The Official Bulletin: 2016 Q4 / NO. 654

IATSE CREW AT SFL CONVENTION
For the first time ever, an all-IATSE
crew staffed the Saskatchewan Federation
of Labour Convention at Evraz Place.
A new company, Pro AV of Regina, was
contracted to supply equipment and the
venue, IATSE Local 295, and the SFL
agreed that employees would work under
the Local’s collective agreement.
This was a significant victory for the Local
and a great example of the important
role the client can play when negotiating
its requirements with a venue. The IATSE
extends its thanks to the SFL Executive
for their dedication to SFL Administrative
Coordinator Debbie Lussier, for her
incredible determination and effort to ensure
this outcome.
And in a second victory, IATSE Local
300 President Glen Green was reelected
during the same convention for
another term as a Vice President of the
Saskatchewan Fed, representing unions
with under 1,000 members. Congratulations,
Glen!
The Local
295 crew –
(left to right)
Humphery
Elenwa,
Geoffrey
Yates, Joe
Topuschak,
Gord Hearn,
and Chris
Gavin.
IATSE AND THE 2016 ELECTIONS
On October 18th from
3PM-7PM, IATSE Locals
2, 110, 476 and 600
provided more than
fifty volunteers to
encourage people to
vote for worker friendly
candidates via the
AFL-CIO’s phone bank
located at Plumbers
Hall in Chicago.
Local 480
photo from
their Hillary
Clinton
campaign
outreach
efforts: “How
we spend
our nights
till November
8th.”
GOTV/voter outreach photo from Jon Hendry,
Business Agent at IATSE Local 480 (New
Mexico): “What we do on a Friday night.”
On October 6, 2016, at Local 80’s office, an Election
phone bank was held where 56 Volunteers made
1,300 Calls! Thanks to Local 44 and 800 for hosting
last night’s event. This was a weekly event
that continued until November 2nd.
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