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LE MERIDIEN
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA • JANUARY 30 – FEBRUARY 3, 2017
500, South Florida; 504, Orange County-
Parts of Corona, CA; 514, Province of
Quebec; 536, Red Bank-Freehold, NJ; 540,
Baton Rouge, LA; 592; Saratoga Springs,
NY; 600, United States; 631, Orlando-
Cape Canaveral-Cocoa-Melbourne-Lake
Buena Vista, FL; 632, Northeast New Jersey;
667, Eastern Canada; 669, Western
Canada; 671, Newfoundland/Labrador;
695, Hollywood, CA; 700, United States;
705, Hollywood, CA; 706, Hollywood, CA;
720, Las Vegas, NV; 728, Hollywood, CA;
729, Hollywood, CA; 748, State of Arizona;
751, New York, NY; 764, New York, NY
and Vicinity; 769, Chicago, IL; 780, Chicago,
IL; 798, New York, NY; 800, Los Angeles,
CA; 828, Province of Ontario; 834,
Atlanta, GA; 835, Orlando, FL; 839, Hollywood,
CA; 849, Maritime Provinces; 856,
Province of Manitoba; 868, Washington,
DC; 871, Hollywood, CA; 873, Toronto,
ON; 891, British Columbia/Yukon Territory;
892, Hollywood, CA; 927, Atlanta,
GA; USA829, United States; ATPAM, New
York, NY; B27, Cleveland, OH; B29, Philadelphia,
PA; and B173, Toronto-Hamilton,
ON.
HOST LOCALS
At the opening session of the Board
meeting representatives of Host Locals 39,
161, 478, 600, 700, 798, 800, 840, and USA
829 appeared to officially welcome the
members of the General Executive Board,
Official Family, local union representatives
and guests to New Orleans, Louisiana.
On behalf of the Host Locals, International
Vice President and President
of Local 478, Phil LoCicero thanked the
General Executive Board for the opportunity
to host this meeting. He assured the
Board that the Host Locals would provide
any and all assistance to ensure a pleasant
visit and successful meeting.
President of the Louisiana AFL-CIO
Louis Reine also welcomed the Official
Family to the city of New Orleans at the
Host Local Breakfast on Monday morning.
President Reine stated that Local 478
has met with many legislators and educated
them on creating good paying jobs in
the entertainment industry and what they
provide for the citizens of New Orleans.
He continued by saying “As a true labor
movement, we will continue fighting and
never give up. That’s what we were built
for – to take the challenges and fight for
our members.”
On behalf of the Board, President
Loeb expressed his gratitude to the Host
Locals for all their hospitality and hard
work in assisting with the arrangements
for making this meeting run smoothly.
INTRODUCTIONS
President Loeb introduced the following
new member of the Official Family:
Jacob White, Associate
West Coast Counsel
Jake White joins us from Weinberg,
Roger & Rosenfeld, a Union-side law firm
in California. Jake began working for the
firm right out of law school, in 2009. He
became the first person in firm history
to handle an arbitration prior to receiving
his bar results. It was the first of approximately
200 arbitrations he handled
while at the firm. At Weinberg, Roger
& Rosenfeld, Jake focused on traditional
labor law, representing Unions in both
the public and private sector. In 2013, he
helped convince the California Supreme
Representatives of the Host Locals welcome the
Official Family and all attendees to New Orleans.
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