IA 470 Phone Numbers

Business Agent: Steve Dedow 920-688-3272 (Oshkosh/Van Dyne)
Toll free (long distance only) 866-426-4707
e-mail: iatse470@hotmail.com
Office hours 9am to 6pm Monday-Friday.
Local 470 Fax: 920-688-3226
President: Randy Darabosh 920-203-3554
e-mail: randydarabosh@gmail.com
Homepage: http://homepage.mac.com/randydarabosh
Secretary: Richard Comfort: 917-450-0747
email: dablindguy@gmail.com
T-shirt Committee: James Abbet: 920-427-3391
Webmaster: Mick Alderson
e-mail: mick.alderson@gmail.com

IATSE Local 470 represents professional stagehands in Northeastern Wisconsin, and is a Local of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

We provide a trained, knowledgeable labor force for all forms of technical theatre, including:
  • legitimate theatre
  • concerts and festivals
  • dance and pageants
  • trade shows
  • installations of stage equipment and rigging.

Our members are skilled in:
  • Stage Carpentry
  • Electrics
  • Sound
  • Props
  • Wardrobe
  • Rigging.

Application Procedure

We welcome new members, and offer a regular training program for new members and on-the-job training for non-members. Check out our Application Procedure.

We regularly place non-members through our Hiring Hall. They work beside and under the direction of members. If you are interested working with us, check out "Permit Worker Information". Then contact our Business Agent.

IA 470 Hiring Hall

IATSE 470 has instituted a Hiring Hall to place workers in jobs. All workers who wish to work with IA 470 must become members of the Hiring Hall, and agree to the terms and conditions of the Hiring Hall Procedures. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF IATSE 470 TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HIRING HALL! You DO have to be a member of the Hiring Hall to receive work through the Hiring Hall.

If you are interested in working through the Hiring Hall, please review the Hiring Hall Procedures. Then, if you wish to apply, you must print, fill out and return the Hiring Hall Agreement to the address indicated on the form.

PLEASE BE AWARE that applying to the Hiring Hall is NO GUARANTEE of receiving work! There are MANY members of the Hiring Hall, and work is assigned according the Procedures outlined in the document. Again, see the Hiring Hall Procedures document for details. Be aware that the terms of the Worker Conduct Policy applies to ALL workers who apply to the Hiring Hall.

Alliance, Inc.

Alliance, Inc. is the payroll corporation used by IA 470 to see that workers are paid quickly and efficiently. Go to their web-page at www.alliancepayroll.org to download and Alliance Invoices, workcall sheets, new employee forms, or Injury Report forms for use by members serving as job stewards. Alliance, Inc. can use Direct Deposit to your bank account so that paychecks may be more quickly expedited. The appropriate forms are available at the Alliance Website. Check it out!

Additional steward materials can be found in the Members Only part of this web site. Enter below.

Worker Conduct Policy

Education

For First-timers

New to backstage? Check out these pages, then some of the other links below. And Welcome!

All documents are and remain property of IATSE Local 470, and are for informational purposes only. They may not be published or distributed without the consent of Local 470.

To download the following documents, click on link, then use your browser's "File|Save as" function to copy to your computer.

Special Departments Information

IATSE 470 is a "Mixed" Local. This means we cover all areas of technical theatre. Many of our members are "general" stagehands, covering Carpentry, ELectrics, Sound, and Props. Others choise to specialize in other areas of the trade; Wardrobe, Wigs and Hair, Rigging, and Video and Film. Check out these pages for more info.

"Stagehand Primer"

Local 470 has an active training program for apprentice members. The Stagehand's Primer is provided as an aid to apprentices studying to become Journeymen Stagehands, and is available to interested non-members as well. However, PLEASE NOTE: This "Stagehand Primer" is specifically intended for the use of the Stagehands and Apprentices of IATSE Local 470. It remains the property of the author, Mick Alderson, and the contents of this website may not be copied, saved, reproduced, or duplicated in any way, either in whole or in part, without the written consent of the author.

Educational Resources

IATSE Local 470 is a Sustaining Member of USITT Midwest Section. The Section offers several educational events and seminars each year, which Local members are elligible to attend.

IATSE Local 470 makes educational documents available for download. Many are available to Local Members ONLY, while others can be accessed below. If you are a member of the Local and need documents not available here contact Mick Alderson, at mick.alderson@gmail.com, or at Ph. 920-836-3031, for instructions.

IA 470 Rigging Standard - a Must-Read for Ground Riggers!
How to Read a Light Plot
Temporary Rigging
ETC Lightboard Cheat Sheet

On-Line Resources

There are excellent on-line educational resources available as well:

First Gig: Etiquette from "Stagehand Tees" website
Life in Film, excellent resources for stagehands working in the film industry from "Film Training Manitoba".

For Local Members Only, click here.

Additional materials are available here to Local 470 members; requires login and password to enter.

EFFECTIVE DEC. 1, THE PASSWORD TO ENTER HAS CHANGED!
Members may contact a Local officer or Mick Alderson to obtain login and password.

Meeting Minutes (Login/Password required)

Where Am I Going Today?

We cover a big geographical area. Need maps to get to where you are working today? Try these:

Venue Addresses (Local Members Only)

The Gallery
a selection of photos of our stagehands on-the job;
click to viewer larger photo.

Public Enemies Crew	Public Enemies Crew, closer	Wardrobe, Public Enemies
Country USA setup	Country USA
Stage framing	The roof rises	Fork lift operators
Standing by	Shift GO!	Next set in place
Front of House at Country USA	Spotlights FOH