The Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans (MPIPHP) have taken several steps to aid below-the-line workers in the Intl.
Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees in response to the coronavirus pandemic. After a unanimous vote by the MPIPHP board of directors, Cathy Repola, national executive director of IATSE Local 700, sent out a letter to its members saying new initiatives had been implemented.
The initiatives come after thousands of entertainment industry workers are left without jobs as studios halt production on TV and film projects due to the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 3.3. million workers in general have filed for unemployment benefits. The first initiative was the one-time waiver “of next quarter’s premium co-pays for
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