Despite safety protocols, film producers and unions are still grappling with how and when to get back to work after a holiday pause.
An agreement to hire from IATSE’s ranks would not only help get the country back to work faster by speeding up the vaccine rollout but provide much needed income to thousands of unemployed workers. The federal plan would pay for the costs of employing the crew members. Tens of thousands of workers who drive the entertainment industry, in live events as well as film and television, have lost jobs as a result of the pandemic which has“We have a unique opportunity not only to help beat this virus and save lives, but also to get these skilled union technicians back to work,” IATSE International President Matthew Loeb wrote in his letter sent Monday.
Biden earlier this month detailed a plan to throw the weight of the federal government behind getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. The sweeping initiative includes funding for community vaccination centers and other ways to expand access to shots, invoking the Defense Production Act to increase manufacturing of vaccines and supplies.
Loeb said that IATSE members can typically pre-install the needed rigging, lights and electric quickly and efficiently.IATSE locals throughout the country have even developed a series of pre-designed rigs to allow variations based on venue size, with equipment that can be power washed, sanitized, shrink-wrapped and delivered to locations for installation, Loeb said.
Great idea and a good way for all those healthy young people get vaccinated early
They have experience with needles.
thanks for this news