In preparation for the upcoming International Convention this July, twelve more IATSE local unions have endorsed HR 676, national single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).

Robert Score, Recording Corresponding Secretary of IATSE Local One in New York City, who is coordinating the effort to win his International Union’s endorsement of HR 676, reports that these local unions have endorsed HR 676 and submitted their resolutions to the upcoming convention: Local 3 (Pittsburgh), Local 5 (Cincinnati), Local 7 (Denver), Local 8 (Philadelphia), Local 16 (San Francisco), Local 18 (Milwaukee), Local 22 (Washington, DC), Local 33 (Los Angeles), Local 46 (Nashville), Local 127 (Dallas), Local 284 (Wilmington, DE), Local 417 (Raleigh).

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts, founded over a century ago, represents over 110,000 members in the entertainment and related industries.