While the immediate future of our industry is still very much in question as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, the Officers and Executive Board are working diligently and staying up to date of all changes effecting all Local 857 represented employees.

The Officers are working with the IATSE, the Union attorney and the Employers to determine working conditions and to coordinate health and safety measures. In the meantime, it is very important to follow these precautions:
 

• ​Clean your hands often.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, or having been in a public place.

• If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

• To the extent possible, avoid touching high-touch surfaces in public places – elevator buttons, door handles, handrails, handshaking with people, etc. Use a tissue or your sleeve to cover your hand or finger if you must touch something.

• Wash your hands after touching surfaces in public places.

• Avoid touching your face, nose, eyes, etc.

• Clean and disinfect your home to remove germs: practice routine cleaning of frequently touched surfaces (for example: tables, doorknobs, light switches, handles, desks, toilets, faucets, sinks & cell phones)

• Avoid crowds, especially in poorly ventilated spaces. Your risk of exposure to respiratory viruses like COVID-19 may increase in crowded, closed-in settings with little air circulation if there are people in the crowd who are sick.

• Avoid all non-essential travel including plane trips, and especially avoid embarking on cruise ships.

Below are relevant links to the CDC, the IATSE and local City, State and County Department of Health Services. 
Always check with trusted sources for the latest accurate information about novel coronavirus:

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: 
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/

California Department of Public Health: 
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/nCOV2019.aspx

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

World Health Organization 
https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus

LA County residents can also call 2-1-1