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THE BULLETIN HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA Chartered Local 728 studio electrical lighting technicians Vol. 18; No. 4 May 15, 1939 the only set lighting iatse local in the world 2008 10th Annual Local 728 Scholarship Award Winners Alison Mathis Louisa Levy Mina Trujillo Madeleine Ary Robert McCarthy Also Inside Convention, contracts & going green What will July bring? PRESIDENT’S REPORT TREASURER-CALL STEWARD’S MESSAGE Page 2 Page 6 Before you pull that lever in November Cable management and the weather BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE’S COLUMN SAFETY & TRAINING DIRECTOR’S COLUMN Page 3 Page 7 I.A.T.S.E. Local 728 The convention, Hollywood, California contracts and President by Dennis K. Grow going green Dennis K. Grow, Vice President President Greg A. Langham Business Rep-Secretary Patric J. Abaravich Treasurer-Call Steward his is our annual issue highlighting that it will be safety oriented. We will not R. Bruce Prochal our member’s children that have teach anyone but our members, our skills. Twon Local 728 Scholarships. The Executive Board Local 728 Scholarship Program is our way Paskal Lighting and Westside have signed Gary Andersen of giving back to the Membership by IA contracts. These are facility contracts. Branch Brunson helping their sons and daughters with Their employees are not members of our Michael Everett furthering their education. It is one of the Local, but under certain parameters will Larry K. Freeman most important programs we fund. be able to join in the future. We are in Michael Gips talks with other vendors as well. If you Roger L. Lattin At our last Membership meeting, I have a choice for your equipment rental Steven R. Mathis awarded 35-Year Local 728 Service Pins. house, please try to use those that have an Dick McConihay Ronald Anderson and Paul Welch were IA contract with their employees. Jerry Posner present to receive theirs. Congratulations David Watson also to: Richmond Aguilar, Morris Baxter, Our architect and a consultant from Verde Karen Weilacher Arlester Boykin, Jr., Joseph Garcia, Walter Concepts met with the Executive Board Robert A. Wood, Jr. McCovey, Daniel Ramirez, Frank Tobin, to discuss the “greening” of our new Sergeant-At-Arms and Grover Washington, who weren’t able building. Whether we wish to be LEED Raymond J. Poblick to attend. At our next Membership certified (www.usgbc.org) will be considered Parliamentarians meeting in July, I will give after we get a report on Alan M. Rowe out the 40-year pins. what it will take to make Raymond J. Poblick If you have a choice for our building as Safety & Training I have many members your equipment rental environmentally friendly Alan M. Rowe, Director calling me and asking me as possible. LEED questions concerning our house, please try to use (Leadership in Energy Shop Stewards contracts. Though I enjoy those that have an IA and Environmental CBS - John L. Murray speaking with you, I’m not contract with their Design) certification Fox - Pascal M. Guillemard the right person to contact provides verification that Paramount - Frank Valdez with such questions. Our employees. a building project is Sony - John Jacobs Business Representative, environmentally Universal - John Trujillo Patric Abaravich, responsible, profitable Warner Bros. - interprets the contracts for us. That is what and a healthy place to work. Gary M. Andersen we elected him to do. He knows our contracts better than most producers and Our Membership Directory is now on our CLC Delegates he deals with them everyday. I know he Web site in the Members Only section. Patric J. Abaravich would enjoy hearing from you and solving When you go to the Members Only section Mike Everett any problems you may have. now, you will need to get a unique username Dennis k. Grow and password. This is an effort to make it Iain O’Higgins The IATSE District 2 Convention was held more secure. Also, you will be receiving a Office Staff June 7 and 8 in San Jose. Thirteen of our new form in the mail for the next Directory. Sandra O’Connor Delegates attended. The Safety Workshop Please fill it out if you have any changes. Sean Harkess presented by the IA Safety Representative, Paul is looking for more pictures to put in Julianna Bessey Kent Jorgenson of Local 80 and our Safety the next directory. He wants pictures of and Training Director Alan Rowe was very you working with our equipment, not just The Bulletin well received, as it is every year. We are a pretty smile. Email them directly to Paul Publisher getting requests from other Locals Caven, [email protected]. Margie Stites throughout the country for these safety Fraternally, Pacific Media Group seminars. We are considering helping them, Editor at their expense. They must understand Dennis K. Grow PAGE 2 Union Spotlight Some