Dear Representative Herrell,
Thank you so much for your email.
I very much appreciate your interest and time regarding our industry.
In an attempt to answer your question, I contacted our business agent, Jon Hendry.
He confirmed that the IATSE Local 480 has a membership of 1200. (International Alliance... Motion Picture Employees/Studio Mechanics).
He added that there are an additional 400 Teamsters (NM Local 492), and 700 SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and DGA (Directors Guild) members living in NM.
He also included Camera and Editors, in their distinct unions, and non union jobs related to the film and television industry, Sony Imageworks, Reelz Channel, etc to be an additional 5000 strong in NM.
The figure that we are using as an estimate for all motion picture employees, union and film related to be around 12,000 people.
...12,000 New Mexicans making a living from the film and television industry.
In comparison to NEA, AFT, AFSCME, IBEW, and the Carpenters Unions, our membership at the local chapter of the IASTE is small.
It was suggested that the 3rd largest union figure came from a survey from the Business Journal and it included District 5 out of Rio Rancho which is all the IATSE Locals in NM, CO, UT, and WY.
Bernalillo County submitted a letter to Governor Martinez.
Please find the letter attached, as it includes much valuable information regarding the positive economic impact of the film and television industry.
Thank you so much again for your time.
Sincerely,
rowan stanland
ps. I worked in Alamogordo on the project Book of Eli, with Denzel Washington.
As you may know, Mr. Washington donated 50K to the Boy & Girls Club of Ruidoso, when he heard the news of it having to close its doors.
We were shooting in Carrizozo at the time.
Thank you!!
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