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Thousand Oaks stagehands ask council to lift 1,000‑hour limit and recognize IATSE; city cites CalPERS rule
Summary
A group of long‑time theater stagehands said recent hour caps and contractor hires have forced layoffs; the city manager said no permanent layoffs had occurred and explained a CalPERS rule limits part‑time hours to 1,000 per fiscal year, with hours resetting July 1.
A Thousand Oaks theater stagehand told the council during public comment that he and other long‑term theater workers were laid off after reaching a 1,000‑hour threshold and asked the council to lift the limit or accept IATSE Local 442 as the bargaining representative.
Tim DeWitt, who identified himself as a resident of Sunset Hills and a stagehand, said he and five other long‑time…
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