The Text of Our 1986 Charter

To whom it may concern: Whereas, A petition has been received from

John F. Ryan, Robert J. Segars, Robert E. Amis, Tommy “Chico” Atcheson, David Gossett, Steven Hallam, Raymond Hughes, Vernon L. Hyde, Patrick Noon, Cary L. Oldknow, Gary R. Oldknow, Timothy L. Rollins, Robert M. Shelley, Sr., Robert M. Slavinski, James D. Spradlin, Roger M. Teeter, B. Michael Clayton, John Falone, David M. Holt, Jr., Robert Kempf, Marty Mewbron, A. L. Tony Kupersmith, Keith Sherer, D. Lynn Wolverton, Thomas Barkstedt, Michael Mewbron

praying that a charter be granted for the formation of a branch of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, to be located in the City of Atlanta, County of Fulton, State of Georgia.

Know Ye, that acting under the authority vested in us by the Constitution and By-Laws of the International Alliance of Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, we desire and cause this Charter to be issued for the institution of a Local Union to be known as Studio Mechanics Local No. 479 and bear date October 1, 1986 and by virtue of this Charter to do and perform such acts as are prescribed in the Constitution and Laws of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada.

The International Alliance hereby declares its right to suspend or revoke this Charter for any neglect or refusal to perform the duties required by its Constitution and Laws, and should the aforesaid Local Union be dissolved or forfeit this Charter, then all property, books, papers and moneys of the International Alliance shall be transferred to the General Office of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada, and furthermore in consideration of the due performance of the above, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada does hereby bind itself to support the aforesaid Local Union in the exercise of all its rights and privileges as such.

In Witness Thereof, we have ordered the seal of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada t be affixed hereto this Seventeenth day of August A.D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Seven.

[Signed by Alfred W. Di Tolla, International President]

[Signed by James J. Riley, General Secretary-Treasurer]

The word “employees” was misspelled as “employes” throughout the original charter document. We have corrected the spelling in the above text.