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Two Year Tax Credit ExtensionSigned Into Law As reported by the California Film Commission website, here.Assembly Bill 2026 (Fuentes) and Senate Bill 1197 were signed into law today by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to extend funding for California's Film & Television Tax Credit Program. The two-year, $200 million extension ensures that tax credits will be available through fiscal...
Entertainment Weekly's website, EW.com, showed off The Big Bang Theory with a highlight tour by Set Decorator Ann Shea. Check it out here.
Dear Brothers and Sisters:There will be phone banking at Local 80 located at 2520 West Olive Ave. on the stage from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. It is imperative that we turnout big to defeat Prop 32 which, if passed, would silence union brothers and sisters and their families when it comes to political issues that affect unions and working conditions state wide.A fraud is an intentional deception made...
Bill passed Assembly Floor 70-4 For Immediate ReleaseAugust 16, 2012Unions & Guilds Applaud Passage of AB 2026Los Angeles – As a broad coalition of unions and guilds representing labor and the entertainment industry, we join together today to applaud the passage of AB 2026 by the California State Assembly.The bill, authored by Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes, extends the very...
The Local 44 California Entertainment Jobs Committee has started another letter writing campaign to Senator Kehoe and Senator Lieu. When received in large numbers, these letters express the importance of supporting SB 1167. You can help. Copy and print the letters below and send them to Senator Kehoe and Senator Lieu. These letters must be received by Friday, August 10...
The 2012 Emmy Nominations are in and Local 44 members are all over them. Here's this year's nominees:Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera SeriesHow I Met Your Mother - Now We're Even, The Magician's Code, Part One • The Magician's Code, Part Two - CBSSusan Eschelbach, Set DecoratorMike & Molly - Goin' Fishin', Valentine's Piggyback, The Wedding - CBSLynda Burbank, Set Decorator2...
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences65th Primetime Emmy Award WinnersCongratulations to these Local 44 members for being recognized for excellence in their fields. Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series WinnerHeidi Miller, Set Decorator, for MasterChef • 3-20 • FOX Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie WinnerBarbara Munch...