Update: June 13, 2025
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
This week, our Entertainment Union Coalition Board traveled to Sacramento to meet with key legislators and the Governor regarding the next steps to move our trailer bill – that includes the expansion and modernization of our Film and Television Jobs Program – forward QUICKLY.
Governor Newsom continues to express his commitment to the $750 million he has proposed for the funding of the program as a key priority in this very difficult budget year. We now need to merge the money with the programmatic changes that are in AB 1138/SB 630, and do so quickly so that we have a competitive California Film and Television Jobs Program. Critical players on these FINAL decisions are Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire. Both have been supportive of us, but they are faced with many difficult budget decisions and priorities in a year when CA is facing a significant deficit.
By law, the initial budget must be voted on by June 15th. We want to be clear, the funding for the California Film and Television Jobs Program will not be in that budget. Do not be surprised. Our $750 million will be in a subsequent so called “trailer “ bill.
This is common and we are not an exception—it is true of many other programs. Trailer bills are essentially the mechanism to implement the budget. We are pushing very hard for a vote on a combined bill – funding and competitive programmatic changes – over the next couple of weeks. We continue to need to impress upon Sacramento the urgency we face if we are going to get production moving in 2025.
We went to Sacramento this week to personally stress the urgency of the situation and the necessity to act now and not wait until August or September to get this legislation and funding through. The way decisions are made in our industry, any delay has a domino effect, and productions will simply move on without certainty.
We are not the only people who have critical legislation to get passed. This is why your voice, and letters continue to be so important. If you have not written yet, please do and keep asking others to take a moment to send a letter of support and urgency to fully fund and modernize our jobs program to protect and preserve the film and television industry in California.
In solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Update: June 6, 2025
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
Standing together, you have sent over 10,000 individual letters to our Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, Senate Pro Tempore Mike McGuire, Senate Budget Chair Scott Wiener and Assembly Budget Chair Jesse Gabriel. These continue to be the key elected officials in the next phase of our fight, and these letters are critical to have your voices heard.
This week, we achieved a major milestone in our fight, but we are not done yet.
On Tuesday, June 3rd, both our Assembly Bill #AB 1138 and our Senate Bill #SB 630 overwhelmingly passed floor votes to move the modernization of our program forward. #SB 630 passed the Senate Floor 34 YES, 1 NO and #AB 1138 passed the Assembly floor 73 YES, 1 NO.
While the programmatic changes in those bills are important, the next phase of our fight is the critical step to secure the additional $420 million in funding to expand our current $330 million program to $750 million annually.
These two components, modernization and expansion, were designed to work TOGETHER, and passing one without the other will result in either further job erosion or fewer productions applying under the program.
SO WHAT’S NEXT?
On June 15, the main state budget will need to be approved to keep the funding and operation of the state moving. We want to be clear, it is unlikely our funding will be included in the main budget as a line item.
IF WE ARE NOT IN THE BUDGET, DOES THAT MEAN THE INCREASED FUNDING THAT THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED IN JANUARY IS OFF THE TABLE?
No.
Our program, instead of being a part of the main budget, will be introduced as a trailer bill to pass both the modernization through the recently passed AB 1138 and SB 630 and the expansion of the allotted yearly cap that has been proposed by the Governor. Joining the bills with the funding in a budget trailer bill immediately is the only way to save jobs, protect this business and support our California economy.
IF NOT PART OF THE MAIN BUDGET, WHEN WILL THIS TRAILER BILL THAT COMBINES THE MODERNIZATION AND FUNDING OF OUR PROGRAM BE TAKEN TO A VOTE?
This is the most significant part of our fight.
While this vote could take place over the next several weeks, or even months, our fight now is to stress the urgency of getting this taken to a vote and passed immediately.
Ideally, we would like to see this trailer bill passed to take effect July 1st so that studios can begin to plan for the next months and year to utilize this program and incentivize more production work throughout the state immediately.
This is where we continue to need your support.
HOW CAN I HELP?
Keep making your voices heard by taking a moment to send a letter of support and urgency to get the expansion and modernization of our program passed through a budget trailer as soon as next week:
Write your letter here: Keep California Rolling: Reel Jobs Need Real Action NOW! – Action Network
Just today, Politico reported Governor Newsom stating that doubling the state’s film tax credit is Newsom’s No. 1 budget priority in Sacramento this legislative session.
