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

Don’t miss miss THE THE industry eventin in Tennessee!General Executive Board MeetingContinued from previous pagehis intent to fold the Organizing Divisioninto the Stagecraft Division.President Loeb also remarked that thisarea/Division presents significant opportunitiesfor growth, explaining thatthere is a real threat from non-unionemployers to Stage Locals throughoutthe IATSE. He further explained thatthrough effective organizing in Stagecraft,the IATSE will be better able tobeat back the threat posed by nonunionemployers. Bringing Stagecraftand Organizing together will make iteasier to create a unified mission forStagecraft going forward.Therefore, effective June 4, 2012,the Organizing Division will be foldedinto the Stagecraft Division.IATSE Division of Educationand TrainingPresident Loeb noted that in additionto organizing, education andtraining have been major priorities ofhis administration, as evidenced bythe development of ICAP, the TrainingTrust, LEAP and other leadership educationopportunities. He also referredto educational seminars for IATSE staffand members, which are presentedat meetings of the General ExecutiveBoard, workshops for Delegates/Officers/Membersat District Conventions,as well as annual IATSE staff training.President Loeb explained that thetraining and workshops have beenwell-received by the members and officersbut the current pieces need tobe better coordinated. He noted thatthere needs to be one division that isin charge of all the moving parts thatcurrently make up the International’seducation and training initiatives.President Loeb, therefore, advisedthe Board that effective June 4, 2012,he would establish the IATSE Divisionof Education and Training, and that hewould appoint International RepresentativePatricia A. White as the Directorof the Division.KRAVIS CENTERPresident Loeb reminded the Boardof the agreement that was reported onat its mid-Winter meeting in Atlanta,Georgia, the week of January 27, 2012.At that time, officers of Florida Local No.500 appeared before the Board withVice President/Co-Director of StagecraftBrian J. Lawlor, General Counsel DaleShort and In-House Counsel SamanthaDulaney, and reported that aftertwelve years of acrimonious relationsbetween the Local and the Kravis Center,the Local requested assistance fromthe International and granted PresidentLoeb complete authority to negotiate acontract and settlement with Kravis forLocal 500.A final agreement was reachedshortly after the Atlanta Board meeting,however, counsel and managementof the Kravis Center refused tosign the agreement and reneged onthe deal.The International’s and Local’slegal counsel continue to battle itout with the Kravis Center. PresidentLoeb promised to keep fighting andto do whatever is necessary to get theKravis Center to comply with directivespreviously handed down by theNLRB and the federal courts, and toexecute the agreed upon settlementand contract.OTHER BUSINESSPresident Loeb noted there havebeen a series of negotiations in thearea of motion picture and televisionproduction. The first negotiationstook place in March between the Internationaland the AMPTP for the BasicAgreement and after a number ofchallenges that extended negotiationsto nearly three-and-a-half weeks, atentative agreement was reached. Theagreement is now in the ratificationprocess.President Loeb also advised theBoard that negotiations had beenscheduled with the AMPTP for theArea Standards Agreement. Whilenegotiations were scheduled to takeplace over a period of four days duringthe week of May 21st, after thesecond day at the table with the employerrepresentatives, negotiationsbroke off. Negotiations will resume ata date yet to be determined.It was also noted that negotiationsbetween New York Studio MechanicsLocal 52 and the Majors have also begunbut have not yet concluded.President Loeb remarked that theIATSE provides these and other employerswith nothing less than thebest skilled and professional craftspeoplein the world, that turn outproduct second to none and it wastime for the employers to recognizeand acknowledge this by giving seriousattention to our bargaining proposals.ADJOURNMENTHaving completed all businessproperly brought before the Board,this Special meeting and teleconferencewas adjourned at 11:04 a.m.Registration easy, is easy, and and best best of all of all it’s it’s FREE! 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Also free Also to free attend, to attend, the two the day two program day program of seminars, of seminars, training training and anddemos, demos, is proud is proud to announce to announce the addition the addition of three of three new guest new guest speakers; speakers; Niclas Niclas Arvidsson, Arvidsson,of Wireless of Wireless Solution, Solution, presents presents a unique a unique introduction introduction to the to world the world of Wireless of Wireless Lighting LightingControl, Control, Christopher Christopher Kulesa Kulesa of d&b of d&b audiotechnik addresses addresses the the fundamentals of ofaudio audio and acoustics, and acoustics, and Mark and Mark Kiracofe Kiracofe explains explains what what the IATSE the IATSE is (and is isn’t). (and isn’t).Other Other confirmed confirmed sessions sessions include: include: The Green The Green Scene: Scene: Recycling Recycling Sets, presented Sets, presented by byDonyale Donyale Werle; Werle; From From Concept Concept to First to Night, First Night, with Jonathan with Jonathan Smeeton; Smeeton; Trends Trends in Live in LiveSound Sound Reinforcement, presented presented by Eric by Elwell; Eric Elwell; ROI on ROI LEDs on LEDs and Other and Other ALS, a ALS, talk a by talk byTobin Tobin Neis; Neis; and Trends and Trends in Video in Video Design, Design, hosted hosted by Ken by Gay Ken and Gay Mark and Mark Haney. Haney.With With 60 + 60 exhibitors + exhibitors and and two two days days of free of free industry industry seminars, seminars,there there really really is no is better no better place place to be to this be this July! 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