Winter 2012

: Register for electronic communications with the International

You can now receive the quarterly bulletin and other communications from the International electronically.

Sign up here: https://admin.iatse-intl.org/WhyRegister.aspx

: Call-offs - No call/no show fines

Proposed amendment to the referral procedure:

Page 6, second paragraph currently reads:

Referents that accept a call must give twenty-four (24) hours notice before canceling any work or they shall be subject a fine of twenty-five (25) dollars. Any referent that fails to report for work and does not give advance notice will be subject to a fine of one hundred twenty-five (125) dollars. Any referent that fails to report to work for the second time will automatically be removed from the referral list for one month. Failure to report to work for the third time will cause the referent to be automatically removed for three (3) months. Any referent that misses four (4) calls in a twelve-month period will automatically be dropped from the Job Referral Procedure. The referent shall be called in front of the Executive Board at any time to explain their failure to report to work.

to be replaced with the following:

Referents that accept a call and give less than twenty-four (24) but greater than six (6) hours notice that they are canceling any work shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five (25) dollars for each incidence. Referents who give less than six (6) hours notice that they are canceling any work shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five (25) dollars. The second time in a twelve month period that less that six (6) hours notice is given the referent shall be subject to a fine of seventy-five (75) dollars and shall be suspended from the Referral List for one week. The third time in a twelve month period that less that six (6) hours notice is given the referent shall be subject to a fine of seventy-five (75) dollars and shall be suspended from the Referral List for two weeks. Subsequent incidences in a twelve month period that less that six (6) hours notice is given the referent shall be subject to a fine of seventy-five (75) dollars and shall be suspended from the Referral List for one month. Call-offs for work received less than twenty-four (24) hours before the start time will be considered violations of this paragraph.

Any referent that fails to report for work and does not give advance notice shall be subject to a fine of one hundred twenty-five (125) dollars. Any referent that fails to report to work for the second time in a twelve month period without advance notice shall be subject to a fine of one hundred twenty-five (125) dollars and shall be suspended from the Referral List for one month. Any referent that fails to report to work for the third time in a twelve month period without advance notice shall be subject to a fine of one hundred twenty-five (125) dollars and shall be suspended from the Referral List for three (3) months. Any referent that misses four (4) calls in a twelve month period without giving advance notice shall be dropped from the Referral List. A referent can be called in front of the Executive Board at any time to explain their failure to report to work.

Appeals to any fine or suspension should be submitted to the executive board in writing postmarked no later than 30 days after the date on the letter of first notice. Successful appeals are not counted in considering future judgements.

: Qualified jobs list

Proposed amendment to the referral procedure, to be inserted after the U list:

All persons from the A through E list who have been qualified to perform the duties required of the job. Separate lists will be maintained for each qualified job. Referents who were qualified prior to January 1st 2012 will be placed at the top of the respective job list and will be called out based on their current A through E list position. Referents qualified after January 1st 2012 will be placed at the bottom of the respective job list and called out in order of their qualification date. Currently defined Qualified Jobs Lists are Riggers and Elim Sound Operators.