While this process is complicated and there are many moving parts, our message is clear –
- We have widespread support for the programmatic changes in both the Assembly and Senate
- The Governor continues to support the additional $420 million expansion of the program
- We need the programmatic changes and the funding to happen quickly and simultaneously in order to get people back to work.
Next week a small group of EUC leaders will be taking meetings with key stakeholders to stress the urgency and emergency of the moment.
With your support, we can get this done.
Keep writing letters and stay tuned for more updates.
We’ll keep you informed as new information becomes available. Let’s Keep California Rolling.
In solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Video: Entertainment Union Coalition President, Rebecca Rhine, breaks down the next steps in our fight for our film and television jobs program.
Update: June 4, 2025
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
We’re happy to share a quick update in our fight to protect and expand California’s film and television industry but we’re not across the finish line yet, the fight continues.
SB 630 passed the State Senate yesterday with overwhelming support – 34 to 1. AB 1138 was unexpectedly brought to the Assembly floor last night by Assemblymember Zbur – and passed 70 to 1! These are two critical wins in our push to modernize and expand the state’s film and TV tax incentive program. But without full funding, the program can’t reach its full potential.
At the same time, we’re still fighting to secure an additional $420 million in program funding to restore the tax incentive to its full $750 million, as currently proposed in Governor Newsom’s budget. Both the policy and the funding must be in place by the July budget deadline.
This is a pivotal moment. Your voice and the voices of your colleagues, vendors, friends, and family are essential to keeping the pressure on. Remind everyone to submit their letter of support by June 12 using this link: WRITE A LETTER
We’ll keep you informed as new information becomes available. Let’s Keep California Rolling.
Update: May 29, 2025
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
We are in the most critical moment of our fight to expand and modernize our California film and television jobs program.
Simply put, we will need the voices of every single member, small business, family members, friends and colleagues to get this across the finish lines in the coming weeks. The toughest part of this fight remains in front of us over the next two weeks.
Last Friday afternoon, our bills passed out of both the Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees; that put us one step closer to floor votes. The additional $420M in funding was stripped out, although it remains in Governor Newsom’s proposed budget. This makes it imperative that the legislature keeps the $750 million funding in the budget, passes the program changes in our two bills, and does both by July 1.
The funding increase proposed by Governor Newsom is absolutely critical to implementing the carefully crafted programmatic changes in these bills that passed out of policy committees in both houses. Failure to pass one element without the other will not strengthen the program or keep production here. In fact, it will have the opposite effect, leading to further job loss and fewer productions in California.
We need your help.
We need to continue to ring the alarm to our elected officials to remind them that our California Film and Television Jobs program:
- Embodies the values of our state.
- Is the only program in the world that allocates incentives solely based on which production creates the most jobs.
- Is the only program that has a robust set safety framework in place to protect workers.
- Is the only program that includes the requirement of private sector funding for expanding the pipeline for underrepresented communities to access these middle-class careers.
- While we recognize this is a difficult budget year, our Industry program generates local and state tax revenue, supports employment, stimulates small business growth and attracts tourism to our great state
- When our Industry thrives, California thrives.
HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED RIGHT NOW:
- WRITE A LETTER: We are re-launching our letter writing campaign to address the urgency of the moment and target Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, Senate Pro Tempore Mike McGuire, Senate Budget Chair Scott Wiener and Assembly Budget Chair Jesse Gabriel and your own representatives in the Senate and Assembly.
- We sent over 200,000 back in April and we will need to surpass this number as we approach the week of June 9th which will be our key target week.
- If you already wrote a letter, WE NEED YOUR VOICE AGAIN.
- Share on Social Media and with your friends, family members and colleagues. We will need everyone’s voice in this fight. Deadline to submit a letter for maximum impact is June 12th
- SHARE KEEP CALIFORNIA ROLLING: Reel Jobs Need Real Action Video
- We have just released our Keep California Rolling video highlighting member stories about what our California Film and Television Jobs Program means to our members, small businesses and our community.
- Not only is the letter embedded in every single letter you send to your elected officials, help use this video to inspire others to support our industry.
- MARCH IN KEEP CALIFORNIA ROLLING at LA Pride! On Sunday, June 8th:
- We will be marching in the streets of Hollywood at the LA Pride Parade this year highlighting our fight to protect and grow film and television jobs and our Keep California Rolling fight.
