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IATSE 13
What We DoSetup, Operation, and Strikes of Live Events of all kinds, including but not limited to, indoor and outdoor Concerts, Plays, Musicals, Dance, Trade Shows, Exhibit Halls, Convention Plenaries and Break Out Rooms in hotels and convention centers.
Need Skilled AV/Production Labor in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, La Crosse, or Eau Claire?
Contact our office at 612-379-7564 or email us at Business_Agent@IATSE13.org
Who We AreWe are the largest pool of skilled AV Professionals: Live Event Techs, Audio Engineers, Lighting Designers, Upriggers, Camera Operators, Projectionists,
Moving Light Programmers, Scenic Carpenters, Wardrobe, Hair and Makeup Artists, and Stagehands of all kinds in the Twin Cities region.
Serving the Twin Cities (and growing) region for 131 years, we currently refer over 2500 active workers.
Work with the best!
Who We Represent
We represent workers at the Children's, Fitzgerald, Ordway, Orpheum, Pantages, and State theaters, US Bank Stadium, Target Center, Xcel Arena, Rivercentre, the Minneapolis Convention Center, Mayo Civic Center, Pablo Center, Northrop Auditorium, the MN State Fair, and more.You can read about how to sign up with us here on our FAQ'S page.
You will need to take this free class: Call Referral and Dispatch Rules Class Sign Up
REASONING - WHEREAS ICE’s violent attacks are intended to terrorize and divide the working class along racial and ethnic lines. The January 23rd Twin Cities “day without work, school, and shopping,” alongside the mass movement of rapid response organizing and protests, forced the Trump administration to announce they’re withdrawing ICE from Minneapolis – a significant victory for the working class!
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The union says the institution has eliminated 25 workers across several departments and has said it will not replace them even when the center reopens. IATSE has filed unfair labor practice charges against the Kennedy Center after the layoff of two departments of workers ahead of the closure of the arts institution. Star Tribune. It’s going to be an all-Minnesota year for live music at Taste of Minnesota. Organizers of the reborn July 3 and 4 event in downtown Minneapolis have cooked up a 2026 lineup grown entirely in the Twin Cities, with Poliça and Brother Ali for the main course and an enticing menu of appetizers that includes Dessa, Dillinger Four, Ant, Bad Bad Hats, Nur-D and Gully Boys. CNN - A jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly in its dominance of the live events and ticketing industry, validating complaints that the industry giant was stifling competition and driving up fees for fans. The verdict was reached following a lengthy trial in New York federal court that included testimony from top executives in the music and entertainment industries. NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations began Friday, April 10, in an antitrust case pitting 34 states against the concert giant Live Nation Entertainment. The states argue in the civil case that the company and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, are monopolizing the industry and driving up prices to see live music. I'll watch everything else. For more than forty years, our own, Dave Marietta worked behind the scenes in Minneapolis theaters, making sure the show could go on. His stories come from the hidden corners of a theater: boiler rooms, loading docks, and the narrow spaces behind the curtain where the unseen work quietly holds a performance together.NEW YORK (AP) — Incendiary internal messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing them blind, baby” have been made public as over two dozen states weigh whether to continue their antitrust trial against the entertainment giant and its subsidiary Ticketmaster. “The settlement recently announced with the U.S. Department of Justice fails to address the monopoly at the center of this case, and would benefit Live Nation at the expense of consumers,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James in a statement. “We cannot agree to it.” California Attorney General Rob Banta issued a similar statement, saying that his state and a bipartisan groups of attorney generals “have chosen to continue this fight and get a better deal for consumers.” In total, 26 states plus the District of Columbia said they plan to continue their lawsuit against Live Nation, according to Bonta. St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and the Minnesota Wild announced Tuesday a framework to fund renovations at Grand Casino Arena, RiverCentre and Roy Wilkins Auditorium. To move forward, St. Paul needs Minnesota legislators to allocate state funds for the renovations. Here are the financial details of the plan, as proposed on Tuesday: The renovations overall will cost $600 million, with $450 million going toward Grand Casino Arena, and the remaining $150 million going toward the RiverCentre and Roy Wilkins Auditorium. St. Paul city leaders plan to ask state lawmakers for $200 million of the total funds, according to a press release Tuesday. A considerable list of stores and restaurants have announced they are closing for the scheduled protests happening in Minnesota on January 23. Leaders around the state are calling for no work, no school and no shopping. The intent is a planned day of economic disruption, no work, school, or shopping in Minnesota, organized by faith, labor, and community groups. The Minneapolis and St Paul labor federations as well as many unions have signed off on this action.From Rolling Stone From KARE 11 news: Among their other complaints are a lack of health insurance and what they call subpar overtime. "Right now, their wage proposal is more than $5 less than our lowest in the St. Paul-Minneapolis area. Their benefits are miserable, shall we say, like 11% and we are in the 16 to 20%,"After a thorough process of public and cultural stakeholder consultation, the City of Minneapolis today shared its recommendation for a new operator of the world-class Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts: a collaboration between Minneapolis-based Arts’ Nest and Zenon Dance Company and School. IATSE Denounces Tax Cuts for Billionaires & Corporations at Expense of Working People in Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill From KOLR Springfield and (The Hill) — Producers of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” are canceling plans to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington next year, pointing to President Donald Trump’s “takeover” of the Washington, D.C., institution and drawing pushback from the new interim executive director.Upcoming Events
May 18 Mon Wardrobe, Costumes, Crafts; Wigs, Hair & Makeup Committee Meeting
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