Experience matters.

Commitment counts.

Re-elect Mike Akins for Local 479 Business Agent.

What is a Business Agent?

Your Representative. Your Advocate. Your Protector.

A Business Agent’s job is to work for YOU when YOU need them.

This job isn’t about politics - it’s about persistence, relationships, and dedication. It’s not a 9-to-5 job. It’s a 24/7 job, requiring long days, late nights, and constant problem-solving to make sure our members have the best opportunities to become and stay employed and to remain protected. I am here for our members - for you - anytime, day or night.

Putting Members Jobs First!

Over the past decade one of my goals was building a strong, unionized workforce, able to fulfill employers’ staffing demands with local talent. Having reached that goal, now the focus is to ensure our members get hired first. Under my direction, our Local’s field reps are out there actively reminding employers to hire from our roster and encouraging them not to travel in crew if a Local 479 member can fill that job.

As your Business Agent, I have recognized that the success of our industry relies on one thing: a Stable Market.

Without our state’s film tax incentive, there would be no work in Georgia.

My number one priority has been and always will be to ensure that our members have opportunities to work. The most important aspect to good quality of life is the confidence of knowing you will get a paycheck on Friday.