FIRST QUARTER, 2012 NUMBER 635 FEATURES Report of the 10 General Executive Board January 30 - February 3, 2012, Atlanta, Georgia Work Connects Us All AFL-CIO Launches New 77 Campaign, New Website New IATSE-PAC Contest 79 for the “Stand up, 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. 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Wood MaryAnn Kelly David Geffner 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. CANAdiAN OFFICE POSTMASTER: Send address change to the OFFICIAL BULLETIN, 1430 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10018. 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BENEFIT FUNDS 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 Time to be ALL IN! In a situation we could never have foreseen, labor seems locked in life and death struggles these days. When legislators vote against the best interests of their constituents, when labor unions are character- ized as negative influences on our country, and when voters them- selves are sucker-punched by big tech companies, we’ve been backed into a corner we are fighting like hell to get out of. Ironically, this “corner” doesn’t really exist. It’s a fabrication by those Ibig business interests intent on depriving working families of proper work- ing conditions, pension and health benefits, and the pride we have always felt in our organizing efforts. With Indiana’s recent passage of state right to work legislation, the fight has come into the heartland of America, where we have always held a strong position. State after state, anti-worker legislation is high on the agenda of those who would like to turn the clock back to a OFFICIAL NOTICE time when workers had no voice. So, now more than ever, we need to fight back and fight hard. This is to advise that the regular Mid- The only way we can turn around what seems to be a growing anti-labor Summer Meeting of the General Executive Board is scheduled to be held at The Westin tide is to show how labor unions really work – how we protect our members Bayshore, 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, from unsafe working conditions, how we watch out to see that benefits are B.C. V6G 2V4 at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July provided, how we give working families a choice to better their lives and 23, 2012, and will remain in session through the lives of their children. and including Friday, July 27, 2012. All busi- We in the United States are facing national elections in eight months. It’s ness to come before the Board must be sub- not too early to get involved, especially in our own neighborhoods, to see mitted to the General Office no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting. that those candidates who do have labor’s best interests at heart are elected Local Union representatives planning to or re-elected this November. In some places that fight will be a difficult one. attend the meeting must make hotel reser- We have to redouble our efforts there to support those running for office vations with The Westin Bayshore by call- who have a pro-labor agenda and who are not afraid of big companies and ing (604) 682-3377. Guest room rate for the their public relations machinery intent on capturing the media debate. IATSE is $205.00 (CAD), plus applicable taxes, One area of particular interest and concern to the IATSE, in the United for both single and double occupancy. In or- States and Canada is the effort to stop content theft. That debate in Wash- der to ensure that you receive the preferred room rate established for our meeting, you ington was hijacked by misleading PR campaigns forged by companies like must identify your affiliation with the IATSE. Google and Wikipedia, who deliberately made the Stop Online Piracy Act Cut-off date: June 21, 2012 and the Protect Intellectual Property Act seem like censorship, as if we were The Stage Caucus will be held at The intent on “shutting down the Internet.” In Canada, Bill C-11 has received Westin Bayshore on Sunday, July 22, 2012, similar treatment in the media, with scare tactics and half-truths being spread 9:00 a.m. in the Stanley Park Ballroom Salon widely in an attempt to have the bill quashed. 1. Representatives of Stage, Wardrobe and Mixed locals are welcome. Nothing could be farther from the truth. And the one thing that no anti- There will be an Education Seminar on SOPA/PIPA faction wanted people to do was read the legislation itself. What Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in the Stanley the IATSE, in concert with other guilds and unions are campaigning for Park Ballroom Salon 1 at The Westin Bay- couldn’t be farther from those accusations. What we are trying to do, what shore. More details to follow. we feel it is necessary to do, is to protect the creators and crews of motion Continued on page 8 4 Official Bulletin In Recognition of Longevity Our union will celebrate its 119th birthday this coming July and be an even 120 years old when we come together for the 67th Quadren- nial Convention next summer. Of our 380 local unions, 118 are now at least one hundred years old, and by next July another 17 will join their prestigious ranks. Over long periods of time, unions such as ours build up a rich history and develop many traditions. Within the IA one of our strongest traditions is the respect and recognition for those that have paved the way for us, our Osenior members.