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Convention Center Extension “Either We All Stepped Up, Or We Were Out IATSE Local 8 2401 S Swanson St. IATSE 8 Philadelphia, PA 19148 Stagehand There will be deadlines posted for articles, and photos to be submitted for the upcoming issue. If you are interested in becoming a writer, have an article you wrote and would like to submit, or have any photos please email all information to [email protected]. When sending photos please do not crop or modify photos-the original version usually has the highest quality. Editor: Kiera Barnes / [email protected] Inside this Edition: Convention Center Extension “Either we all stepped up, or we were out. Summer 2019 And we all stepped up.” Volume 1 | Issue 1 iatse8.com CONTACT INFORMATION OFFICE IATSE 8 INFORMATION Officers: President – Michael Barnes Office Phone –(215)-952-2106 Secretary Treasurer – Christopher O’Shea Office Email Vice President – Matthew McIntyre [email protected] Magazine Editor Recording Secretary: Office Administrator: [email protected] StagehandSummer 2019 | Volume 1 | Issue 1 Joseph Baliski Kiera Barnes Applications & Resumes [email protected] Business Agents: Executive Board: Tricia Barnes-Vargo Dennis Moore Jr. Dan Little Drew Nolan WE’RE ONLINE Reed Brooks Fred Maples Local 8 Website: iatse8.com Phil Effinger John Yowler 4 8 Call Steward: John Damiani iatse8.callsteward.com Letter from Member Spotlight Sean Ryder IATSE National Benefits Fund the President “A dive into the life of a Committee Chairs: (Health Insurance, Pension, and 59-year member of IATSE.” Wells Fargo Retirement Annuity): “A magazine for Communication Department: Member Outreach Committee: www.iatsenbf.org the members, by the Dan Amadie John Petrick Sr. members. Let your voice Dennis Moore Jr. Contact: [email protected] Hospital and Medical be a part of writing our Kiera Barnes coverage for C-2, C-3 and C-4: Local’s history book.” Justin Wyatt Organizing Committee: www.empireblue.com 10 Steve Solipaca Mark Grasso Dental coverage for C-2 and C-3 Contact: only: deltadentalins.com/iatse Editor on the Go [email protected] Political Action Committee: Vision coverage for C-2 only: “The Piano Man returns Matt McIntyre www.davisvision.com to Philadelphia for the Benefits Committee: Tricia Barnes-Vargo sixth year in a row.” Matthew McIntyre Contact: [email protected] Local 8 Benefits Fund 5 David Michael Kenney Administered by O’Neill Message from the Regional Theatre: Consulting: 215-657-7400 Community Outreach Dan Little Prudential Retirement Annuity: Secretary-Treasurer Committee: Contact: www.prudential.com/login Paul Myers [email protected] “Our Local has been UNUM Long Term Disability strong for over 125 years, 13 Contact: [email protected] Safety Committee: Insurance: www.unum.com and we continue to thrive Son of a Sailor by adapting to changes Jonathan Manuella Vacation Fund: Carmela Varon “A look into the historical Diversity Committee: 215-657-7400 x1118 in our industry.” Karim Boyd Steward Committee: ties between Stagehands, Twitter: Contact: [email protected] Michael Barnes and the men of the sea” twitter.com/iatselocal8 Education Committee: Women’s Committee: Instagram: Joseph Baliski Laura Wentz www.instagram.com/iatselocal8/ Dan Amadie Facebook: 6 John Duncan Jr. Young Workers: www.facebook.com/IATSELocal8/ Convention Dan Imburgia Dan Little 14 Dennis Moore Jr. Justin Wyatt YouTube: Local 8 Updates Colin Peters Kyle Hanahan www.youtube.com/channel/ Center Extension Reed Brooks UCyTIRkMntULcl9p3o3Ggtg “Either we were great, “Check out the Paul Hewitt or we were out. And happenings in Local 8” Dan Little we were great.” Contact: [email protected] Summer 2019 | 3 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-TREASURER Communication Within Progress in Motion... elcome to the first edition of the IATSE 8 the Membership Stagehand. The articles, links, and information throughout, express the past, current, and fu- ear Brothers and Sisters, ture of Local 8. Local 8’s rapid growth over the last ten years Our Local has been Strong for over 125 has been exciting. Along with the increased wages, years. We have thrived throughout the de- benefits, and jobs, we have increased challenges. cades by adapting to the changes in our industry, staying ahead of The increase in administrative responsibilities, Wthe curve, and not being afraid to venture into new opportunities. The “Our Local has “A magazine for the along with the expansion in members and venues, future is bright for Local 8. We have secured long term employment has made it challenging to communicate to our members, by the with the biggest employers, increased the skills and certifications of been strong for membership. There was a time when the Business Agent could visit members. Let your our membership, and added additional benefits to protect the current over 125 years, Dthe majority of members by taking a walk by the Academy of Music, and future generations of the stagehands. Forrest, and Walnut. Today with over seven