LABOR JURISDICTIONS
TEAMSTER UNION
Teamsters handle freight at the exhibit hall. Teamsters unload trucks or vehicles. Teamsters also handle rigging of machinery, moving services and spotting machinery in booths. A rigging crew consists of three men. This service must be ordered in advance at the exhibitor’s expense.
CARPENTER UNION
Carpenters handle the erection and dismantling of display and exhibit booths. This includes all display work as well as uncrating and re-crating machinery and equipment. Carpenters install and dismantle drapery, table skirting and floor coverings.
ELECTRICAL UNION
Electricians handle all electrical work, which includes supplying power lines to your booth, connecting equipment to outlets and installing signs or banners that are lighted, unless they are permanently a part of the exhibit back wall.
WHAT CAN EXHIBITORS DO WITHOUT UNION PERSONNEL?
Exhibitors may install and dismantle their own exhibit and lay their own carpet in their own exhibit area as long as the following
conditions are met:
1. The booth size is 100 square feet (10’ x 10’) or less;
2. The set-up can be reasonably accomplished in ½ hour or less;
3. No tools are used in the assembly or dismantle;
4. Individuals performing the work must be full-time employees of the exhibiting company and carry identification to verify this fact
Exhibitors can unpack and repack their own products in cartons, not crates. Exhibitors may “hand carry” or use nothing larger than a two-wheel baggage cart (rubber or plastic wheels only) to move items. Exhibitors may move a “pop-up” display, equal or less than 10’ in length, if capable of being carried by hand, by one full-time employee of the exhibiting company. Exhibitors can do technical work on their own machines, such as balancing, programming, cleaning of machines, etc.
