As a member of 3 iatse locals -- The 829 (NY) system seems fair and logical, the 891 (Vancouver) system seems fair and logical, the 800 system seems much in need of scrutiny. Thanks for this investigation -- and any serious re-thinking on how 800 can accommodate the international realities of design work in a relentlessly international industry.
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David Brisbin
11 years ago
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As a member of 3 iatse locals -- The 829 (NY) system seems fair and logical, the 891 (Vancouver) system seems fair and logical, the 800 system seems much in need of scrutiny. Thanks for this investigation -- and any serious re-thinking on how 800 can accommodate the international realities of design work in a relentlessly international industry.
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Michael Bricker
11 years ago
46203. Let's get the details.
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Michael Bricker
11 years ago
46203. Let's get the details.
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Brittany Hites
11 years ago
I support an investigation into a percentage based dues system for ADG members. Zip Code: 30339
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Brittany Hites
11 years ago
I support an investigation into a percentage based dues system for ADG members. Zip Code: 30339
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erik olson
11 years ago
lots of communication is needed & we should look closely at the process in other unions before and during the discussions.
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erik olson
11 years ago
lots of communication is needed & we should look closely at the process in other unions before and during the discussions.
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Richard Lowe
11 years ago
I'm all for it, but I'm pretty sure that you'll get the same push-back regarding the current national debate about on income disparity.
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Richard Lowe
11 years ago
I'm all for it, but I'm pretty sure that you'll get the same push-back regarding the current national debate about on income disparity.
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Brandy Alexander
11 years ago
I am in agreement that a study is needed to create a more appropriate Dues Structure for our membership at this time. Since Hollywood has changed the way it does business, our Union also must adapt to stay vital in this global industry. I believe that the 450 Bank of Hours and the 400 needed for MPI Health Insurance should also be evaluated in this study at this time. (90048)
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Brandy Alexander
11 years ago
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I am in agreement that a study is needed to create a more appropriate Dues Structure for our membership at this time. Since Hollywood has changed the way it does business, our Union also must adapt to stay vital in this global industry. I believe that the 450 Bank of Hours and the 400 needed for MPI Health Insurance should also be evaluated in this study at this time. (90048)
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Anonymous
11 years ago
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Eric R Johnson
11 years ago
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Tom Fichter
11 years ago
Seems like a fair move to attach a percentage base to our dues
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Tom Fichter
11 years ago
Seems like a fair move to attach a percentage base to our dues
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Adolfo Martinez Perez
11 years ago
Great initiative. There is nothing fair about basing the dues on a hypothetical "scale"; some people earn overscale, some people are not working and are not earning anything. How is it fair that someone working a few weeks a year pays more dues that someone working on staff position, earning every day of the year, based on a scale that neither one is earning? People should pay according to how much they earn doing the activity covered by our Collective Bargaining Agreements. And without a cap. To me a cap defeats the point of having a percentage based dues system. I'd just have percentage of income. Period. Otherwise it'd be as if the IRS instead of bumping up your bracket as you earn more, it'd cap your taxes at a certain amount, lowering the final percentage paid by the highest earners: the opposite of fair. The DGA has a percentage based system and they manage to police it and to make it work (with a minimum amount of dues to pay if you haven't had income).
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MICHAEL RIZZO
11 years ago
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MICHAEL RIZZO
11 years ago
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Jack G. Taylor, Jr.
11 years ago
I am for a study of the current dues assessment as it is currently being administered towards a better fairness and equality with our membership. I favor an umbrella baseline dues rate which covers the IATSE per capita, paid at the beginning of the budgetary year. This will cover yearly membership for all to remain in good standing. If you work during any of the four quarters you would pay only a dues rate tied to a percentage of the earnings based on the scale rate of the contract with which you are working under at the time. The percentage rate will be deducted from your paycheck at the time it is earned by the payroll company and deposited with the Union. If you make an overscale rate, no percentage will be taken from the overscale as I see it as a bonus for perhaps your talent , years of experience, ongoing relationships with the company, etc. In the long run, Yes, let us study and come to the table with a framework that works for the equity of all members and with promotes growth within our guild.
As a member of 3 iatse locals -- The 829 (NY) system seems fair and logical, the 891 (Vancouver) system seems fair and logical, the 800 system seems much in need of scrutiny. Thanks for this investigation -- and any serious re-thinking on how 800 can accommodate the international realities of design work in a relentlessly international industry.
As a member of 3 iatse locals -- The 829 (NY) system seems fair and logical, the 891 (Vancouver) system seems fair and logical, the 800 system seems much in need of scrutiny. Thanks for this investigation -- and any serious re-thinking on how 800 can accommodate the international realities of design work in a relentlessly international industry.
46203. Let's get the details.
46203. Let's get the details.
I support an investigation into a percentage based dues system for ADG members. Zip Code: 30339
I support an investigation into a percentage based dues system for ADG members. Zip Code: 30339
lots of communication is needed & we should look closely at the process in other unions before and during the discussions.
lots of communication is needed & we should look closely at the process in other unions before and during the discussions.
I'm all for it, but I'm pretty sure that you'll get the same push-back regarding the current national debate about on income disparity.
I'm all for it, but I'm pretty sure that you'll get the same push-back regarding the current national debate about on income disparity.
I am in agreement that a study is needed to create a more appropriate Dues Structure for our membership at this time. Since Hollywood has changed the way it does business, our Union also must adapt to stay vital in this global industry. I believe that the 450 Bank of Hours and the 400 needed for MPI Health Insurance should also be evaluated in this study at this time. (90048)
I am in agreement that a study is needed to create a more appropriate Dues Structure for our membership at this time. Since Hollywood has changed the way it does business, our Union also must adapt to stay vital in this global industry. I believe that the 450 Bank of Hours and the 400 needed for MPI Health Insurance should also be evaluated in this study at this time. (90048)
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Seems like a fair move to attach a percentage base to our dues
Seems like a fair move to attach a percentage base to our dues
Great initiative. There is nothing fair about basing the dues on a hypothetical "scale"; some people earn overscale, some people are not working and are not earning anything. How is it fair that someone working a few weeks a year pays more dues that someone working on staff position, earning every day of the year, based on a scale that neither one is earning? People should pay according to how much they earn doing the activity covered by our Collective Bargaining Agreements. And without a cap. To me a cap defeats the point of having a percentage based dues system. I'd just have percentage of income. Period. Otherwise it'd be as if the IRS instead of bumping up your bracket as you earn more, it'd cap your taxes at a certain amount, lowering the final percentage paid by the highest earners: the opposite of fair. The DGA has a percentage based system and they manage to police it and to make it work (with a minimum amount of dues to pay if you haven't had income).
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MICHAEL
I am for a study of the current dues assessment as it is currently being administered towards a better fairness and equality with our membership. I favor an umbrella baseline dues rate which covers the IATSE per capita, paid at the beginning of the budgetary year. This will cover yearly membership for all to remain in good standing. If you work during any of the four quarters you would pay only a dues rate tied to a percentage of the earnings based on the scale rate of the contract with which you are working under at the time. The percentage rate will be deducted from your paycheck at the time it is earned by the payroll company and deposited with the Union. If you make an overscale rate, no percentage will be taken from the overscale as I see it as a bonus for perhaps your talent , years of experience, ongoing relationships with the company, etc. In the long run, Yes, let us study and come to the table with a framework that works for the equity of all members and with promotes growth within our guild.