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The IA’s successful efforts to dislodge labor contractors from our traditional jurisdiction must continue. Building on these successes will require sustained outreach to unrepresented workforces while also seeking support from our political and community allies to obtain contracts. I commend the IATSE’s stage Locals who have recognized the importance of new organizing. Successful organizing efforts are the direct effect of the growing desire of local unions to engage in these efforts. So long as that support exists, the International Alliance stands ready to allocate necessary resources to guarantee our success. I also wish to emphasize that the last four years demonstrate the Stagecraft Department’s proficiency in particularly addressing the challenges of IATSE Locals with the least resources. Our statistics show that 54 percent of the Locals receiving formal assistance with the assignment of International staff were among some of the smallest Locals of the Alliance. The International will continue to deploy its resources to stage Locals requiring assistance because we are only as strong as we are united. TRADESHOW AND DISPLAY WORK DEPARTMENT The tradeshow and exhibition industries have shown respectable growth in the past several years and are projected to continue growing through 2017 and beyond. Over twenty-five years, the square footage available in convention centers across the U.S. nearly doubled, from 47.3 million to 93.5 million feet. North America now has 52 percent of the world’s convention space. The most prominent U.S. facilities offer an estimated 57 million square feet of prime exhibit space while Canada’s twenty-five major venues boast nearly 7 million square feet. Some of the largest U.S. convention centers are staffed by well-trained IATSE workforces. The strong economic standing of the industry coupled with growth in exhibit space across North America provides abundant work opportunities for IATSE members. Exhibition employers have been more willing to partner with Locals to provide training and fair compensation. These welcome trends should continue. In addition, since the last Convention, the Alliance has sustained and built upon several national contracts, which ensure secure, safe and productive work environments for IATSE workers. The IATSE’s contracts have preserved and improved upon existing relationships and partnerships with several employers. Our relationship with Freeman Audio Visual (Freeman AV) has continued to develop into one of the best working relationships in this segment of the industry. The IATSE’s national agreement has been in place for over five years and Freeman AV has been a prominent partner of the IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund (TTF). It has provided equipment for audiovisual training programs throughout the U.S. IATSE representatives have also been certified by Freeman AV to present customer service training as part of the TTF programs. Once these trainings are offered, International representatives continue to respond to local training needs where necessary. In conjunction with these training programs, IA workers are capturing more jobs that have previously been performed by unrepresented workers. The Freeman AV national agreement was most recently renewed in 2015 for a three-year term. The current contract provides wage increases in each year of the agreement and increasing contributions to the TTF. This will be important as the IA continues to assist local unions with their training goals. Training will continue to be integral to the success of our members and Locals in audiovisual and display work as we grow our existing connections to these industries. The IATSE’s national agreement with Freeman AV has grown from initially covering only three local unions to now include thirty-one local unions. International Tradeshow Department representatives have routinely traveled the country to facilitate meetings between local business agents and the respective local Freeman AV representatives. IA local unions have been supportive of these efforts and enthusiastic about new potential employment opportunities. The International’s representatives remain available to present all our available resources and assistance to the locals that need it. This paves the way for the International to determine the training needs and capabilities of our local unions. During the past four years, we have also made headway toward growing the IA’s presence in Canada’s Freeman AV markets. In 2014, IATSE Local 105 filed a certification application at the Ontario Labour Relations Board for all employees working at the Canadian Division of Freeman AV in London, Ontario. Employees voted unanimously in favour of the Union. The Labour Board certified 48 OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Local 105 as the bargaining agent for all employees of Freeman in London except for technical services coordinators, clericals and sales staff. The International assisted the Local during protracted bargaining for a first contract, which included a unanimous strike vote. It took almost 16 months but the Local was able to negotiate a fair agreement with annual wage increases. The Tradeshow Department has also been in touch with our local unions in the Western Canadian cities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg to explore the option of a future audiovisual contract to cover the company’s employees in all regions of Canada. The International also continues to cultivate and advance its existing relationship with PSAV Presentation Services in the U.S. and Canada. In March 2014, I signed a universal contract with PSAV covering audiovisual work and rigging work in covered operations across various locales. Since the contract first took effect, the IATSE’s jurisdiction over PSAV’s work has expanded to upwards of thirteen local unions across both countries. The success of members under this contract is again tied to training. Audiovisual training programs being offered to the IA’s Locals are integral to PSAV like other employers in this industry. To ensure that all Locals successfully adapt to the terms of the PSAV contract, the Tradeshow Department developed a contract implementation plan. IA tradeshow representatives were assigned to cities under the coverage of the agreement where they assist Locals in identifying immediate and long-term training needs, assess the skills of Local members to satisfy the classifications needed by the employer, and act as links between local unions and PSAV managers. The International has provided Locals with tools to identify qualified members in accordance with the skill sets outlined in the contract. In doing so, the IA may readily pair Locals with needed training resources. During contract negotiations, local work jurisdiction, wage, and benefit packages have been tailored to the specific regional needs of PSAV and the respective IA local union locations. Local unions will continue to realize the benefits of the PSAV agreement through their commitment and solidarity. Vancouver was the first Canadian city to fall within the coverage of the International’s PSAV agreement. PSAV has a large presence in the event services industry in British Columbia. It serves approximately seventeen locations in Vancouver, three in Whistler, and one in Victoria. In 2015, numerous employees from PSAV contacted Vancouver’s Local 118 seeking IATSE representation. After preliminary meetings, an organizing drive was quickly underway. Despite PSAV’s anti-union campaign, work within the jurisdiction of Local 118 now falls under the International’s PSAV contract. To facilitate coverage of Vancouver and the jurisdictions of other Canadian local unions, the IA created a Canadian addendum that is reflective of common working conditions across Canada. The IA’s success in implementing the national agreement in Vancouver will pave the way for implementation of the contract in other Canadian cities. Overall, under this historic International contract, the IATSE takes pride in supporting PSAV’s business and giving members the quality IATSE representation they expect. This represents a milestone in the IA’s overall effort to bring union representation to employees working in this segment of the entertainment industry. The IA will continually build this important relationship and develop a well-trained audiovisual workforce in the U. S. and Canada. Within the past four years, veteran display companies Event Technologies and Encore Productions came together to form Encore Event Technologies. Encore Event Technologies is now an in-house leader for audiovisual services in hotels, conference centers and resorts throughout North America. This new division currently serves over 100 properties in North America, including some of the most well-known hotels and hotel-casinos in cities where the IATSE has a presence. Encore’s production division continues to provide the same services as it has in the past, but now also acts as the production company for Encore Event Technologies. This transition had certain consequences regarding the company’s IATSE-affiliated operations, particularly those involving Local 720 in Las Vegas. The IA and its Locals remain committed to safeguarding the interests of its members and securing the work and requisite training programs that will address the needs of Encore. Recently, Global Experience Specialists (GES) has also expanded into the burgeoning exhibition audiovisual market. GES is a large multinational corporation with significant assets and it is expected to eventually grow to have a large share of the exhibition audiovisual market. THIRD QUARTER 2017 49
Page 2 and 3: Stand Up, Fight Back! The Stand Up,
Page 4 and 5: EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Matthew D. Loeb
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Page 15 and 16: INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT LOEB PRESEN
Page 17 and 18: SERGEANT-AT-ARMS AND PAGES Ben Adam
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