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16 The Costume Designer Fall 2017 LABOR REPORT UNION LABEL The IATSE organizing team is a well-oiled machine. Over time, it has become ever more possible to get productions signed to a union contract as our Hollywood craft locals take in more members shrinking the pool of craft persons best qualified to do the work needed in our high-pressure industry that demands perfection in minutes. Do good work. Be Well. Be safe. GET INVOLVED 2017 DATR (Day at the Races) benefits the Motion Picture Television Fund with a donation over $154,000 from raffle ticket sales, auction bidding on auction items donated by our industry friends. Get involved, be a part of DATR 2018. IATSE Young Workers organizing the Red Cross Blood Drive January 7, 2018. Local 80, 2520 W. Olive Ave., Burbank. Mark your calendar to donate. WHY NOT YOU? Preparing union members to become com- munity leaders. Civic Leadership Academy 1. Setting Your Vision 2. Governing Basics 3. Tech. & New Media, Messaging, Communications 4. Labor, Endorsements, Fundraising 5. Achieving Your Goal; Boards, Commissions, Elective Office, Appointed Office. Full applications are available and accepted online. Visit thelafed.org and click on Civic Leadership Academy DID YOU KNOW Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law, first-time community col- lege "Free Tuition." Assembly Bill 19—As introduced, AB 19 focused on a "free tuition" program, and would waive the enrollment fees for first- time community college students who enroll in 12 or more semes- ter units, or the equivalent, and complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid application or a California Dream Act applica- tion, regardless of their level of financial need. Assembly Bill 504—AB 504 modifies the current criteria for the development of Equity Plans by requiring the chancellor to establish a standard methodology for measurement of student equi- ty. The bill requires community college districts to use the standard methodology in campus-based research regarding student equity. Assembly Bill 705—AB 705 requires community college districts to maximize the probability of students entering and com- pleting transfer-level coursework in math and English within a one- year timeframe by using multiple measures to achieve this goal. ACA open enrollment for California is Nov. 1, 2017, to Jan. 31, 2018. Covered CA is the state marketplace for the ACA. Mind the Gap. Be aware of the delay between enrollment and coverage. Enroll by November 15, 2017, coverage begins December 1. Enroll December 15, 2017, coverage starts January 1. 2018. Covered CA website: http://www.coveredca.com In solidarity, Betty Madden bmadden@cdgia.com