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WHEREAS, The IATSE represents members throughout
the country struggling to honor both work and family commitments;
and
WHEREAS, Many municipal and state elected leaders have
tried to provide support for those families through legislation
that mandates paid family and sick leave; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the IATSE will continue
to support local, state and federal efforts to improve the
lives of working families through the passage of family friendly
legislation and policies such as paid family and sick leave.
Convention Action: The Delegates adopted this Resolution
encouraging laws that support workers and their families.
RESOLUTIONS NOS. 5 AND 11
WHEREAS, There is increased awareness of the urgency of
caring for our environment; and
WHEREAS, There is increasing proof that it’s possible to
have good jobs that support both sustainability and a good standard
of living; and
WHEREAS, Many Employers, venues, individual productions
and local governments have “sustainability projects”
throughout the United States and Canada, including 20th Century
Fox, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Paramount, NBCUniversal,
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Walt Disney and the Broadway
League; and
WHEREAS, There are more and more businesses and initiatives
springing up – such as “Eco Set”, “Earth Angel, NY”, “Good
Planet”, “Reel Green” and “Ready Set Recycle” that cater directly
to helping productions become sustainable while reducing
costs; and
WHEREAS, The Producers Guild of America has the PGA
Green Committee nationwide, which has produced the PGA
Green Guide to assist productions in the best ways to “go green”,
and the Broadway League has formed that Broadway Green Alliance
(BGA) as part of an industry-wide initiative that educates,
motivates, and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons
to adopt environmentally friendlier practices; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the delegates respectfully
request the IATSE form its own GREEN COMMIT-
TEE and/or GREEN TASK FORCE to promote similar practices
for the good of all.
Convention Action: As required by this Resolution, the
International President will form a Green Committee to recommend
and advise on environment-sustaining/preservation
policies.
RESOLUTIONS NOS. 6 AND 12
WHEREAS, The IATSE has acknowledged the safety and
well-being of its members to be of the greatest concern; and
WHEREAS, The Delegates have affirmed their concern
about the issue of excessive hours, sleep deprivation and fatigue
through numerous previous District and International Convention
resolutions, including at the 67th Quadrennial Convention
in Boston, Massachusetts; and
WHEREAS, Our health and safety remain beyond compromise;
and
WHEREAS, The Delegates wish to support the ongoing efforts
of the IATSE, its local unions and its members to ensure the
health and safety of all workers who face challenging working
conditions including excessive and unsafe hours; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Delegates to the
IATSE 68th Quadrennial Convention recognize and commend
the steps taken by the IATSE to ensure the safety of our members
since its last Convention, by establishing its safety hotline
program and negotiating the inclusion of Guidelines Regarding
Extended Work Days in many collective bargaining agreements
including the Hollywood Basic, Commercial Production, and
Theatrical Low Budget Agreements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the IATSE continue in
its efforts to communicate these concerns to labor-management
safety committees and make efforts to increase awareness that
long hours of work cause injuries and illnesses as well as deteriorating
in job performance, as part of the IATSE Entertainment
and Exhibition Industries Training Trust and CSATF Safety Pass
Programs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That efforts be made to continue
to require all signatory companies to recognize fatigue as a
health and safety hazard in their safety guidelines.
Convention Action: The Delegates adopted this Resolution.
As required, the International will continue all of its efforts to
prevent long work days; additionally, it will continue educating
signatory employers, as well as the IATSE Entertainment
and Exhibition Training Trust, and the Contract Services Industries
Administration Trust Fund Safety Pass programs
about fatigue. The International will press for the recognition
of fatigue as a health and safety hazard in any guidelines provided
by employers and training programs.
RESOLUTION NO. 7
WHEREAS, In the spirit of the theme of the 68th Convention
of the IATSE is “Growth Equals Strength,” we acknowledge
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