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Fall 2018 The Costume Designer 13 LABOR REPORT UNION LABEL CDG Labor Report Fall 2018 CDG member information and resources for your calendar and phone: Here are some examples of your membership dues at work, "providing for what matters to you." The how, what, why of the CDG-elected Officers and office staff functioning for you. • CDG GEMS: Weekly notices sent to all CDG members every Friday. If it's Friday, check your mail for the CDG GEMS. Read GEMS to be informed and current about the issues and opportunities available to the membership each week. If you are not receiving the weekly GEMS, contact Suzanne Huntington at shuntington@cdgia.com or call 818-848-2800 CDG Member Services. • CDG E-Board Monthly Meetings are the first Monday each month. • CDG Newsletters: Mailed to members quarterly: January, April, July, and October. CDG President and Executive Director quarterly re- ports inform the membership on the issues affecting our working lives and working conditions. • CDG Membership Dues: Payments are quarterly: January, April, July and October cover the operating cost of the Costume Designers Guild, Local 892. • CDG Magazine: Mailed to membership. Spring, summer, fall, and winter issues help to inform and share member activities. • CDG Membership Meetings: The place to be seen and heard. Meet- ings in March, June, and October. Watch for calendar dates posted in the newsletter. • CDG Website: Visit the CDG website for all current news & articles on Costume Design, member credits, contact information, and links to resources. www.costumedesignersguild.com • MPTF Motion Picture Television Fund: Volunteer and connect with industry peers in activities, workshops, health services, child- care & veteran benefits. www.mptf.com/volunteer or call 818-876- 1915 • Workers' Compensation Attorneys: Advocating for injured work- ers. info@FordWallach.com or call 818-566-7234 • CDG IATSE-PAC: Donating to political action gives members a voice in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Donate to IATSE-PAC: www.IATSE.net/get-involved/contribute Recently, CDG Local 892 IATSE three-year contract ratifica- tion vote ballots were sent to every member. The Costume Designers Guild membership numbers are over 1,000. Here are the statistics: • 265 CDG members voted on the contract. • Less than one-third of the CDG membership participated in ratifying the vote. • CDG Local 892 three-year contract was ratified: 215 Yes 50 No votes. • More than two-thirds of the CDG membership did not participate in voting. This is not a good message of union solidarity being sent to Industry producers. High voting numbers let the producers know you care about your contract, better wages, and better healthcare. Your voice needs to be heard. • Be the change you want to see. How, what, why, and when is up to you. In solidarity, Betty Madden CDG Labor Delegate, bmadden@cdgia.com