...
Press Release

Updated On: May 29, 2009 (14:45:00)
For Immediate Release May 28, 2009   (Miami, FL)- At the strong urging of Chairman Joe Sanchez, the Miami Commission voted unanimously today to keep the top-rated cable television show in the nation filming in Miami for a fourth season Read More...

      Inside Working America . . .        

 

Constitutional Amendment against the Employee Free Choice Act fails in Florida
Republican Julio Robaina crossed the aisle to support Florida's workers . .
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  Why Workers Need the Employee Free Choice Act
April 13, 2009:   Anyone who's ever signed a union card at work knows it takes much more courage and real commitment than a brief moment in a polling booth
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Member Photo of the Month

The "Endure" crew shooting hard nights in Tenaroc State Park

May 2009, Lakeland, Florida

We need pics of 477 brothers and sisters on-set in Florida.  Send your best photographs to editor@ia477.com

 

     From the Miami Office . . .     

 

Here's what's going on . . .

In Memorial

We have just been advised that Harvey T. Collins, Local 477 member since 1996 and beloved brother of Local 477 member Harold F. Collins, passed away on April 13th in Alabama.  Memorial services will be held on April 18th.

Health Insurance Options

Go to the Member News section for important information about health insurance!

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Upcoming Events:
Regular Membership Meeting - Orlando
Jul 18, 2009
I.A.T.S.E. LOCAL 477 OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE Dear Sisters and Brothers: The next regular membership meeting of Local 477 will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2009. It will take place at the Local 631 union hall, located at 5385 Conroy Road, Suite 200, (second floor) Orlando, Florida. The meeting will start promptly at 7:00 PM. The Third Quarter Stamp is $52.00 and was due July 1, 2009. If you have already paid for your stamp, thank you. Local 477 Accepts VISA, MasterCard and PayPal DUES CHECK OFF FORMS: Complete a Dues Check Off Form when doing start paperwork on any job. If the form is not provided with your start paperwork, please contact this office. You may also download a form at our official web page which is: ia477.org. Fraternally, George Cerchiai, Secretary-Treasurer
Mid-Summer General Executive Board Meeting
Jul 20, 2009
Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort Orlando, Florida
Mid-Summer General Executive Board Meeting
Jul 21, 2009
Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort Orlando, Florida
Mid-Summer General Executive Board Meeting
Jul 22, 2009
Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort Orlando, Florida
Mid-Summer General Executive Board Meeting
Jul 23, 2009
Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort Orlando, Florida
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