Original National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET), New York City Local 15, 1966 contract and application form

N.p. NABET Local #15, 1966. Vintage blank application form for NABET (National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians), New York City Local 15. A 14-page contract, dated January 7, 1966, with sections titled: "Wage Minimums and Working Conditions (New York City)", "Section 2," and "NABET Application for Membership." Also included is an "Instructions for 'Application for Membership'" form. All documents circa 1966.

NABET, Local 15 of New York City, was organized largely by television production craft workers in 1965, the year prior to the application found here. During the 1970s, NABET, Local 15 experienced an explosion in membership rolls due to increasing work on feature films. In 1990, following competition that developed over the prior decade between NABET and the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), NABET, Local 15's charter was revoked and the Local's membership voted to join IATSE.

8.5 x 11 inches. Rectos only. "Section 2" form, "Application for Membership" and accompanying Instructions with faint rust from an old paperclip to the top right, else Near Fine.

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