IATSE-PAC is the Political Action Committee of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
For our collective voice to be heard, IATSE's members must become more
involved in shaping the federal legislative and administrative
agenda. Our concerns and interests must be heard and considered by federal lawmakers.
But labor unions (like corporations) cannot contribute to the
campaigns of candidates for federal office. Most prominent labor
organizations have established PAC's which may make voluntary
campaign contributions to federal candidates and seek contributions
to the PAC from union members. To
give you a voice in Washington, the IATSE has its own PAC, the IATSE
Political Action Committee ("IATSE-PAC"), a federal political action
committee designed to support candidates for federal office who
promote the interests of working men and women.
Congress
and the White House play important roles in the
industries in
which you and other members of IATSE locals work. But
for too
long, major entertainment industry corporations have
been the
only contributors to candidates for federal offices.
These corporations
have established federal political action committees
["PAC's"]
which give millions of dollars to candidates for
Congress and
the White House. Is it any wonder that Congress pays
more attention
to these corporations than it does to working people
like you?
Your voice has not been heard. IATSE's members must
become more
involved in shaping the federal legislative and
administrative
agenda. The time has come when the concerns and
interests of IATSE
members must also be heard and considered by federal
lawmakers.
But labor unions (like corporations) cannot contribute
to the
campaigns of candidates for federal office. Most
prominent labor
organizations have established PAC's which may make
voluntary
campaign contributions to federal candidates and seek
contributions
to the PAC from union members. To
give you a voice in Washington, the IATSE has established
the IATSE
Political Action Committee ("IATSE-PAC"), a federal
political action
committee designed to support candidates for federal
office who
promote the interests of working men and women.
A person's voluntary contribution
to the IATSE-PAC must not exceed $5,000.00 per year. Contributors
must be United States citizens or lawful permanent residents of
the United States. The IATSE-PAC may not accept contributions from our Canadian members, nor
from corporate accounts. Members of the IATSE Locals and their families may contribute to the IATSE-PAC. All contributions to the IATSE-PAC are completely voluntary, and are not tax-deductible. You may use the IATSE-PAC ONLINE CONTRIBUTION SYSTEM or by downloading and mailing THE DONATION FORM with your contribution to the address, below:
IATSE-PAC 1430 Broadway 20th Floor New York, NY 10018