479 NEWS
Education Center Expansion Underway
2017 EDUCATION EXPANSION PROGRAM
Since its inception in 2014 the demands on Local 479’s Education Program have continued to scale along with our growth in membership. Dedicated training space has been of prime importance to the education program, with an eye toward minimizing the disturbance to the main office while allowing (more…)
Education Department Adds Administrative Assistant
This month Local 479’s Education department welcomed on board its first dedicated administrative assistant, Felicia Smith. The continuing growth of the local’s education and training programs and an upcoming expansion of the education facilities prompted this staff addition, and Felicia’s strong administrative experience will allow her to (more…)
Local Gets Electric Vehicle Chargers
Local 479 Labor Delegate Bud Raymond reports that “In partnership with a grant from Georgia Power, 4 electric vehicle chargers have been installed at the Local 479 office. They are located at the rear of the building, next to the education workshop. These chargers are free to use for members in good standing with electric vehicles.” – the local encourages you to come take a look at (and use!) the future at this Sunday’s General Membership Meeting.
IATSE Atlanta Center Updates
As of October most of the IA locals with a presence in Atlanta are materially using our building in some form, fulfilling early goals to make the building a collaborative hub for Georgia’s motion picture locals.
In mid-Summer New York Local 798 (Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists) leased a single office to provide its members working in Georgia with a physical location where they can meet with their newly appointed Georgia Field Rep, Samantha Reese.
Local 927 (Atlanta Stage Technicians) will be leasing space in the building at some point this year.
RTS Associates, a fiber optic installation specialist, became a tenant this past April, moving into 5,000 square feet of the eastern wing of the building. The income from tenants goes into the building fund, which is used for expenses associated with all properties owned by the local.
This summer the parking lot was repaved and the main entrance was enhanced and landscaped to accommodate easier access.
Local 479 is looking to expand the Education Department into unoccupied space in the building, our plans include adding classrooms and more workshop space to increase the number of classes we can hold at one time.
Tour of the New Local 479 Member Facility
Welcome to your new headquarters building! Here’s a quick photographic orientation tour of the new space.
Front Entrance – the front entrance to our new offices will provide convenient access to the administrative offices as well as to the new meeting hall. Improvements to this area are planned for later in the year, including paving and landscaping.
Keep reading past the break to see more photographs of our new headquarters.
Local 479’s Historic Move to Larger Facility
The new IATSE Local 479 Atlanta Headquarters has moved to a larger building on the adjacent property.
On June 19th, 2015, IATSE Local 479’s unprecedented decade of growth was highlighted by a transition to a larger member-owned facility, directly adjacent to the offices the local has occupied for the past two years.
Younger members may be interested to learn that their local’s office has moved many times since it was first chartered on October 1, 1986. The local’s first real office space was located along Piedmont Avenue, just south of Cheshire Bridge Road.
Several years later, no longer able to afford the expense of (more…)