IATSE Local 274

What IATSE Local 274 does

IATSE Local 274 (legally "Central & Northern Michigan Stage Employees and Moving Picture Technicians Local 274, IATSE") is a chartered labor union local established in 1913, representing stagehands, moving picture technicians, and allied entertainment crafts across Central and Northern Michigan — from the Irish Hills in the south to the Mackinac Bridge in the north. The local operates under the umbrella of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Its roster supplies stage and shop carpenters, riggers, flymen, grips, lighting electricians, console and follow-spot operators, sound engineers, A/V technicians, camera operators, wardrobe/hair/make-up personnel, property persons, forklift operators, and truck loaders to theaters, convention venues, and film/television productions.

The local's operating model is membership-based rather than product-based: members pay quarterly dues through the unionly.io online payment platform to maintain standing on the call list, and the union dispatches members to venues and events via a call steward system administered by the Membership Services Committee. Anchor demand comes from a small set of named enterprise venues — Wharton Center for Performing Arts, Breslin Student Event Center, Lansing Center (LEPFA), Interlochen Center for the Arts, and Michigan International Speedway — under multi-year ratified collective bargaining agreements. The local also maintains current 2024 rate sheets with production-services employers including Associated Controls and Design, Clearwing Productions, Creative Day Tech, Fantasee Integration, and North Coast Studios. Distribution is direct, dispatch-driven, and regionally constrained to Central and Northern Michigan.

Governance is member-elected, with an Executive Board comprising a President (Marty Barron), Vice-President (Scott Reidsma), Secretary-Treasurer (Laurence Christensen), Business Representative (Joseph Lancour), Recording Secretary (Aaron Herrbach), and Sergeant-at-Arms (Troy Boyd), plus Convention Delegates. The local reports a headcount of 52 and operates from a single headquarters at 419 S. Washington Ave., Suite 103, Lansing, MI. No technology products, proprietary software, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; the only digital infrastructure referenced consists of third-party SaaS tools (unionly.io for dues, CallSteward for dispatch, MSU EBS for payroll at university venues).

Name

IATSE Local 274

Legal name

Central & Northern Michigan Stage Employees and Moving Picture Technicians Local 274, IATSE

Website

https://iatse274.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IATSE Local 274 is a chartered labor union local (founded 1913) that dispatches stagehands and entertainment technicians to venues and productions across Central and Northern Michigan under multi-year collective bargaining agreements, funded by quarterly membership dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Stagehand Staffing Services

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Crew & Labor Services (Production Staff, Unions, Payroll) (MPADAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Stagehands & Production Support Crew (HSACAEAJ), Event Technical Production Management & Crew (MPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Live event staffing
• Stagehand union services
• Entertainment technician labor
• Theatrical production crew
• Convention technical staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Union Dues: Members pay quarterly dues to maintain their union membership. The union collects dues through an online payment system (unionly.io). Dues fund union operations, representation services, and member benefits.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IATSE Local 274 dispatches skilled entertainment and stage technicians from its union roster to venues and event producers throughout Central and Northern Michigan. It supplies on-demand technical labor covering stage carpentry, rigging, lighting, audio, A/V, camera operations, wardrobe, props, and logistics for theatrical productions, conventions, exhibitions, television, and film. Membership is open to workers regardless of prior experience, with on-the-job training provided through the call referral system.

Product overview

IATSE Local 274 is a labor union representing stagehands and entertainment technicians in Central and Northern Michigan. The organization does not offer technology products or software services. Its primary functions include providing job referral services for live events, conventions, television, and film productions, offering membership services to workers in the entertainment industry, and facilitating training and employment opportunities. No named product modules, software platforms, or technology offerings were identified in the source content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Event Technical Staffing Services
• Union Membership

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIATSE Local 274 is a chartered local of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, a labor union representing entertainment technicians. The local operates under IATSE's umbrella organization, following IATSE guidelines and documentation including communications guides, social media guides, and netiquette guides.
• IATSE National Benefit FundminorOthersNational benefit fund providing health, pension, and retirement benefits to eligible IATSE members and their families.
• AFL-CIOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIATSE Local 274 is affiliated with the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations), the largest federation of unions in the United States, providing political advocacy and labor movement support.
• Entertainment Services Technology Association (ESTA)minorOthersCooperative trade organization for entertainment technology professionals, providing standards and industry resources.
• UTP PayrollminorOthersPayroll services provider for entertainment industry workers, referenced as a financial resource for union members.
• Union PlusminorOthersFinancial benefits program offering discounts and services for union members including credit cards, loans, and insurance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IATSE Local 1: IATSE Local 1 represents stagehands in New York City. As one of the largest IATSE locals, it provides the same union stagehand staffing categories (riggers, carpenters, electricians, sound) as Local 274 at a far larger scale, making it a key functional benchmark.
• IATSE Local 33: IATSE Local 33 represents stagehands, projectionists, and related entertainment technicians in the Los Angeles area. It is a directly comparable IATSE local providing unionized crew dispatch for theater, convention, and broadcast events.
• IATSE Local 22: IATSE Local 22 represents stagehands in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore region. It is a directly comparable chartered IATSE local serving theaters, conventions, and broadcast/film with the same crew classifications as Local 274.
• IATSE Local 38: IATSE Local 38 represents stagehands in the Cincinnati, Ohio region. It is a peer chartered IATSE local providing the same unionized entertainment technician staffing across stage, convention, TV, and film work, making it a strong functional and structural comparable.
• Teamsters Local 786: Teamsters Local 786 represents truck loaders, drivers, and freight handlers supporting entertainment and event production in the Michigan region. It is a directly comparable entertainment-industry union providing dispatchable labor for events, complementing Local 274's stagehand scope.
• IATSE Local 476: IATSE Local 476 represents stagehands and entertainment technicians in southeastern Michigan (Detroit area). It is the most directly comparable IATSE local to Local 274, serving the same occupation categories (riggers, carpenters, A/V, wardrobe) for the same types of venues and events in an adjacent Michigan territory.
• IATSE Local 110: IATSE Local 110 represents stagehands in the Chicago area. As a chartered IATSE local supplying stagehands, riggers, and A/V technicians for theater, convention, and broadcast venues, it is functionally identical to Local 274 at a larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Christie Lites: Christie Lites is a major entertainment lighting and rigging equipment rental company supplying tours, theater, and live events. It competes with Local 274 in the rigging and lighting crew/support space, particularly for touring productions coming through Michigan venues.
• Encore (formerly PSAV): Encore is a major provider of event technology, AV production, and venue services for hotels, convention centers, and meetings. It overlaps with Local 274's convention, exhibition, and AV-staffing scope as a broad, multi-region incumbent.
• Production Resource Group (PRG): PRG is one of the world's largest entertainment production services companies, supplying lighting, audio, video, rigging, and crew for live events, concerts, theater, and broadcast. It overlaps with Local 274's rigging, lighting, A/V, and crew supply scope at a national/global scale, and is a broad incumbent in the same production-services space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IATSE274
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iatse-local-274

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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