UPCOMING CONTRACT RATIFICATIONS

PLEASE REGISTER FOR AND ATTEND THE JUNE 27 MEMBERSHIP MEETING.  ALL MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE WILL RECEIVE REGISTRATION INFO VIA EMAIL AND THEN A LINK FOR THE ZOOM MEETING, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY, JUNE 27, AT 6:30 P.M.

WE NEED ACTIVE ATTENDANCE SO THAT 2 IMPORTANT CONTRACTS CAN BE RATIFIED:  THE A.C.T. CONTRACT, AND THE ASM (FORMERLY TACOMA ARTS LIVE). PROPOSED VERSIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE "CONTRACTS" SECTION OF "MEMBER RESOURCES."  PLEASE READ THROUGH THEM, ATTEND THE MEETING, DISCUSS, AND VOTE.

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UPDATE: QUARTERLY DUES

THERE WILL BE NO INCREASE IN QUARTERLY DUES FOR 2022.  Online dues payments are processed through UNIONLY, a Seattle-based Union-friendly platform. We are happy to join with Unionly in providing support and services to members of Local 887. Processing fees have been suspended for Quarter 1 of 2022.  The link for dues payment through Unionly is located on the "Paying Membership Dues" tab under MEMBER RESOURCES.  Or, use this direct link:  www.unionly.io/o/iatse887.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE $25 HIRING HALL REINSTATEMENT FEE (LATE FEE) HAS RESUMED FOR DUES NOT RECEIVED BY THE 30TH OF THE FIRST MONTH OF EACH QUARTER. DETAILS UNDER THE "PAYING MEMBERSHIP DUES" TAB IN MEMBER RESOURCES.

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EQUITY, INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, OPPORTUNITY AND RESPECT. 

Local 887's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Access Committee has submitted a response to the BIPOC  Theatremakers, authors of the letter to DEAR WHITE AMERICAN THEATRE.  "Our response is meant to affirm our shared goals to uplift, center, and celebrate the contributions of artists of color, and to take responsibility for creating a more equitable and anti-racist work environment". Read Local 887's full response .

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887's Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we live and work on the unceded ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples. We understand that despite the promise of designated tribal land according to the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855, the original stewards of this vast region were forcibly removed by European-American settlers, through colonial policy, discriminatory laws, and the burning of traditional villages.  We honor the descendants of The Duwamish who continue to live in the Seattle area and among the Suquamish, Tulalip, Muckleshoot and Lummi peoples. As an Arts organization, we respectfully acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous artists of all genres.  We also recognize that capital was gained from many forms of exploitation.

We stand with the anti-racism work that has been done in the past and and continues today. We respect Indigenous Sovereignty.

By this acknowledgment we hope to connect the history of this region to the present.