<div dir="ltr">In my MUCH younger years, being paid a separate rental for a 'Road Box' provided significant "non-taxable" compensation, but that has long since become a no longer a significant factor, with liability insurance and other costs today, so I don't even offer or accept that 'deal' anymore.<div>/s/ Richard</div><div>_________</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-----</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 6:24 PM, Dave Vick via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 8:00 PM, Bruce via Stagecraft<br>
<<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Wondering what policy or practice is regarding personal work boxes for technicians on tour?<br>
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</span>My most recent experience has been assistants were not permitted to<br>
bring out personal workboxes unless the gig requires special tools<br>
and/or test equipment that would be too costly or hard-to-find for the<br>
company to duplicate. Dept. Heads were allowed to bring out a personal<br>
"office" box.<br>
<br>
I was permitted to carry my road box on my last tour (asan assistant)<br>
primarily because I owned three times as much tooling as the tour did,<br>
and it was an incentive to get me to hire on. On the tour priot to that,<br>
I carried my box because it was cheaper for me to do so than for the<br>
production company to buy all the test crap I carried for automation<br>
& chain hoist teardowns, and other such gobbledygook.<br>
<br>
Other companies and other tours operate differently. Best bet is to<br>
check with the specific employer as to the policy for a given tour.<br>
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-- <br>
Dave Vick<br>
IATSE #274, Michigan<br>
ETCP Double-Certified Rigger #427<br>
517-749-3859<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">/s/ Richard<br>_________</div>
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