- REGISTER HERE
Now is not the time to be quiet about the importance of our California Film and Television Jobs Program and the dire state of Hollywood. We will need everyone’s voice to successfully see program changes and additional funding take effect July 1st, 2025.
We will continue to share updates throughout the next two weeks as we are in the most critical phase of our fight. We will be sharing more information and important actions as we understand more about the next steps in the process.
In Solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Update: May 15, 2025
MAY BUDGET REVISE
Yesterday morning, Governor Newsom announced the May Revise budget for 2025-2026, a revision to the budget he released in January. This revised budget incorporates updated economic forecasts, revenue projections, and policy initiatives, providing a more current snapshot of the state’s financial outlook and spending priorities.
As you may recall, the expansion of the California Film and Television Jobs Program to $750 million per year was included in the January budget. Governor Newsom has maintained that expansion in the budget announced yesterday. Here is his response to a reporter’s question:
In a Press Conference following his formal presentation of the May revise, the Governor was asked the question:
Why are you expanding the film and tax incentive when there are statewide issues, other deficits:
Governor Newsom Responded: “I want to get the economy moving again. Money doesn’t grow on trees. It comes from hardworking people and jobs, and I’m proud of the work that folks do, and the trades on the line, every day to entertain and promote creativity and culture around the world. I’m proud of California’s leadership in filmmaking in pre and post production. It’s on life support, particularly in Los Angeles. We have to be more competitive. I also think it’s important for Trump to make those investments and applaud his efforts. Our $750 million credit is all part and parcel of economic growth. It helps address the other issues…”
CALIFORNIA STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
This week, our Entertainment Union Coalition joined many other Unions and Labor Councils at the 2025 California Federation of Labor Legislative Conference. Our California Film and Television Jobs Program was introduced earlier this year as one of the legislative priorities for the CA Fed. and their support has been instrumental over the past several months. On Tuesday night, our Entertainment Union Coalition was invited to the stage to speak on behalf of our ‘Keep California Rolling’ campaign and the importance of the expansion and modernization of our film and television incentive program to save industry jobs throughout the State. In the audience were both union leaders across all different industries and key elected officials who will be voting on our legislation. The support from Unions outside our industry and our champion elected officials, combined with your continued involvement, will be key over the next several weeks to get this across the finish line.
NEXT STEPS:
We now begin the process of advancing this funding increase through the legislative budget process. As you may remember, we participated in informational hearings before both the Senate Budget Subcommittee #4 and Assembly Budget Subcommittee #5 in March and April. These are the two subcommittees with jurisdiction over the California Film & Television Jobs Program.
Meanwhile , AB 1138 and SB 630 are both in their respective Appropriations Committees, the final step before moving to the Assembly and Senate floors.
We are pushing hard to move all of this forward by July 1, and that will require a strong showing of support over the next month. We will be re-launching our letter writing campaign soon, this time targeting YOUR elected officials to stress how important our film and television jobs program is to you and your family. Stay tuned as we will be releasing this updated letter writing campaign to build momentum into June. We will need everyone’s support to get this passed and implemented to protect and save industry jobs throughout our State.
In Solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Update: May 5, 2025
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
This past week we had another successful showing in Sacramento at the Assembly Rev and Tax Committee Hearing! The final vote from the Committee was 6-1, in favor of passing #AB1138 out of the Committee and onto Appropriations, with Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, who represents North and East San Diego County, being the expected lone no vote. Watch the Assembly Rev and Tax Committee Hearing here.
In the end, we saw our bill move out of committee, which means we are one step closer in the process of modernizing our Film and Television Jobs Program.
As a reminder, the two bills put forth in the Senate and Assembly are intended to:
- Raise the base credit allocation from 20-25% to 35-40% with the highest percentage reserved for work outside of Los Angeles.
- Expand the types of programming eligible to apply to reflect the expanding number of genres being wooed away from the state.
Double the application windows and building in flexibility to align funding and demand. - Limit the amount of time a “recurring” series has to resume production or release their funding back into the program to be reallocated.
- Provide modest year-over-year increases reflecting the increased costs of production.
- Increase the size of the Indie bucket and increase the cap in recognition of the value and vibrancy those productions bring throughout California.
