IA Local 322 Stagehand Proficiency Exam
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
IATSE Stands for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees, moving picture technicians, artists and allied crafts of the United States, it's
territories and Canada
What is the purpose of a union? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A union is formed to protect
its employees of specific trades from unfair labor practices & wages through negotiations and
collective bargaining with the employer on behalf of the employees.
When did IATSE Local #322 receive its charter? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅February
13th, 1914
How and why was IATSE formed? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅In 1886, New York TPU
members went on strike. The producers replaced the workers with subpar workers/strike
breakers. The actors of the show refused to work due to the sets being unstable. The solidarity
of the actors helped to accomplish getting acceptance of their requests.
In 1893, representatives from 11 cities met in New York to discuss the working conditions of
their peers. They vowed to support each other in an effort to allow for better wages, and
better working conditions.
The IATSE as we know it was established on July 17th, 1893.
Where would you find the rules that govern IATSE Local #322? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The Constitution and Bylaws handbook as well as the IATSE 322 website /
the 2018 IATSE 322 Rules and Regulations
What does the term "right to work state" mean? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅In the United
States, "Right To Work" means that all employees are entitled to receive work in unionized
workplaces without actually joining a union or paying union dues while receiving the same
benefits of the collective bargaining agreement between the union and the employer.
,Name officers and the positions they hold that make up the executive board: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅President — Paul Williams
Vice President — JP Woodey
Executive Vice President at Large — Lorenzo Mack
Business Agent — Bo Howard
Recording Secretary — Vicki Perras
Treasurer — Cat Carter
Trustees — Abbi Douglas, Allison Nickerson
Financial Secretary — Mark Show
Payroll Admin — Anne Taylor
Dispatcher — Jen Propst
IA President — Mathew D Loeb
Who is responsible for your welfare and job performance on any given call? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Me, myself, and I.
If you were having trouble with the management on a job, or disagreed with the safety
procedures you were asked to use, what would you do to straighten out the problem? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅If I was unable to come up with a better way or safer way that
the crew member and I could agree upon, I would politely and professionally tell the person
or crew member that my steward needs to be aware of the issue. I would then request a brief
moment to bring the steward over to the location/person I had the issue with.
What is the first thing you should do when arriving for a call? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Locate the Call Steward and sign in on the call sheet with time and last 4 of
my SS#
Why is it important to be on time? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. It is professional to be
early, and early is on-time. Not being on time makes me and the 322 look bad to the show.
2. Work starts at the call time, and 322 guaranteed the show that all hands would be in place
and ready.
What is a Yellowcard show? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A Yellow card show typically
means that the traveling crew are all IATSE members and it is a union tour.
, The request for hands is given to the Business agent on a yellow card.
On a yellow card show, each local hand is assigned to a department and only works in that
department. There is no "crossover." If you are an electrician, you do not touch scenery and
vice versa.
If you are going to be late or can't make a call, who should you contact? When and in what
order? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1st - Contact dispatch at least 18 hours out if you cannot
make the call.
2nd - If you cannot make a call less than 18 hours out - notify Dispatch and the Business
Agent
3rd - If you are going to be late notify the Steward ASAP and let them know your ETA, so
that they can make an informed decision on whether to replace you or not.
How often does Local #322 have a general membership meeting, and what is required for
attendance? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Once a month and for the 15 person Quorum to be
met. To attend, members must be in good-standing with the union.
Explain the advantages of having departments and department heads on a call. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Departments allow the total crew to be split up into skilled teams needed to
complete the job tasks for the day. Ex: Sound, Electrics, Rigging, Carpenters, etc.
Department Heads act as leaders within the hierarchy of the total crew and their specific
departments. They report to the Steward as well as communicate with the show's department
heads.
Who is the current IATSE president and who is the president of Local #322? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅IA President is Matthew D. Loeb.
IA #322 President is Paul Williams.
What is the role of the Business Agent within Local #322? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Runs the day to day operations of the referral hall, maintains relationships
with employers, and appoints job stewards and Department heads.
What is collective bargaining? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅negotiation of wages and other
conditions of employment by an organized body of employees.
ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
IATSE Stands for? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees, moving picture technicians, artists and allied crafts of the United States, it's
territories and Canada
What is the purpose of a union? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A union is formed to protect
its employees of specific trades from unfair labor practices & wages through negotiations and
collective bargaining with the employer on behalf of the employees.
When did IATSE Local #322 receive its charter? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅February
13th, 1914
How and why was IATSE formed? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅In 1886, New York TPU
members went on strike. The producers replaced the workers with subpar workers/strike
breakers. The actors of the show refused to work due to the sets being unstable. The solidarity
of the actors helped to accomplish getting acceptance of their requests.
In 1893, representatives from 11 cities met in New York to discuss the working conditions of
their peers. They vowed to support each other in an effort to allow for better wages, and
better working conditions.
The IATSE as we know it was established on July 17th, 1893.
Where would you find the rules that govern IATSE Local #322? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The Constitution and Bylaws handbook as well as the IATSE 322 website /
the 2018 IATSE 322 Rules and Regulations
What does the term "right to work state" mean? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅In the United
States, "Right To Work" means that all employees are entitled to receive work in unionized
workplaces without actually joining a union or paying union dues while receiving the same
benefits of the collective bargaining agreement between the union and the employer.
,Name officers and the positions they hold that make up the executive board: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅President — Paul Williams
Vice President — JP Woodey
Executive Vice President at Large — Lorenzo Mack
Business Agent — Bo Howard
Recording Secretary — Vicki Perras
Treasurer — Cat Carter
Trustees — Abbi Douglas, Allison Nickerson
Financial Secretary — Mark Show
Payroll Admin — Anne Taylor
Dispatcher — Jen Propst
IA President — Mathew D Loeb
Who is responsible for your welfare and job performance on any given call? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Me, myself, and I.
If you were having trouble with the management on a job, or disagreed with the safety
procedures you were asked to use, what would you do to straighten out the problem? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅If I was unable to come up with a better way or safer way that
the crew member and I could agree upon, I would politely and professionally tell the person
or crew member that my steward needs to be aware of the issue. I would then request a brief
moment to bring the steward over to the location/person I had the issue with.
What is the first thing you should do when arriving for a call? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Locate the Call Steward and sign in on the call sheet with time and last 4 of
my SS#
Why is it important to be on time? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. It is professional to be
early, and early is on-time. Not being on time makes me and the 322 look bad to the show.
2. Work starts at the call time, and 322 guaranteed the show that all hands would be in place
and ready.
What is a Yellowcard show? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A Yellow card show typically
means that the traveling crew are all IATSE members and it is a union tour.
, The request for hands is given to the Business agent on a yellow card.
On a yellow card show, each local hand is assigned to a department and only works in that
department. There is no "crossover." If you are an electrician, you do not touch scenery and
vice versa.
If you are going to be late or can't make a call, who should you contact? When and in what
order? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1st - Contact dispatch at least 18 hours out if you cannot
make the call.
2nd - If you cannot make a call less than 18 hours out - notify Dispatch and the Business
Agent
3rd - If you are going to be late notify the Steward ASAP and let them know your ETA, so
that they can make an informed decision on whether to replace you or not.
How often does Local #322 have a general membership meeting, and what is required for
attendance? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Once a month and for the 15 person Quorum to be
met. To attend, members must be in good-standing with the union.
Explain the advantages of having departments and department heads on a call. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Departments allow the total crew to be split up into skilled teams needed to
complete the job tasks for the day. Ex: Sound, Electrics, Rigging, Carpenters, etc.
Department Heads act as leaders within the hierarchy of the total crew and their specific
departments. They report to the Steward as well as communicate with the show's department
heads.
Who is the current IATSE president and who is the president of Local #322? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅IA President is Matthew D. Loeb.
IA #322 President is Paul Williams.
What is the role of the Business Agent within Local #322? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Runs the day to day operations of the referral hall, maintains relationships
with employers, and appoints job stewards and Department heads.
What is collective bargaining? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅negotiation of wages and other
conditions of employment by an organized body of employees.
