The Hollywood Circuit – March 2024
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The next gubernatorial election may be one of the most pivotal in our industry’s history. California’s entertainment industry sits at an unprecedented crossroads, and we need a governor who will proactively fight to protect and expand jobs across California. Our partners at the Entertainment Union Coalition (EUC) have just interviewed the top gubernatorial candidates to…
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By Robert Fulton Members of IBEW Local 40 and their guests celebrated the union’s centennial with a made-for-Hollywood party on May 4. The event actually celebrated the Local’s 101st anniversary — more on that later — and took place on the Midwest Street backlot at Warner Bros. Studios. The party featured plenty of food and…
Get Ready to Walk the Red Carpet
IBEW 40 is ringing in its 100th Anniversary in style with a gala celebration at the Warner Bros. Studio back lot, the site of some of the most iconic films ever made – which were made possible by Local 40 members. Let’s gather together for a night of fun as we celebrate every Local 40…
LA Union Members Celebrate May Day
Local 40 President Juan Rodriguez and Business Manager Stephan Davis joined 4,000 union members and immigrant rights groups at a May Day rally in Downtown L.A., flooding the streets on May 1 to commemorate International Workers’ Day, better known as May Day. The march began at 9 am at LA Live, near Crypto Arena, then…
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Juan Rodriguez’s path into union brotherhood and sisterhood easily could have been a straight line. But like most memorable journeys, Rodriguez’s road was a winding one. When his father-in-law, Lane L. Stewart, a 47-year Local 40 member, advised a young Rodriguez to join the Local, Rodriguez initially hesitated. “I was young; I didn’t listen,” Rodriguez…
The Magic Keeps Rolling at Disney Studios
While Southern California’s entertainment community continues to adjust to the latest shifts in the always-evolving production landscape, one constant bedrock has been Disney Studiosin Burbank. There, Local 40 crews are at full capacity managing a slate of planned and in-progress projects ahead. “We just finished Team Disney. We had a full street shut down on…
