{"id":10960,"date":"2022-09-13T10:42:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T14:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/?page_id=10960"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:14:01","slug":"for-political-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/political-legislative\/for-political-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"IATSE &#8211; The Union Behind Entertainment &amp; Political Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10960\" class=\"elementor elementor-10960\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0efd9a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0efd9a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba3f5d0\" data-id=\"ba3f5d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98c1db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f98c1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:POLLEG@IATSE.NET\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POLLEG@IATSE.NET<\/a> for more information on IATSE signatory companies available to perform this work throughout the country, or with any questions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81b26d elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d81b26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IATSE-The-Union-Behind-Entertainment-Political-Campaigns.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View This Page as PDF<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a0d289 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a0d289\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a06b07a\" data-id=\"a06b07a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d305ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d305ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting to Know IATSE<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1445025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1445025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Debate-Commission-Stagehands.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11122\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Debate-Commission-Stagehands.jpg 640w, https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Debate-Commission-Stagehands-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Debate-Commission-Stagehands-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bd0a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bd0a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is a labor union representing over 160,000 behind-the-scenes workers in the entertainment industry, including live theatre, motion picture and television production, trade shows and exhibitions, television broadcasting, and concerts.<\/p><p>IATSE members are employed by staging, lighting, and sound companies, media production companies, and venues utilized by political campaigns for rallies and events.<\/p><p>From camera, sound, grip, lighting, wardrobe, and hair &amp; make up crews on campaign commercials to the stagehands and live event technicians behind-the-scenes at campaign rallies and debates \u2013 among these and others \u2013 the IATSE represents the highly-skilled workforce behind candidates\u2019 campaigns<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efc69d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efc69d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbb3974\" data-id=\"fbb3974\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d6174 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"83d6174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Ask\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e09ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7e09ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Support labor rights and working families in the entertainment industry by ensuring the workers at your live events and on your media productions receive health care and retirement contributions, and the area standard wages.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Should your campaign hire outside vendors to produce political commercials and\/or large staged events \u2013 work within the jurisdiction of the IATSE \u2013 we ask that you commit to using labor under a union contract.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bfb942 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bfb942\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5e9bfd\" data-id=\"e5e9bfd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7c082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b7c082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Running a fully pro-worker campaign<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3886fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3886fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A candidate, committee, or organization (particularly those that purport to be pro-worker) would never use non-union print shops to produce campaign materials or book non-union hotels, where available, for travel or receptions. <strong>Campaigns must strengthen that same reflex when producing a campaign commercial or live event.<\/strong><\/p><p>Every year, we see far too many candidates and organizations that support labor rights, but unwittingly contract with non-union vendors \u2013 most often due to misinformation. Many do not know that both campaign commercial and live event production is traditionally covered by a represented workforce.<\/p><p>There are dozens of media and live event production companies \u2013 union and non-union \u2013 servicing campaigns throughout the country that are hired to produce both campaign commercials and large staged events.<\/p><p><strong>In our view, campaigns must hold themselves accountable by utilizing union labor in every aspect in order to claim the pro-worker mantle. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-765dfd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"765dfd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-104815e\" data-id=\"104815e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd00153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd00153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Importance of using a represented workforce<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caee030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"caee030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Biden-Harris-Victory-Speech-Crew-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Biden-Harris-Victory-Speech-Crew-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Biden-Harris-Victory-Speech-Crew-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Biden-Harris-Victory-Speech-Crew-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Biden-Harris-Victory-Speech-Crew-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/iatse.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022-09-27-Biden-Harris-Victory-Speech-Crew.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a959368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a959368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>IATSE agreements cover the finest technicians nationally \u2013 workers who are treated properly as employees under the law, paid area standard wages, and provided health and retirement benefits.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Companies that do similar work but whose workforce is not under a union agreement often do not maintain area standards, provide worker benefits, or pay required payroll taxes.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Non-union crews may lack the expertise, safety training, and certifications necessary to ensure productions are safe for candidates and campaign staff.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Further, non-union commercial and live event production crews risk being misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees, which can in some cases run afoul of state and federal laws and cause unwanted legal exposure<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74533a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74533a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f7d0ff\" data-id=\"4f7d0ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a2cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18a2cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to avoid anti-union behavior<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acdb84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0acdb84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Campaign commercials &amp; advertising content<\/strong><\/p><p>If contracting a media consulting firm or production company to shoot a campaign commercial, ensure they are signed to the most current IATSE agreements that cover commercial production \u2013 the Commercial Production Agreement (CPA) &amp; Production Workers Agreement (PWA).<\/p><p>Production of the live action elements of all commercials and advertising content for broadcast, cable, and the internet is within the scope and covered\u00a0by the CPA &amp; PWA.<\/p><p>The CPA &amp; PWA provide minimum scale wage rates and standard commercial industry working conditions as well as continuity of health and retirement benefits.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">If a media consultant subcontracts out the production of content, ensure that company is a CPA &amp; PWA signatory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c331e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c331e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Live events<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>If contracting a live event production company for a large, staged event, ensure they are a signatory employer of the IATSE or its affiliated local unions.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>If the production company subcontracts out the staging, lighting, and\/or sound for the event to other vendors, please use your managerial discretion and seek to ensure those entities are also IATSE signatories \u2013 or at a minimum that all crew are working the event under a union contract.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2436239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2436239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>National campaigns &amp; committees<\/strong><\/p><p>National campaigns, organizations, or campaign committees that plan on hosting numerous large events across the country may wish to contact the IATSE. Some entities have historically signed IATSE National Agreements to ensure they have the finest union workforce at all events throughout the country with consistent area standards and quality.<\/p><p>We encourage campaign committees and entities that provide candidates with suggested firms for this type of work to ensure all such recommended vendors are current IATSE signatories<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a461639 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a461639\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e204dc1\" data-id=\"e204dc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefa591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cefa591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Challenges and Misconceptions<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771b94a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"771b94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Some companies \u2013 including IATSE signatory companies \u2013 bidding on campaign work are asked to bid on short notice against non-union companies that treat their employees in stark contrast to the candidate\u2019s or campaign\u2019s values and platform.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Safety standards, certifications, area standard wages, and worker benefits required by IATSE signatory companies might be sacrificed in the low bid environment that exists in campaign work. Low bid is often the determining factor to stretch campaign dollars, but not necessarily the best outcome for working people.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Work done outside the protections of a union contract typically provides wages but does not contribute to workers\u2019 collectively bargained health and retirement plans. A signed agreement is necessary to ensure that the workforce receives much-needed health and retirement benefit contributions.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Companies sometimes believe that IATSE signatories must only hire union members and they will not be able to fulfill that obligation in rural or geographic areas with low union membership without violating the agreement, hindering their ability to work in these areas. This is a common falsehood, which otherwise might keep well-meaning companies from signing labor agreements. Signatories are not barred from accessing workers so long as the area standards are honored.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Campaigns or companies may have established working relationships with crew working in IATSE-jurisdictionally covered positions who are not union members. 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