English and French-Speaking Legislation Intended to Diminish the Rights Requiring Workers Contribute to Their Own Television Channels Throughout Canada
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RETURN TO: IATSE PAC ~ 207 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001 THE OFFICIAL IATSE BULLETIN NUMBER 643 • FIRST QUARTER 2014 Features REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING . 40 New York, NY, November 2, 2013 “A DAY AT THE RACES” . 46 12 Photo Collage of MPTV Fund Event REPORT OF THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING . 48 San Antonio, TX, January 13-17, 2014 Departments PRESIDENt’s NewSLETTER . 5 GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASURER’s MESSAGE . 7 IATSE AND LABOR MOVEMENT NEWS . 8 CREW SHOTS . 11 & 44 22 YOUNG WORKERS . 12 STAGECRAFT . 14 MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION PRODUCTION . 18 TRADESHOW . 20 EDUCATION & TRAINING . 22 BROADCAST . 28 SAFETY ZONE . 30 LOCAL UNION NEWS . 32 SOCIAL MEDIA . 36 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT . 43 ACTIVISTS CORNER . 45 IN MEMORIAM . 94 DIRECTORY OF LOCAL SECRETARIES AND BUSINESS AgENTS . 97 32 WWW.IATSE.N James B. Wood The OFFICIAL BULLETIN (ISSN-0020-5885) is published quarterly by the General Secretary-Treasurer of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Editor Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, (IATSE), 207 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001. Telephone: (212) 730-1770. FAX (212) 730-7809. Email: [email protected] MaryAnn Kelly Material for publication must be received before the first day of January, April, July, and October, to meet deadlines, respectively, for the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Quarter Assistant to the Editor issues. POSTMASTER: Send address change to the OFFICIAL BULLETIN, 207 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001. Entered as periodical postage paid matter at the Post Office at New York, NY and additional locations. Canadian Publications Mail Agreement No.: 40845543. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses To: 2835 Kew Dr., Windsor, ON N8T 3B7 Subscriptions: IATSE members receive the OFFICIAL BULLETIN as part of their IATSE membership services. Nonmembers may subscribe for $10.00 per year. ET EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Matthew D. Loeb James B. Wood International President General Secretary–Treasurer ON THE COVER Thomas C. Short Michael W. Proscia International General Secretary– President Emeritus Treasurer Emeritus Edward C. Powell International Vice President Emeritus Michael Barnes John T. Beckman, Jr. 1st Vice President 7th Vice President J. Walter Cahill Daniel Di Tolla 2nd Vice President 8th Vice President Thom Davis John Ford 3rd Vice President 9th Vice President Anthony M. De Paulo John M. Lewis 4th Vice President 10th Vice President Damian Petti Craig Carlson 5th Vice President 11th Vice President Michael F. Miller, Jr. William E. Gearns, Jr. 6th Vice President 12th Vice President Phil S. LoCicero The Majestic Theatre was built in 1929 and is located on 226 East Houston Street in 13th Vice President downtown San Antonio, Texas, where the IATSE had their recent General Executive Board meeting. The Majestic Theatre box office has a seating capacity of 2,311. TRUSTEES Majestic Theatre San Antonio was listed on the National Register of Historical Thomas J. Cleary C. Faye Harper Places in 1975 and also designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993. Majestic Patricia A. White Theatre tickets have been home to the San Antonio Symphony since 1989. Special thanks to Mike Rilley, General Manager of the Majestic Theatre and Ray Sewell, CLC DELEGATE Business Agent of Local 76 for this photo. The stagehands of Local 76 have a con- Kelly Moon tract with the Arts Center Enterprises at the historic Majestic Theatre. 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NATIONAL BENEFIT FUNDS OFFICE 417 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor New York, NY 10016 IATSE Training Trust Fund: www.iatsetrainingtrust.org Tele: (212) 580-9092 Toll free: (800) 456-FUND FAX: (212) 787-3607 www.iatsenbf.org 4 OFFICIAL BULLETIN PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER MATTHEW Moving Forward, Making Positive Change D . As we emerge from the challenges thrust upon us during the winter 2014 LOE and face the prospect of warmer weather, it’s time to spring forward B @matthewloeb and confront the conflicts ahead. These past several years we have out of necessity focused on as Habitat For Humanity,the American Red Cross, the Make-A- the need to participate in election processes, to campaign for Wish Foundation and so many others work to better the lives of labor-friendly candidates, and to support legislation that guar- people in need . Local libraries also sponsor outreach programs, antees a better life for working families . The 2014 election cycle as do local and national charities . These are just a few organi- will require us again to step up and be heard . While those ef- zations and institutions that operate locally and appreciate any forts will always be a central part of our goals, we can’t overlook support they can get from their communities the necessity for community activism to secure our interests . One of the greatest gifts we have is organizing, and starting or Going all the way back to the Newsboys Strike of 1899 that becoming active in grass roots level programs . This is an enor- forced New York newspapers publishers William Randolph mous contribution we can all make . Our objective is simple: to Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer to pay decent wages to their child lead by example . One of the greatest challenges we are facing labor force, community activism has played a central role in now is a misguided public perception of the labor movement . moving the cause of organized labor forward . President Barack By each of us working in our own communities to further local Obama was a community organizer in Chicago . Martin Luther goals, we put our best faces forward, get to know our neighbors King, Jr . worked tirelessly in cities and towns across the country and our local community leaders, and we ensure that one voice to further the cause of civil rights . Canada’s Nellie McClung suc- becomes many . The face of labor is the face of friends, neigh- cessfully lead the fight, along with a group of four other women bors, family, co-workers and all those who work for a living . to get women recognized as “persons” under the law, thereby win- Let’s all move forward and participate where we can in our ning them the right to vote . And former NDP Leader Jack Layton communities . Like our great union, the nations in which we live who was quoted from an open letter that he wrote to Canadians: are the sum of their parts and it’s often close to home where we “My friends, love is better than anger . Hope is better than fear .