Any stage employee who is of legal working age and has resided within the jurisdiction of Local 205 for the preceding eighteen (18) months can apply for membership.  

Attending the Unionism class is your first step to becoming a union member. 

Afterwards, interviews take place on the second Wednesday, 1-3 pm.

At the time of your interview, you will need to bring:

• A non-refundable $100 application fee, via cashier’s check or money order made payable to IATSE; and 

• a $200 initiation fee, via personal check, cashier’s check, or money order made payable to IATSE  Local 205. (The Local's initiation fee is refundable if the application is denied by the International and/or Local Membership.)

• A resume, CV or other verification of applicable industry work/experience/education. 

At the interview, you will be provided with an application form to complete, which will be submitted to the International for approval. 

Once accepted you get introduced after your application is approved at one meeting, then voted on in the subsequent meeting. Then Sworn in at that meeting or at another opportunity with an officer.

*The applicant must be sworn in within 6 months of submitting application to the International, or the application may be declared null and void, with forfeiture of all monies paid.*

Junior Membership

There are two levels of membership in Local 205, Junior member and Journeymen member. Newly sworn-in members are Junior members. Junior members attend membership meetings to become familiar with how the union works. Junior members all the rights of Journeyman members except the right to vote. 

In order to become a Journeyman member, Junior members must attend six (6) Regular Membership Meetings within three (3) years.

*If the member fails to complete the requirements of Junior Membership by the three-year deadline, the member’s promotion to Journeyman status becomes subject to discussion and ballot by the Membership at the next meeting.  If the body rejects the application for Journeyman status, the member is expelled from membership.*

Journeyman Membership

Once a member has completed the requirements of Junior membership, they are eligible to apply for Journeymen membership.