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THIRD QUARTER, 2011 NUMBER 633 FEATURES Financial Statements 14 of the IATSE For the years ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 Report of the General 38 Executive Board meeting Boston, Massachusetts, July 25 – 29, 2011 Win a Trip to Hawaii! Join the IATSE-PAC “Stand Up, 82 Fight Back” Campaign INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES, MOVING PICTURE TECHNICIANS, ARTISTS AND ALLIED CRAFTS OF THE UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES AND CANADA, AFL-CIO, CLC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Matthew D. Loeb James B. Wood International President General Secretary–Treasurer Thomas C. Short Michael W. Proscia International General Secretary– President Emeritus Treasurer Emeritus Edward C. Powell International Vice President Emeritus Timothy F. Magee Brian J. Lawlor 1st Vice President 7th Vice President 900 Pallister Ave. 1430 Broadway, 20th Floor Detroit, MI 48202 New York, NY 10018 DEPARTMENTS Michael Barnes Michael F. Miller, Jr. 2nd Vice President 8th Vice President 2401 South Swanson Street 10045 Riverside Drive Philadelphia, PA 19148 Toluca Lake, CA 91602 4 President’s 26 On The Show Floor J. Walter Cahill John T. Beckman, Jr. 3rd Vice President 9th Vice President 5010 Rugby Avenue 1611 S. Broadway, #110 Newsletter Bethesda, MD 20814 St Louis, MO 63104 28 Safety Zone Thom Davis Daniel DiTolla 4th Vice President 10th Vice President 5 General Secretary- 2520 West Olive Avenue 1430 Broadway, 20th Floor Burbank, CA 91505 New York, NY 10018 31 Local News & Views Anthony M. DePaulo John Ford Treasurer’s Message 5th Vice President 11th Vice President 1430 Broadway, 20th Floor 326 West 48th Street New York, NY 10018 New York, NY 10036 8 IATSE and Labor Damian Petti John M. Lewis 36 On Stage In Focus 6th Vice President 12th Vice President 201-208 57th Ave., S.W. 22 St. Joseph Street Movement News Calgary, Alberta Toronto, Ontario 86 In Memoriam Canada T2H 2K8 Canada M4Y 1J9 Craig Carlson 13 Let’s Get Organized 13th Vice President 216 S. Jefferson St., #400 89 Directory of Local Chicago, IL 60661 22 On The Road Secretaries and TRUSTEES Thomas J. Cleary C. Faye Harper 216 S. Jefferson St., #400 2695 Dayview Lane 25 On Location Business Agents Chicago, IL 60661 Atlanta, GA 30331 George Palazzo 1811 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506 CLC DELEGATE Kelly Moon 1640 Boundary Road, Burnaby, BC V5K 4V4 G ENERAL COUNSEL Visit us on the Web: www.iatse-intl.org Follow us on Twitter: @iatse Dale W. Short G ENERAL OFFICE 1430 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10018 James B. Wood MaryAnn Kelly David Geffner Tele: (212) 730-1770 FAX: Office of the President (212) 730-7809 Editor Assistant to the Editor Special Asst. to the Editor FAX: General Secretary-Treasurer (212) 921-7699 The OFFICIAL BULLETIN (ISSN-0020-5885) is published quarterly by the General Secretary-Treasurer of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, WEST COAST OFFICE Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, (IATSE), 1430 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Telephone: (212) 730-1770. FAX (212) 921-7699. Email: [email protected] 10045 Riverside Drive Toluca Lake, CA 91602 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, Tele: (818) 980-3499 FAX: (818) 980-3496 and Fourth Quarter issues. C ANADIAN OFFICE POSTMASTER: Send address change to the OFFICIAL BULLETIN, 1430 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Entered as periodical postage paid 22 St. Joseph St. matter at the Post Office at New York, NY and additional locations. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4Y 1J9 Tele: (416) 362-3569 FAX: (416) 362-3483 Canadian Publications Mail Agreement No.: 40845543. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses To: 2835 Kew Dr., Windsor, ON N8T 3B7 C ANADIAN E NTERTAI NMENT INDUSTRY Subscriptions: IATSE members receive the OFFICIAL BULLETIN as part of their RETI REMENT PLAN IATSE membership services. Nonmembers may subscribe for $10.00 per year. 22 St. Joseph St. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4Y 1J9 BULLETIN AND P HOTO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Tele: (416) 362-2665 Fax: (416) 362-2351 www.ceirp.ca Please send your Bulletin submissions to [email protected] I.A.T.S.E. NATIONAL All digital photos should be taken with a camera that is at least 3 megapixels or higher, and set on the highest quality/resolution setting. B ENEFIT F UNDS OFFICE JPEG or TIFF file formats only please. 