thoughts Deceased before you pull that Brother William Dixon Brown,70 years old, a member since Oct. 10, 1966, passed away lever in November May 5, 2008. by Patric J. Abaravich, Brother FRank D. Tobin, 63 Business Representative - Secretary years old, a member since Oct. 13, 1973, passed away May 8, 2008. n April, just a few of us concerned government, energy independence, Brother Lawrence L. Local 728 members joined thousands retirement security, and election reforms. Brown, 73 years old, a member Iof activists in a three-day “Hollywood We need to choose someone who believes since Sept. 6, 1969, passed away to the Docks” march that ended with a in protecting the environment, protecting May 29, 2008. spectacular rally at the Port of Los Labor by re- aligning Labor in the National Angeles in San Pedro. Labor Board and the importance of Brother Alfred Daniel Buck, 83 years old, a member national security, and we need to choose since Nov. 14, 1955, passed away I found the outpouring of solidarity someone that will reform our broken, May 31, 2008. impressive. The massive group was made battered, for-profit health care system – up of civic and community leaders, which will in turn benefit all. Brother James C. Wehr, 75 citizens from faith-based organizations and years old, a member since Oct. 9, 1961, passed away June 5, non-union working families struggling to It’s critical that we don’t pull the lever in 2008. stay afloat. November based on sound bites. This election is too important. It’s imperative Brother Fred G. White, 59 Along the route, union members were that we, along with every other voter, years old, a member since Dec. flanked by thousands of concerned research all presumptive presidential 11, 1976, passed away June 23, 2008. citizens from throughout the region who candidates and where they stand on the were committed to raising awareness on Iraq War, Social Security, the National First Notice issues negatively impacting working Labor Board, taxes and the deficient, Jose Aguirre, Raul Alvarez, families including state budget cuts, the veterans benefits, the environment and civil Carlos Apodaca, Francisco lack of affordable housing and access to rights. What you discover may be shocking, J. Bulgarelli, Manuel reasonably priced, quality healthcare. but please do your homework before Cisneros, Tyrone Mark Coleman, Halsey Corbin, November. Don’t let a wrong, uninformed David Cupp, D. Alfredo N. According to the LA County Federation choice turn around and bite ALL American Diaz, Kanzler Frazier, of Labor, this year more than 350,000 workers, Union or not, in the ass. Craig R. Kazor, Joshua workers, belonging to 30 local unions, will Hutchings, Vince R. re-negotiate their union contracts. This is Imbriale, Miguel Landeros, Jr., Juan R. Lopez, James J. the largest number of workers in the Magallonez, Jose Martinez, history of the LA labor movement. Cesar A. Navidad, Stephen MEETING NOTICE Ohab, Jaime Reyes, M. While we have a team of negotiators Ashley Reid, Wilian A. bargaining our new contract that protect Romagoza, Derek A. Attention all Members Snatoro, Raul E. Soto, Eric our wages and benefits, what about our Stoliker. non-union family members? … our The next neighbor? … or the family that runs the General membership Second Notice dry cleaners? Shouldn’t they, too, be able Meeting will be held at Brian J. Glassman, Jean- to make ends meet and have access to Babptiste Le Conte, Gary 9:00 A.M. (sharp) on Sandoval, John Van affordable health care? Valkenburgh and Jared We are union members, but we’re all Saturday, Wellman. Americans first. July 19, 2008 At IATSE Local 44, New Members In November, we’re going to have make 12021 Riverside Dr., Congratulations to the fol- a serious decision of who we put into lowing new members: Rick Tho- North Hollywood mas, who was sworn in on May office. Our vote should be for whoever’s 28; Christopher Pass, who platform and history will include was sworn in on May 30; Ken representing and protecting the interests PLEASE BRING YOUR Shibata, who was sworn in on of all Americans. We need to choose June 23 and Jesse Austin, UNION CARD! who was sworn in on June 24. someone who believes in honest PAGE 3 The Class of ‘08 10th Annual Local 728 Scholarship Award Winners Local 728 is extremely Renaissance Award for maintaining an teaches art to school-age in her proud to announce the above average GPA and never missing neighborhood, and teaches at local winners of the 10th Annual a day of class. Throughout high school elementary schools. Scholarship Awards. This she was a member of student council year we’re honoring five participating in a variety of school and Mina Trujillo, the daughter of Juan community projects, and was a and Elsa Trujillo, graduated from John outstanding students who th each received a $4,000 member of the class Board in the 11 Burroughs High School in Burbank.