Support Rhino Riggers!

The following is being sent on behalf ofThe International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)

Last year stage riggers employed by Rhino Staging Northwest voted in favor of union representation by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE, AFL-CIO) Local 15 Seattle, and requested bargaining on a contract. To-date, management has refused to negotiate, and an Unfair Labor Practice charge has been brought against Rhino by the National Labor Relations Board for retaliating against workers who engaged in legal union organizing.

In response, IATSE Local 15 is asking Labor Allies and Supporters to come out and publically support their action against Rhino for their continued refusal to fairly negotiate a contract with employees. SAG-AFTRA members stand in support with our union sisters and brothers. What happens on the set affects us all.

When: 1 p.m., Friday, May 20

Where: Safeco Field
1250 1st Avenue South,
Seattle, WA 98134

RSVP: Please RSVP to Seattle@sagaftra.org or call the Seattle Local office at (206) 282-2506 for more information.

About IATSE: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (“IATSE”) Local 15 fields some 750 technicians in Western Washington. These professional stage employees provide the lights, sound, rigging, scenery and audio/visual skills required by all live productions and events. IATSE Local 15’s responsibility is to support the efforts of these workers to organize and bargain fair contracts, and assist in their struggle for a job security, fair scheduling, and livable wages and benefits. For more information about the labor dispute please contact Local 15 at (206)441-1515 or via email at office@ia15.org .