IATSE Local 8 has filed with the NLRB to begin the process to welcome the Wilma Theater into the community of theaters with represented stagehands. The professional stagehands of the Wilma are seeking the same representation rights as other workers at the Wilma including Actors and Designers. As with every major change, people have questions and concerns. It is the intent of this site to provide the Wilma stagehands with information to allow them to make a good decision for their theater and their career.
To the Wilma Theater Stagehands, Welcome! The membership of the IATSE Local 8 look forward to you and your co-workers at the Wilma Theater joining the largest union of theatrical technicians in the United States and Canada. Many of your brother and sisters working in regional theater companies are already part of The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Being part of a larger community makes everyone stronger, safer and better represented at our places of employment. To that end the IATSE Local 8 filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to recognize your union. In four weeks there will be an election and the opportunity to formally join other stage employees in community. Today of all days, we need this stagehand community. As the GOP attacks health care, we negotiate coverage in our contracts; as Republicans eliminate social security, we negotiate retirement plans; as Trump defunds OSHA and the NEA, we negotiate safety at our worksites and fi