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Covid Protocols:
Many of our venues are wanting to move to less testing, optional masking, and no longer requiring but recommending Vaccine. We will continue to stress that that backstage continue masking and regular testing. Please if you feel strongly about any of these reduction proposals, please write send me your concerns in an email. Testimony, from actual crew, is far more convincing to management especially in venues that are already experiencing staffing issues.
Venue News/ Current Negotiations
The Village: Ratification @membership meeting 11/28!!! We will post the new Contract on our website this week to be reviewed by membership for ratification at the next membership meeting. Please attend to show support to those who dedicated their time in this successful negotiation process that had multiple gains for our workers. To review this contract please go to our website.
5th Avenue: Local 887 and Local 488 will go back to the table December 5th to counter management’s proposal to one year contract extension with a 6-month wage freeze, and a 6% wage increase in the latter 6 months. We will be bringing several amendments to the contract to commit to an extension.
MT Baker: Mt Baker and both Local 15 and 887 have tentatively agreed to most language proposals. The locals have presented wages with strong wage increases and additional health and welfare contributions. The venue has asked for an extension in countering our wage proposal as they are working hard to meet this proposal. This employer has been extremely aggregable and has worked hard to create better working conditions and wages to be able to continue to staff their productions.
Cornish: After a year and a half, the Business Reps have been meeting with Cornish in person at the Labor Temple to finally streamline and come to an agreement with this venue. We have tentatively agreed to all matters once we have seen the wages in writing and hope to have a redlined contract to ratify in the next month.
Seattle Opera: Local 887 both filled and amicably settled a grievance in the wardrobe department during their production of Tristan. Local 887 costume shop and wardrobe department will meet this Monday for a Labor Management meeting to address the issues surrounding this production and the expectation that Local 887 and 488 will have a strong role and voice in who will fill the role of Costume / HMU director after the resignation of Seattle Opera’s current director.
Seattle Repertory Theatre: This month we held a labor management meeting to discuss and review concerns regarding meetings that exclude unit members and the expectations that the venue has been proactive in preventing the issues that surrounded last year’s difficult production of Bruce. We will also begin to schedule pre negotiation meetings next month and schedule the first few negotiation meetings in next month’s labor management meeting.
Teatro Zin Zanni: Management failed to show up for our final language and first wage counter via zoom last week. We have rescheduled and will now insist that our meetings be held in person and at the labor temple. This is the third instance of rescheduling but the first time they have failed to even notify they would not be able to attend. There will be a firm conversation regarding failure to participate in “good faith” bargaining at our upcoming meeting.
Newly Organized Venues:
Local 887 will now represent full time, part time, and over hire costume and wardrobe employees at both Seattle Shakespeare and Book It Theatre. We will be negotiations for both at the end of the month.
Upcoming Training Opportunities
JOB STEWARD TRAINING!!! (Monday November 21st 10am-1pm. Please follow the link below to learn all that you need to know about being a good job steward. We have been asking for this class to be taught by Mylor and here it is!!!
Job Steward Training (unionly.io)
Elections
*E-board nominations resulted in what we call a “white ballot”. Meaning, not one category had an opposing running mate. We will still be swearing in this January our new Membership Clerk, Kay Wiley, and myself not previously voted in by membership. I, originally volunteered to take over for Delia upon her retirement and was temporarily appointed by the E-Board. Bellow is the new list of officers.
President: Scott Arend
Vice President: Erin Perona
Business Agent: Carrie Steficek
Recording Secretary: Chris Moad
Secretary Treasurer: Imelda Daranciang
Membership Clerk: Kay Wiley
Sergeant in Arms: PJ Sheehy
*5% Dues Vote: Members, please remember to mail you secret ballot back to the Local office in the stamped, return envelope. We have received many but a lot still missing. On December 5that 6:30pm we will have a volunteer open and read the results live on zoom.
Important Dates
E-Board Meeting: November 21st -6:30pm via zoom
*Membership Meeting- November 28th-6:30pm IN PERSON at Labor Temple (5030 1stAvenue S)
I know, I know…what a pain! BUT it’s the last time this year to meet everyone in person and we have some important things on the agenda such as: celebrating retirement of Marlys and Delia, ratifying the Village Contract, Door Prizes, and food. Please remember you can park anywhere in the lot.
5% Dues Live Vote Results: December 5th at 6:30 via zoom
In Solidarity,
Carrie Steficek
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