COVID-19 ‘RETURN TO WORK’ AGREEMENT REACHED

Digital Town Hall: Thursday, September 24th at 6PM

These last several months have been difficult to say the least, however we are happy to report that we have taken the necessary steps to ensure Feature and Television production returns in this COVID-19 world with your safety as our number one priority.

We are pleased to announce that as of today we have concluded the ‘Return to Work’ discussions with the AMPTP. We have been working alongside our Sister Guilds and Unions and the AMPTP for the last several months to develop ‘Return to Work’ Protocols. These protocols will give our Industry the best chance to succeed while safely returning to work. The joint discussions with the other Entertainment Guilds and Unions have been truly historic. Together, we have carefully reviewed the role of all crew members on production and have fought to protect every craft and classification as if they were our own Members, with the common goal of safety on the job and the preservation of all jobs throughout our Industry. We are grateful for this collaborative effort with the other Guilds and Unions and for the solidarity exhibited to ensure all concerns were addressed.

PRESS RELEASE: ‘The DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsters and the Basic Crafts Announce COVID-19 Testing and Protocols Adopted with the AMPTP to Allow Production to Resume Safely’

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LOCAL 399 ‘RETURN TO WORK’ DIGITAL TOWN HALL:

Please join us on Thursday, September 24th at 6PM for a Digital Town Hall where we will review the finalized ‘Return to Work’ Agreement and take time to answer questions from the Membership. If you did not receive a registration link via email, please email office@ht399.org. 

As you are reading this, we are finalizing a summary of the ‘Return to Work’ document and we will be sharing this document on our website soon. You can review the entirety of the ‘Return to Work’ Agreement here, or via the button above.

• This meeting is intended for Local 399 Members only. We ask that you not share this registration link or meeting details on social media.
• Please allow up to 24hours to receive a confirmation email as we will be reviewing and manually approving registrations to ensure registrants are Local 399 Members.
• Members on an Active, Retired, Withdrawal or Hold status are all able to attend.

Please register by Wednesday, September 23rd at 5PM in order to receive your meeting confirmation link in time for Thursday evening. Again, if you did not receive a registration link via email, please email office@ht399.org. 

Thank you for your support, patience, and solidarity over the past several months. As I have said before, we will get through this and I believe our Industry will come out better than ever before. I hope you will join us on Thursday evening.