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Local 839 and has significant experience in the animation and visual effects fields. In 2017, I appointed Stasia Savage as an International Representative in Stagecraft. In addition to previously functioning as an IA Special Representative, Sister Savage serves as Business Agent of Local 26. Additionally, in 2015, I appointed International Representative Jason Vergnano. Jason has been a member of Montreal’s Stage Local 56 since 1999. Brother Vergnano, who is bilingual in English and French, has extensive organizing experience and serves our many Locals across Canada. The International has also lost several staff members to retirement. In 2016, Barny Haines retired after twenty years of service as an International Representative. Representative Haines completed a successful career in Canada with integrity and deserves our utmost respect. Later in 2016, IATSE Special Representative and Local 700, Motion Picture Editors Guild National Executive Director Ronald Kutak retired after an exceptionally long career. At the time of his retirement, Ron was the longest serving executive of any entertainment union or guild. His knowledge and experience will be missed. Additionally, in 2016, International Representative Joel Youngerman retired from the International’s staff. An IATSE member for twenty-five years, Representative Youngerman devoted his service to the International with dignity and pride. I also wish to acknowledge the retirement of Colleen Paul. Colleen served as office manager of the General Office in New York for many years until her retirement in 2015. Colleen’s professionalism will long be remembered. In 2014, Dale W. Short submitted his resignation as General Counsel of the International Alliance. He has served the International as well as many local unions for years. The Alliance, its Locals, and members remain appreciative of his impressive service and sound guidance. Counsel Short has continued to serve as special counsel to the International. To fill the vacancy created by his resignation, in 2014 I appointed Samantha Dulaney to the position of IATSE General Counsel. General Counsel Dulaney previously served as in-house counsel in the IATSE General Office since 2008 and has made countless outstanding past and current contributions to IATSE. To further expand our in-house legal capacity in the General Office in New York, Adrian D. Healy, an attorney formerly with the law firm Spivak Lipton LLP, joined the IATSE as Associate Counsel in 2014. After twelve years in the West Coast Office, our IATSE West Coast Counsel, James G. Varga, retired from that position in 2016. A union lawyer for thirty-eight years at the time of his retirement, Counsel Varga served the Alliance with extraordinary wisdom and dedication. To fill the post left open by Counsel Varga’s departure, Jacob J. White joined the West Coast Office from the law firm of Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld in 2016 and now serves as Associate West Coast Counsel. Finally, I regretfully report that Assistant to the International President Deborah A. Reid retired from the International Alliance effective October 2015. She first joined the staff of the Alliance in 1974 as a secretary in the General Office working for International President Walter F. Diehl. She was appointed as an International Representative in 1994 and later promoted to the position of Assistant to the President in 2004. At her retirement, Assistant to the President Reid had spent over forty years working for the International under four consecutive International Presidents. Her unprecedented dedication to the IATSE has been sorely missed and she deserves our collective gratitude in recognition of her long career. IATSE OFFICE OPERATIONS For many years, leaders of the Alliance reported to Delegates in convention about the need to explore purchasing fixed property to house the IATSE General Office. I reported to you during our last Convention in 2013 that under my leadership the International finally accomplished that goal by purchasing office space in New York City to house the General Office. Since that time, we have continued to maximize the new work environment in the General Office and secured revenue-generating rent from tenants in unused portions of our space. To improve workflow, we have made minor strategic rearrangements and enhanced the building infrastructure to increase the reliability of our technological tools (including fiber optic internet). Overall, the functionality of the General Office is outstanding and it inures to the benefit of the members we serve. Statistics show that the costs of commercial real estate in New York have increased by drastic percentages over the past five years and reached record highs within that period. These trends demonstrate the growing economic value of the General Office. After decades, we are no longer subject to record rental costs and have added to the future financial stability of our organization. 30 OFFICIAL BULLETIN
The IATSE West Coast Office operates in Los Angeles as an extension of the President’s office under my supervision. The West Coast Office (WCO) is administered day-to-day by Vice President Michael Miller. Officers, representatives, and staff working out of the WCO are involved in the representation of all crafts of the Alliance and serve Locals and members throughout the western United States. In addition, the offices of the IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund (TTF) occupy the first floor as a tenant of our current Los Angeles office building. As the officers and staff of the IATSE and the Training Trust have grown, it became apparent that we needed to upgrade our Los Angeles facilities to accommodate our advancement and future expansion. An analysis was conducted to determine the best course of action to position the WCO for current needs and future growth. After comparing the cost of renovations against the cost of purchasing a different building, it became obvious that renovating the existing space would be expensive and future enlargement would be difficult. The total size of our existing building would restrict the expanding range of events that could otherwise be hosted by the WCO (including bargaining, union activism, and meetings with local unions and business agents). After consulting with real estate professionals, auditors, and architects it was determined that the best course of action was to begin the search for a new building that would meet the current and future needs of the IATSE membership and the Training Trust Fund. After an extensive search for the right property in an appropriate location, I recommended to the General Executive Board that we purchase a property at 2210 Olive Avenue in Burbank, California. This property is approximately two miles from the current West Coast Office and convenient to the California film and television studios as well as most of the Los Angelesbased IATSE local unions. This property comprises over 20,000 square feet on two floors with ample parking on two levels. With the Board’s approval, the property went through a satisfactory due-diligence period in March and April and we closed in May of this year. The transaction has included a lease-back provision allowing the previous owners to remain in place for up to eight months and there will be some renovations necessary to create the productive work environments we require. It is anticipated that the International’s West Coast operations will occupy the building in early 2018. There are currently two additional lessees in the building in addition to the previous owner and it is anticipated that those leases will be allowed to expire per their terms at which time we will further evaluate the space needed as necessary to allow for continued growth. In Canada, the International’s operations, under my direction, are headed by Vice President John Lewis in Toronto, Ontario. The Canadian Office building was purchased in 2005. It is located in a converted 3,634 square foot, threestorey plus basement house, central to downtown Toronto. Since that time, the building has significantly appreciated in value, and we have acquired two tenants: Enerlife Consulting, a group that finds green solutions for businesses, and the Canadian Entertainment Industry Retirement Plan (CEIRP), which we founded. Leases with these tenants have resulted is a positive cash flow, and both tenants are approximately one year into their respective three-year leases. Their rent has gradually risen, which has resulted in a 25.87 percent increase since 2006. In the last year, we also negotiated an agreement with Enerlife, under which the Canadian Office loans them part of the cost of renovations they undertook. By the end of the lease term, the loan will be repaid and we will be left with upgraded premises. AFL-CIO I continue to serve on the AFL-CIO Executive Council, a position to which I was first elected in 2008. It has always been my intent to continue my active, diligent service on the Council. I am proud to represent the Alliance as a Council member to ensure that the IATSE remains an integral constituent of the most powerful labor body in the world. Our relationship with the AFL-CIO allows the best interests of our members to be protected and the voice of all working men and woman to be heard. The Council remains active on several pressing matters that are faced by union members. Like the Alliance, the AFL-CIO conducts its business at a quadrennial Convention where Federation members are represented by delegates of American unions. Convention delegates establish the innovate policies and visions that will shape the labor movement. The Convention delegates also elect the AFL-CIO officers who guide the daily work of the Federation. The next upcoming convention will be held in October 2017 in St. Louis. I look forward to attending with a delegation of IATSE representatives. THIRD QUARTER 2017 31
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