JOIN THE GUILD - West Coast - Sound

There are two steps that must be completed in order to join the Guild and work for union companies.

  1. Complete the orientation process at the Guild - located at 7715 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 200, Hollywood, CA 90046.

    When you join the Motion Picture Editors Guild, you are also becoming a part of a larger entity, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Pictures Technicians and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE).

    2. You are joining an organization that is over 104,000 members strong!
  2. Submit your paperwork and fulfill the requirements of Contract Services Administration Trust Fund - located at 15387 Oxnard Street, Suite 200 Van Nuys, California 91411

    Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement in existence between the Producers and Local 700, employers are required to give preference of employment in all hires to persons who are already on the Industry Experience Roster, which is maintained by Contract Services Administration Trust Fund.

Making application for Industry Experience Roster placement is a separate and distinct process from applying for union membership. Additionally, making application for Industry Experience Roster placement does not automatically trigger union membership or vice - versa. It is your responsibility to initiate BOTH procedures.

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Step - by - Step:

  1. GET YOUR PAPERWORK IN ORDER AND QUALIFY FOR PLACEMENT ON THE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE ROSTER.

    RE - RECORDING/MUSIC MIXER | SUPERVISING ENGINEER | ENGINEER | RECORDIST | SERVICE RECORDER/TV | UTILITY SOUND TECHNICIAN
    Demonstrate 100 days of work experience within a two-year period, prior to the date of application.

    All such work experience must be like the work covered by the Local 700 Agreements or Videotape Supplemental Agreement. The work must have been performed in the United States and/or Puerto Rico. Industrial Films and Educational Films are not covered by these agreements agreements and therefore CANNOT be used for placement on the Industry Experience Roster.

    — OR —

    If you are working for a non - signatory (non - union) employer and that employer becomes signatory (union) by signing an IATSE Agreement, you must join after accumulating 30 consecutive work days with that signatory company.

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    2. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND A MEMBERSHIP ORIENTATION MEETING.

    Please call the Guild office at (323) 876 - 4770 ext.0 to make an appointment for an Orientation Meeting. Meetings are held weekly and last approximately one hour.

    It will cover topics such as:

    • Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan (www.mpiphp.org)
    • Benefits of being an Editors Guild member
    • Contact Information
    • Training

    3. BRING TWO (2) COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF OF EXPERIENCE:

    a. Letter from a non - union employer on company letterhead indicating:

    • Classification
    • Start and end date
    • Total number of days worked
    • Name of the show and type of production
    • Where the production was cut

    The letter(s) must come from either human resources or a payroll company.

    b. Check stubs

    It is preferred for the stubs to indicate the days worked and classification. If check stubs are not available, a combination of alternatives may be used:

    • W2
    • 1099
    • Copies of cancelled checks

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    4. INITIATION & PROCESSING FEES

    Re - Recording/Music Mixer $3,000
    Supervising Engineer $3,000
    Engineer $2,500
    Recordist $2,000
    Service Recorder/TV Engineer $2,000
    Utility Sound Technician $2,000

    Processing fee for all new members��.$100

    5. APPLY FOR THE CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATION TRUST FUND INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE ROSTER

    It doesn't cost anything to get placed on the Roster! No appointment is needed.

    1. Bring the second copy of paperwork previously confirmed and verified by the Guild to Contract Services.
    2. Bring your driver license and social security card or passport.
    3. Fill out the I - 9 Form provided by Contract Services.
    4. Take all of the mandatory safety training classes.
      The Safety Classes are located at:
      833 Sonora Ave.
      Glendale, CA 91201

    Class A is required for all Union Classifications.

    Class K is required for all Sound Classifications.

    The Industry Experience Roster is administered by the Contract Services Administration Trust Fund (www.csatf.org). The Roster lists the names of individuals who have acquired a certain amount of work experience (and, in some cases, additional requirements) within their specific craft as outlined in each of the local unions' collective bargaining agreements. The Roster encompasses over 125 job classifications which span the jurisdiction of 19 unions within the motion picture and television industry.

    Please contact Adriana Igleslias - Dietl if you have any additional questions, aiglesias@editorsguild.com or 323/876 - 4770, ext. 224.

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