How to become a member

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If you want to become a member of IATSE 305, you must fill out a membership application. Your application and qualifications will be evaluated by the local membership and, upon approval, you will be added to the Miami Referral List and given contact information for all our local employers.

Each application must be accompanied by a two-hundred-dollar ($200.00) local initiation fee.  Persons working in the Stage Manager, Utility, ENG Grip, Statistician, Runner and Specialty Microphone Operator/A3 crafts, shall pay an initiation fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

Each application must also be accompanied by a $100.00 non refundable application fee that goes directly to the IATSE international chapter.

You can request an application through our Member Application Form. If  you need further information please contact our Business Agent at Iatse305businessmngr@gmail.com. Upon completion, please send the completed forms and appropriate payment to:

IATSE Local 305

P.O. Box 278617

Miramar, FL 33027

Once we receive your application, we will review it, submit it to membership for approval and then forward it to the IATSE International offices. They will again review and either accept or deny your membership. Either way, you will be notified of the status of your application. If accepted, you will receive a Union card and quarterly stamp.

Once your membership is approved, your ongoing financial obligations to IATSE Local 305 will be $10 over the IATSE stamp cost (as of 2022 - $58 for a total of $68) per quarter. You are also required to pay the 2.0% Miami Referral List fee on all gross earnings done under a CBA. You will be issued a new IATSE stamp for each quarter which you are current. Quarterly due dates are January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. The $10 additional helps pay local administrative fees as well as IATSE District  fees.

It is important to note that you do not have to be a union member to work under the contract. Contracted employers have agreed to give preference in hiring practices to those referred by IATSE Local 305, but the referral process is completely separate from IATSE Union membership. All employees receive equal benefits under the contract, regardless of their membership status with IATSE Local 305.