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IATSE
Local 24
Training
and Apprenticeship Program
Rules
and Guidelines
Last
Updated: May 4, 2009
Anyone
interested in
becoming a member of Local 24 must become part of the IATSE Local 24
Apprenticeship Program and complete the requirements of this program.
Anyone
interested in being a
part of the IATSE Local 24 Apprenticeship Program must meet the
following
prerequisites before becoming involved with the program in any capacity. All
prospective applicants must:
1) be
at
least 18 years of age
2) be
a U.S. citizen
3) have
a high school diploma or
G.E.D. equivalent
4) be
able to do extensive
physical labor
5) have
worked at least 10 shows
through Local 24 within
one year of their application date
6) schedule
and complete an
interview with the Training
and Apprenticeship Committee
Note:
Any applicant interested in becoming a “Wardrobe
Only”
apprentice will be
required to meet all of the above guidelines except that
“Wardrobe Only”
applicants will only be required to have worked two shows within one
year of
their application date as opposed to ten shows.
Anyone
accepted into the
Local 24 Apprenticeship Program must fulfill the following requirements
before
being considered for membership by the Training and Apprenticeship
Committee:
All
applicants are required to submit a non-refundable $250 application fee
which
shall be applied towards the applicant’s initiation fee for
membership should
they fulfill the necessary requirements set forth by the Apprenticeship
Program.
All
applicants are required to sign a Local 24 Apprenticeship Program
Agreement.
It
is suggested that all apprentices submit semi annual installment
payments in
the amount of $250 to Local 24 until that apprentice’s total
initiation fees
required for membership have been fully submitted to the local. These
installments shall be applied towards
the applicant’s final membership initiation fee. Any
remaining balance of the initiation fee
for membership will be required to be paid in full before the
applicant’s
membership application will be sent to the International for approval.
All
apprentices are required to attend 50% of all Local 24 training classes
held
each year.
All
apprentices are required to perform 1000 hours of work referred by
Local 24
within 2 years of the apprentice’s application date.
These
1000 hours shall breakdown into the
following specific hours required for each discipline.
1) 400
hours in Carpentry
2) 300
hours in Electrics and
Lighting
3) 200
hours in Sound and Video
4) 100
hours in Props
Note: Any
applicant interested in becoming a
“Wardrobe Only” apprentice will be required to work
300
hours in the wardrobe
department within two years as opposed to the 1000 hours set forth for
stagehand applicants stated above.
All
training hours, work hours, and testing involved with the
apprenticeship
program must be completed within 3 years of the apprentice’s
application date.
Apprentices
shall keep with them at all Local 24 referred worksites an Hourly
Logbook
provided by Local 24.
All hours worked,
dates worked, positions worked, and special notes shall be logged and
signed
off on by the apprentice’s department head, the
jobsite’s
steward, or the
Business Agent within the apprentice’s Hourly Logbook. No
signatures will be given for time worked
until after the hours have been worked.
A
second book for each apprentice shall be kept at the Local 24 office. It
shall be the responsibility of the
apprentice to make regular appointments with an executive board member
or
apprenticeship committee member at the Local 24 office and have this
book
updated to reflect the apprentice’s work record.
If
the apprentice’s book is lost or destroyed
any hours logged in their personal book that are not updated in the
second
office log book shall be null and void.
Once
all required work hours are completed all apprentices are required to
pass a
written and practical test in each of the above hourly disciplines. Apprentices
desiring to work as riggers or on
the fly rail shall be required to complete an additional written test,
practical
test, and training class.
Anyone
that completes the requirements of the apprenticeship program, pays the
remainder of the required initiation fees for membership, and completes
the
necessary paperwork and applications for membership shall be admitted
as a
member.
The
IATSE Local 24
Training
Program shall operate under the following guidelines:
The
Training and Apprenticeship Committee shall oversee all training
classes,
training class lesson plans, and instructors.
Training
packets shall be provided to new workers, apprentices, and current
members by
the Training and Apprenticeship Committee for each discipline
consisting of
basic information and terminology involved with each respective
discipline.
Four
training classes shall be held by Local 24 each year on a regular basis.
Apprentices
shall receive a 4 to 1 credit for any hours fulfilled in a training
class.
A
majority vote of the Training and Apprenticeship Committee can accept
training
from outside sources.
Training
classes shall be open to and encouraged for all members and non-members
working
through Local 24.
The
number of instructors as well as the training agenda shall be
determined by the
number of people signed up for a training class.
All
instructors shall be chosen and approved by the Training and
Apprenticeship
Committee.
Any
member of Local 24 is eligible to be an instructor.
Any
member interested in being an instructor must produce a valid lesson
plan for
approval by the Training and Apprenticeship Committee and a letter
stating
their desire to be an instructor and why.
All
approved lesson plans shall be based on the training materials,
practical
tests, and written tests established by the Training and Apprenticeship
Committee.
Practical
tests shall be administered by approved instructors.
The
IATSE Local 24
Apprenticeship Program shall operate under the following guidelines:
The
Training and Apprenticeship Program’s guidelines and rules
may be
amended by a
majority vote of the Training and Apprenticeship Committee and a
majority vote
of the body at an official membership meeting.
The
Local 24 Training and Apprenticeship Committee shall exist as a five
member
standing committee for as long as the Training and Apprenticeship
Program
exists.
The
Local 24 Training and Apprenticeship Program shall exist as a standing
program
for as long as IATSE Local 24 exists.
The
Training and Apprenticeship Committee shall have the final
determination as to
whether or not any applicant has completed the requirements of the
apprenticeship program.
A
majority vote of the Training and Apprenticeship Committee can extend
any
deadline imposed on an apprentice.
Any
and all rules or guidelines regarding apprentices set forth by the
International Constitution shall be adhered to at all times.
As
set forth by the International Constitution the number of apprentices
allowed
to take part in the Local 24 Apprenticeship Program shall not exceed
one
apprentice for every three members. A
cap of a maximum of 50 apprentices is also mandated by the
International
Constitution.
Apprentices
upon acceptance into the apprenticeship program shall be placed
directly below
all current members on the Local 24 active Stagehand Call List for the
duration
of their involvement with the apprenticeship program.
Apprentices
shall be placed on the call list
respectively according to their application time and date.
Notification
of the existence of the apprenticeship program and its start date shall
be
given to all non-member workers referred by Local 24 within the last
year prior
to the start date of the program to the best ability of the Training
and
Apprenticeship Committee and Local 24 Executive Board.
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