While in Sacramento, we also took part in a Press Conference organized by Assembly member, #AB1138 bill author, Rick Zbur, in which we saw a great showing of support from elected officials, small businesses and of course our Entertainment Union Coalition. In case you missed it, you can WATCH HERE.
On the local Los Angeles front, last Tuesday our Entertainment Union Coalition attended a City Hall Meeting to advocate for the passing of a motion put forth by City Council Member Adrin Nazarian to help make filming in Los Angeles easier when it comes to permitting process, speed and fees. The motion passed unanimously, and a press conference was held on the steps of City Hall to discuss the importance of supporting this staple industry in our city.
- READ more about the Motion from a recent Deadline Hollywood article here.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Our recent hearings would not have been a success without the support and action taken by our members writing letters to key committee members over the past month in advance of the hearings.
Across the Unions and Guilds part of our Entertainment Union Coalition, we sent almost 200,000 letters to Sacramento. This effort helped to successfully move our two bills through all committees, and get ready for the next step in our fight.
While there are currently no hearings scheduled for May, June will be a KEY action month. We will share updates soon about how you can continue to get involved and participate in getting the expansion and modernization of our film and television JOBS program across the finish line.
In Solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Update: April 24, 2024
Hello Brothers & Sisters,
We are excited to share that AB 1138 & SB 630 successfully passed both committee hearings this week in Sacramento!
Our Entertainment Union Coalition including rank-and-file members were in attendance again for both the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism and our Senate Rev. & Tax Committee to advocate in support.
While we are still advocating for the expansion of the allotted money for the program increasing from $350 million/annually to $750 million/annually in the budget, these two bills introduced and championed by:
- Assembly Members Introduced by: Rick Zbur, Issac Bryan, and Quirk-Silva
- Principal Senator coauthors: Ben Allen, Caroline Menjivar, Sasha Renee Pérez, and Henry Stern
- Additional Assemblymember Coauthors:Jessica Caloza, Mark González, John Harabedian, and Nick Schultz
- Additional Senator Co-Authors: Josh Becker, Susan Rubio, and Suzette Valladares
- We also had great support from the Committee Chairs this week during both hearings.
What do the bills include?
- Raising the base credit allocation from 20-25% to 35-40% with the highest percentage reserved for work outside of Los Angeles.
- Expanding the types of programming eligible to apply to reflect the expanding number of genres being wooed away from the state.
- Doubling the application windows and building in flexibility to align funding and demand.
- Limiting the amount of time a “recurring” series has to resume production or release their funding back into the program to be reallocated
- Providing modest year-over-year increases reflecting the increased costs of production.
- Increasing the size of the Indie bucket and increasing the cap in recognition of the value and vibrancy those productions bring throughout California.
Simply put, these bills are intended to help modernize our program to keep pace and stay competitive among other States and Countries incentive programs.
The bottom line for California, it’s about creating the most amount of jobs to ‘Keep California Rolling.’
Ahead of the hearings, we had a ‘Great Show of Force’ by submitting over 100,000 letters to key Committee members through our joint Entertainment Union Coalition efforts. We want to thank those that took the time to have your voice heard. Check out this great piece by Deadline highlighting our efforts prior to this week’s hearings.
We have one more hearing this upcoming Monday with the Assembly Rev. and Tax Committee and expect this to be the most challenging one yet. That means if you have yet to sign on to our letter, it’s not too late!
https://bit.ly/KeepCaliforniaRollingSupport
If you are interested in watching the compelling testimonies from this week’s hearings or the comments shared by Committee members in support of the program, both hearings can be found here:
- Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism – Click to watch
- Senate Rev. & Tax Committee – Click to watch
We will share another update next week after our next hearing, and next steps in our fight.
Keep sharing our message to ‘Keep California Rolling!’
In Solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Update: April 14, 2025
The Entertainment Union Coalition has been hard at work in Sacramento, teaming up with lawmakers to push for increases to California’s film and TV tax credit program—designed to create and protect quality middle-class jobs. Thanks to this collaboration, we’ve helped shape draft legislation that we’re confident will get our members back to work. But now, as the bill heads through the legislature, we need your voice to make it happen!
Take action today! We have three big hearings in April where votes that move us closer to passing a bigger and more competitive incentive are going to be made. Show your support for AB 1138 and SB 630 by submitting letters to the key Chair and Committee members before these important hearings in Sacramento on April 22nd, 23rd, and 28th. A large showing of letters to the key elected officials will help move passage of our bills. Your voice can make a difference! Your voice will make us STRONG!