417 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor, New York, NY 10016 Please do not crop or otherwise modify photos - the original version usually has the highest quality. Tele: (212) 580-9092 Toll free: (800) 456-FUND FAX: (212) 787-3607 www.iatsenbf.org Stand Up, Fight Back As I stated in my newsletter in the last issue of the Bulletin, orga- nized labor has been under siege for too long. At this juncture, we must increase our involvement in the political process or lose the ability to protect our members nationwide. In order to overcome some of the challenges we face, we must maintain and increase our involvement in the political process. We cannot afford to allow Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker, or Ohio’s AGovernor John Kasich, or Florida’s Governor Rick Scott and too many others to continue blaming workers for state financial problems that are the product of fiscal irresponsibility on the part of others. Our voice must be heard on the local level as well as the national level. Make no mistake, we are in the fight of our lives. As we head into the 2012 election cycle, we have the opportunity to act and not just stand by as our rights are stripped away. That is why, with the approval of the General Executive Board, the Interna- tional has engaged the services of Solidarity Strategies, a Washington-based firm that is providing assistance to the IATSE’s Political Action Committee and politi- cal fundraising efforts that will help us attain a greater voice in politics. Like it or not, providing financial support to legislators that stand with us undoubtedly enhances our voice. In short, we must become a bigger player in the game. To this end, Solidarity Strategies formulated the Stand Up, Fight Back OFFICIA L NOTICE campaign for the IATSE-PAC, and I am urging every member of this great Alliance who resides in the United States, to get involved in this campaign This is to advise that the regular Mid- by making a contribution to the PAC. As an expression of appreciation for a Winter Meeting of the General Executive monthly contribution of ten dollars or more, members are eligible to partici- Board is scheduled to be held at The Westin pate in our contest to win a trip to Hawaii (read more about the contest on Peachtree Plaza, 210 Peachtree St., Atlanta, page 82 in this Bulletin). While the trip to Hawaii is a way for the IATSE-PAC GA 30303 at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January to express its thanks for contributions, the goal here is not just to go to Ha- 30, 2012, and will remain in session through waii. The real prize is promoting political involvement and growing our PAC and including Friday, February 3, 2012. All business to come before the Board must be to protect what we at IATSE have fought so hard for over one hundred years. submitted to the General Office no later than We cannot sit back and let others fight our battles. We must join with our fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting. brothers and sisters in organized labor and beyond to fight for our jobs, our Local Union representatives planning to community, our future, and the future of our families. attend the meeting must make hotel reser- We cannot just play defense. We can’t just talk the talk. We must realize vations with The Westin Peachtree Plaza by that the extreme anti-worker agenda hurts us all. History will judge us on the calling (404) 659-1400 or 1-800-937-8461. way we act at this crucial juncture. Guest room rate for the IATSE is $179.00, I urge you in the strongest terms to join the PAC and contribute today. A plus applicable taxes, for both single and double occupancy. In order to ensure that contribution form is printed on page 84 of this Bulletin, and you can get more you receive the preferred room rate estab- information about the IATSE-PAC by visiting our web site at: http://www. lished for our meeting, you must identify iatse-intl.org/pac/pac.html. You may also send in any questions or comments your affiliation with the IATSE. you have to: [email protected] Cut-off date: December 29, 2011 Join today and make our team stronger and more vital to the outcome of our futures! 4 Official Bulletin The Power of the T-Shirt Another Labor Day has come and gone. For many in the popula- tion it was marked by an extra day of rest and maybe a backyard bar- beque. The annual newspaper articles made an appearance and each contained the obligatory discussion about why the long weekend at the beginning of September is not merely a marker for the end of summer, but rather recognition of the labor movement. AFor those of us that are a part of the labor movement, this Labor Day felt different than ones of years past. The events of the past few months have reminded us that there are some that see labor as an obstacle to their agenda. There are some that feel the influence of labor in society should be diminished and there are some that are putting a tremendous amount of ef- fort into accomplishing that goal.