The Official Bulletin 2012 Q2 No-1. 636 - IA.TSE Local 80

Canadian Local Honors Long-time OfficerBritish Columbia Local 891 honoredBrother Peter Prior with a plaque as thelongest standing officer of the Local.He resigned as Sergeant-At-Arms onMonday, May 7, 2012, fifty years to theday since he became a member in 1962.Peter has also held other offices duringhis fifty years of membership includingPresident and Vice President.From left to right: Senior Steward and CLC Delegate Kelly Moon, Recording Secretary Susan Butler-Gray, Vice President JaniceDe Vries, Sergeant-at-Arms Peter Prior, President Ken Anderson, Corresponding Secretary Dusty Kelly, Treasurer Frank Haddad,and Business Representative Paul Klassen.Take the Buy Union PledgeUnion families are telling merchants: "we want UNION-MADE products" on store shelvesand showrooms. Hundreds have already taken the Buy Union Pledge. Add your name to the list.If you can't find it union made, maybe you don't need it.Union workers are fighting this battle on two fronts-Retail purchases and institutionalbuying. On the consumer front, our buying power (14 million union members and the familiesthey support), are prepared to just say no to inferior, non-union goods and services.On the wholesale and institutional level-we're getting together to send the message to school systems. charities,churches, political parties, municipalities, states, counties and the federal government that when they make buyingdecisions, they need to give top priority to those suppliers who support good jobs, the kind that make for qualitycommunities-union jobs.Take the Buy Union Pledge. Go on line to www.unionlabel.org and get with the program.Photo credit: Bob Akester, Local 669The IATSE Craft Advancement ProgramBy Kent Jorgensen,Chairman, IATSE CraftAdvancement Program CommitteeTTwo years ago, President Loebcreated the IATSE Craft AdvancementProgram (ICAP) committee todevelop a training program for allmembers of the International. The vision of the program isto provide training that improves safety, qualifications, andopportunities for IATSE members and their Locals.The committee is made up of IATSE members withexperience in developing training programs. They haveserved many years in this industry, working in their craftsand completing specialized training, certifications, and degrees.They have created and participated in training trustfunds and programs for the benefit of their Locals.Last summer, the Entertainment & Exhibition IndustriesTraining Trust was established. The Trust will enhance thework of ICAP, to provide training opportunities in the areasof safety and skill development for IATSE members.ICAP, working with the Training Trust, created a plan thattargets courses and programs to fulfill the members’ needsto improve their skills and perform their jobs safely andefficiently.Training is now available through the Training TrustFund in basic Entertainment Safety, Electrical Safety, EntertainmentMath, Entertainment Rigging, Power Distribution,Workplace Hazards: Identification and Solutions, andTest Preparation. The Training Trust Fund also supportsother courses and programs, and new classes are beingdeveloped.If any Local is interested in these training programs,please contact Kent Jorgensen at kjorgensen@iatsetrainingtrust.orgor 818-980-3499. Courses, dates, locations andother specifics will be discussed.The IATSE InfoComm PartnershipOver 550 members have signed up for the IATSE InfoCommPartnership, and 28 members attended the first3-day CTS Prep Course in Las Vegas. This course preparesstudents who are interested in taking the CTS CertificationExam. The next 3-day CTS Prep Course will be held inVancouver, BC, July 28-30, 2012. Any member wishing toparticipate in this course, please send a request to: mail@iatsetrainingtrust.org.The IATSE InfoComm Partnership is working well, butthere have been some questions from members regardingthe sign up process. Here are a few suggestions:There are two (2) registrations: one with the IATSE andone with InfoComm. You need to follow the instructionscarefully to register. Please print out the instructions sheeton the website for reference.For the InfoComm registration page, there is a line for“Company Name.” Enter: IATSE(space)L# (i.e. IATSE L80, ifyou are a member of Local 80). A drop down menu shouldthen appear. For most Locals, it will read “IATSE L#, NewYork” and all the “Company” information will be filled infor the International. This is correct even if your Local isnot from New York. The reason for your Local number isto track how many members from each Local are using theprogram. Continue following the instructions to the end ofregistration.If you are a Mac user and having difficulties savingyour registration, try using a different browser. If you continueto incur problems, please ask for assistance.Once you have finished registering, a window willcome up with six items on it. These are the five classes andone test that, once completed, will fulfill the requirementsfor a Recognized AV Technologist. This is an entry levelcertificate that is good for all AV members. All of theseclasses are free to IATSE members.Any problems with the registration process, please contactKent Jorgensen at kjorgensen@iatsetrainingtrust.org.These are the members of the IATSE Craft Advancement Program: Willy Walters, Local 1; Joe Aldridge, Local 720; EddieRaymond, Local 16; Jim Utterback, Local 22; Alan Rowe, Local 728, and Shiela Pruden, Local 873. These members havevolunteered many hours to bring training to the members of the IATSE and we owe them a debt of gratitude.26 Official Bulletin Second Quarter 2012 27