hundred members, and voice be a part of As we reach the mid-point of 2019, we reflect on the tremendous and we continue to forty fixed facility agreements, that is no longer possible. writing our Local’s amount of work accomplished by our Brothers and Sisters thus far. thrive by adapting The Local has attempted to meet this challenge by introducing new From the re-opening of the Metropolitan Theatre, to the four consecu- methods to interact with our membership. Although there is nothing history book.” tive conventions at the Center, with multiple Concerts, Broadway, and to changes in better than a one on one conversation, we have created a great com- Hotel work in-between, our Local has exceeded employment num- our industry.” munication platform for our members. Local 8 has added Newsletters, bers from any other year in our history. Committees, Mass Text, Email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Web- Financially, I am proud to report Local 8 has successfully closed sites, and Call Steward to get information out to the membership. out the 2018 fiscal year. A full audit has been performed by Novak and International President Matthew D. Loeb has identified commu- Francella for the third consecutive year. LM2 and 990 tax documents nication as one of the IA’s four pillars for success. It is used in every have been submitted, and bank accounts show positive balances. aspect of our organization. Better communication provides members As we start the second half of the year, work opportunities will with the information to make informed decisions, maximize earnings, collect benefits, continue. Summer Concerts and Festivals will keep our membership and bring us together to make us a stronger Local. To that end, the membership of Local busy until the Theatres and Convention Center ramp back up. 8 has given the green light to publish a magazine to go along with our other communi- I would like to personally thank you for your continued support, cation tools. and wish you and your families a safe and happy summer. The content of the Local 8 Magazine will be member driven. A survey was conducted In Solidarity, to solicit member interest. Along with member input, articles and pictures will be mem- Christopher O’Shea ber generated. A magazine for the members by the members. Your input is welcomed, Financial Secretary-Treasurer Local 8 and needed for the magazines continued success. We are encouraging all members to submit articles, pictures, and or ideas for the magazine. Information to do so will be located on the back cover. It is our intent in continuing to develop, and use the tools available to us to improve communications with our members, and strengthen our Local. In Solidarity, Michael Barnes President Local 8 4 | IATSE 8 Stagehand Summer 2019 | 5 in covering our city-wide jurisdiction. The Pope’s Visit, a year, this extension will provide our Local a minimum of: The DNC, The NFL Draft, organizing, instituting training, 200 million in wages; 30 million in Health Care benefits, building political power, and membership safety will all be 30 million in Annuity contributions; 16 million in Pension covered. For now, it’s all about the Convention Center. contributions; 2 million in Education contributions; 2 mil- A contract extension between IATSE Local 8 and the lion in Pac money. Pennsylvania Convention Center was approved by the This foundation will give us stability for a decade to Convention Center Extension Pennsylvania Convention Center Board on Wednesday continue to grow, and provide jobs that allow our members Written by: President Michael Barnes May 22nd, 2019. This document is before the Governor’s to pay their bills, maintain their health insurance, finance Budget Office, but all indications are we have a deal. their retirement, fund their training programs, and arm he membership gave the approval for our our small slice of the In-House AV. Our Local flourished The original ten-year deal (Customer Satisfaction Agree- their political action efforts. The deal calls for a three per- magazine to be launched July 1. Prepara- through this tumultuous period through hard work and or- ment) was signed in 2004 between the PCC and six partici- cent increase in each of the next ten years. The straight tion began immediately to make a great ganizing. The situation at the Center became so bad, that pating unions for the Trade Show work in the Convention time rate (currently $45.14) will grow to $60.47 an first impression. Articles were submitted in 2004 Governor Rendell forced the six unions to sign an Center. The original deal required all contractors to obtain hour; $90.70 on Saturday and $120.94 on Sunday. and edited, pictures and graphics were agreement outlining the jurisdictions, and turning over our all labor through a single source labor broker. The labor Through hard work, political action, community ac- chosen, and most importantly, the first contracts to work under a building negotiated agreement.
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