It is critical that labor shows a united front in our push for this important legislation. Making your voice heard will be a key driver to build support among the committee chairs currently considering the legislation.
Take a moment to write a letter today (letter included in the link which you can personalize), click on the Action Network link and help us spread the word!
In Solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Update: March 28, 2025
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
This week we traveled to Sacramento to advocate on behalf of our California Film & Television Jobs Program at a Senate Revenue and Tax Budget Subcommittee. We again were joined by close to 100 members of our Entertainment Union Coalition to show our support for the expansion of this program from $330 million annually to $750 million annually.
The public comment offered an emotional testament to the dire state of work and how we must ensure this expansion of the program to keep California competitive. If you would like to watch the entirety of the hearing, please click here.
This week, we also saw movement around the two bills, AB1138 and SB630 that have been introduced by Assemblymember Rick Zbur and Senator Ben Allen. These bills are intended to modernize our jobs program to further encourage production in the state in addition to increasing funding to the program annually. The bills introduced are seeking to expand the definition of a qualified motion picture, allowing more types of projects to apply. Additionally, the bills are seeking to increase the available credit amount for an individual project from 20% to 35% across California. Because an additional 5% uplift already exists for filming outside the zone, the increase in areas outside LA would be from 25% to 40%.
While the exact language of the bills has not been finalized, the EUC continues to work alongside Zbur and Allen to refine language and ensure the bills are structured to have maximum impact on retaining, attracting and creating jobs.
Soon we’ll be rolling out a letter to send to your elected officials asking them to support not only for the expansion of the funding, but also the specific elements of these two bills.
We want to thank all of the members that joined us in Sacramento this week and shared their stories. We will likely be back again multiple times next month as we get closer to the budget vote set to take place in June.
Please continue to share your story on social media about how production work benefits you and your family and how our industry makes our communities and our state stronger. Let’s Keep California Rolling!
In Solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Update: March 24, 2025
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
This week our Entertainment Union Coalition is headed back to Sacramento to advocate on behalf of our California Film & Television Jobs Program at a Senate Revenue and Tax Budget Subcommittee.
This will be another opportunity to share member stories about the impact of the program and the urgent nature of its expansion to protect and save jobs in our film and television industry across our state. The Unions and Guilds part of our coalition will again be bringing members to observe the hearing and share their stories during public comment.
We will provide another recap at the end of this week highlighting the success of the trip.
Recently, Assemblymembers Rick Chavez Zbur, Tina McKinnor, Jessica Caloza and Mike Gipson joined our Coalition on the set of Grey’s Anatomy. During the Assembly budget hearing earlier this month, SAG-AFTRA member Jason George encouraged the committee to step on a set to see the passion, hard work and jobs that are created to bring a film to life. We were grateful to welcome our Assemblymembers to highlight the importance of keeping our staple industry alive in the state of California.
Last week, the California Film Commission shared that 51 Films were selected for the Film & Television Tax Credit Program. This constitutes the most projects ever approved in one application window. Collectively, these productions are estimated to spend $346.9 million in wages and generate approximately $577.8 million in qualified expenditures statewide. These projects are also expected to hire 6,490 cast and crew members, with 37,000 background performers hired, measured in days worked. This latest allocation round includes 46 independent and 5 non-independent films, offering significant economic benefits across the state with 31 projects planning to film in various areas beyond Los Angeles. These projects plan to film more than 360 days in Contra Costa, Oakland, Ojai, Merced, and San Diego Counties, among others. This news only further highlights the importance of the expansion of our program to continue to attract and keep production in the state of California to stabilize the industry.
How you can get involved:
- Sign our pledge to let us know how YOU can get involved in our fight: https://bit.ly/UniteToSecureOurFuture
- Share YOUR story. Take a minute to record a video highlighting WHO you are, WHAT you do and WHY you want to Keep California Rolling.
- Hashtag #KeepCaliforniaRolling and tag @motionpicturecostumers
- Contact your legislators. Let them know how important entertainment jobs in California are to you. Find your local Assembly and Senate representatives.
We look forward to Sacramento this week to continue to push for the expansion of our Film and Television Jobs Program on behalf of the hundreds of thousands industry professionals and small businesses that rely on the success of our industry.
In Solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Update: March 17, 2025
Hello Brothers, Sisters, and Kin,
On March 4, we traveled to Sacramento with over 100 entertainment union and guild members, all part of the Entertainment Union Coalition, to advocate for increased film and tv jobs across our state.
On Tuesday, we attended an Assembly Budget Subcommittee Hearing that focused on bringing production back to California through the Governor’s proposed expansion of the current incentive program, increasing funding from $330 million annually to $750 million annually.
While Governor Newsom has included this increase in his proposed 2025-2026 budget, this does not mean it is a done deal. Over the next several months, educating state legislators about the dire state of our industry and the significant impact this program has on good, middle-class jobs will be a priority to ensure California remains competitive in the entertainment industry. Click here to watch the full budget hearing.
Towards the end of the hearing, over 100 members lined up for public comment to share how this program impacts the jobs and livelihoods of industry workers.
On Wednesday, March 5, our coalition went door-to-door to elected officials’ offices in both the state Assembly and Senate to share our stories and ask for their support in saving the film and television industry in California. What became increasingly clear was that it is the personal stories of our members, the work you do, the passion for your careers, and the concerns for your future, that move our State representatives.
This will be the first of many trips to our State Capitol to push for an expansion of our jobs program this year. California cannot continue to compete with other states and countries without it.
How you can get involved:
- Sign our pledge to let us know how YOU can get involved in our fight: https://bit.ly/UniteToSecureOurFuture
- Find your State Representatives: Soon we’ll be sharing a simple letter to be targeted to our elected officials asking for their support. Make sure you know WHO you will need to be contacting.
- Click here to find your State Representative: https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
- Share YOUR story. Take a minute to record a video highlighting WHO you are, WHAT you do and WHY you want to Keep California Rolling.
- Hashtag #KeepCaliforniaRolling and tag your Union page (@motionpicturecostumers).
We want to thank all of the coalition union and guild members that joined us this week in Sacramento. We can’t do this without the support and stories of our members. Stay tuned for more updates and ways to get involved.
In Solidarity,
The Entertainment Union Coalition
Entertainment Union Coalition Launches “Keep California Rolling” to Protect Film & TV Jobs
February 27, 2025
The Entertainment Union Coalition (EUC) today announced the launch of “Keep California Rolling,” a labor-led campaign dedicated to ensuring that jobs remain the key priority in the proposed expansion to California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program.
The launch of the campaign follows Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent proposal to double the state’s incentive program from $330 million to $750 million annually, a critical move to curb the flight of film and television production out of California.
“California’s entertainment industry sustains hundreds of thousands of middle-class jobs across every sector and in every corner the state,” said EUC President and Directors Guild of America Western Executive Director Rebecca Rhine. “It’s essential that the expansion of the Film & TV tax credit program prioritizes workers rather than corporate profits. The EUC fully supports the governor’s proposal, marking the most significant expansion to the program in decades, but we must ensure it delivers on its promise: keeping production, and the jobs it creates, right here in California, where workers and their families can thrive in their own communities.”
As its first major action, almost 100 workers from the EUC’s member unions and guilds – including the American Federation of Musicians, California IATSE Council, Directors Guild of America, LiUNA! Local 724, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters Local 399, and Writers Guild of America West – will travel to Sacramento to advocate for a jobs based incentive program that attracts production back to California and strengthens local and state economies. This organizing action comes as the EUC mobilizes the tens of thousands of entertainment industry union members living and working in California who are committed to sharing their stories and fighting for their future.
The campaign also launched its website www.KeepCaliforniaRolling.org to provide resources and mobilize workers across the industry in the fight for jobs. CLICK HERE to access ‘California Film & Television Jobs Program Impact Report’ prepared by the EUC.
About the Entertainment Union Coalition
The Entertainment Union Coalition (EUC) is a multi-union alliance dedicated to advocating for its members in the entertainment industry on public policy issues in California. The EUC is committed to protecting and advancing the economic livelihoods, health and pension benefits, workplace safety, organizing rights, and creative interests of its members. Its member organizations currently include the American Federation of Musicians, California IATSE Council, Directors Guild of America, LiUNA! Local 724, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters Local 399 and Writers Guild of America West, collectively representing over 165,000 members who live and work in California’s entertainment industry.