Labor Laws
Minors – Child Labor:
Any person under 16 years of age working as a performer in the entertainment industry must secure an entertainment work permit from the Missouri Division of Labor Standards. State law sets forth requirements regarding proof of age, written consent of legal guardians, meal and break times, amount of hours worked per day or week, and productions involving dangerous situations. For a detailed account of Missouri’s Child Labor Law, please contact the Division of Labor Standards at (573) 751-3403, or go to www.dolir.mo.gov/ls/childlabor.
Union Labor:
Missouri is not a right-to-work state. Some unions are represented in Missouri and should be contacted if you are seeking any production services involving the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States and Canada. A good person to contact with questions concerning film related unions in Missouri is Gary Hansen, the IATSE 493 representative in St. Louis.
You will also want to contact the Screen Actors Guild district office in Chicago if you are planning to use any SAG actors.
IATSE Contact:
Gary Hansen
Business Rep, Local 493 Studio Mechanics
P.O. Box 410151
St. Louis, MO 63141-0151
314-469-4931 or 314-614-0591
IATSE493@aol.com
http://www.iatse493.org/
Teamsters Contact:
Rich Piglowski, Secretary/Treasurer
Teamsters Local 610, St. Louis
11472 Schenk Drive
Maryland Heights, MO 63043
(314) 209-0018 Office
(314) 209-0035 Fax
(314)-209-0042 Cell
rich@local610.org
Additional information about the teamsters and motion picture production may be accessed at:
http://www.teamster.org/divisions/motionpicture/mopicture.asp
Screen Actors Guild Contact:
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is a labor union founded in 1933 to protect performers. Primarily concerned with wages and working conditions, SAG negotiates and enforces collective bargaining agreements that establish equitable levels of compensation, benefits and working conditions for performers.
SAG is affiliated with The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) through the Associated Actors and Artists of America.
Kit Woods
1 East Erie, Suite #650
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel. (312) 573-8081
Fax (312) 573-0318 (local)
Fax (800) 599-1675 (toll free)
Chicago Executive Director: Eileen Willenborg
312-573-8081
Visit the SAG Website at: http://www.sag.org/sagWebApp/index.jsp
