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HELD AT THE SHERATON GRAND
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA • JANUARY 29 – FEBRUARY 2, 2018
Mexico; 481, New England Area; 484,
States of TX and OK; 487, Mid-Atlantic
Area; 488, Pacific Northwest; 491, States
of North/South Carolina-Savannah, GA;
492, State Of Tennessee/Northern Mississippi;
494, Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands;
500, South Florida; 504, Orange County-
Parts of Corona, CA; 514, Province of
Quebec; 536, Red Bank-Freehold, NJ; 600,
United States; 631, Orlando-Cape Canaveral-Cocoa-Melbourne-Lake
Buena Vista,
FL; 667, Eastern Canada; 669, Western
Canada; 671, Newfoundland/Labrador;
675, Eugene-Corvallis-Bend, OR; 695,
Hollywood, CA; 700, United States; 705,
Hollywood, CA; 706, Hollywood, CA;
720, Las Vegas, NV; 728, Hollywood, CA;
729, Hollywood, CA; 751, New York, NY;
764, New York, NY and Vicinity; 768,
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Pasadena-Santa
Monica-Cerritos, CA; 769, Chicago, IL;
798, New York, NY; 800, Los Angeles, CA;
822, Toronto, ON; 835, Orlando, FL; 839,
Hollywood, CA; 856, Province of Manitoba;
857, Los Angeles-Orange Counties,
CA; 863, Montreal, QC; 871, Hollywood,
CA; 873, Toronto, ON; 884, Hollywood,
CA; 887, Seattle, WA; 891, British Columbia/Yukon
Territory; 892, Hollywood,
CA; 927, Atlanta, GA; USA829, United
States; ATPAM, New York, NY; B20, Portland,
OR; B27, Cleveland, OH; and B192,
Hollywood, CA.
HOST LOCALS
The Official Family Breakfast, hosted
by the Host Locals, was honored to have
the President of the Los Angeles County
Federation of Labor, Rusty Hicks in attendance
and address the Official Family.
Mr. Hicks thanked the leaders present
who do such an outstanding job representing
the IATSE. He continued by
stating that the IATSE stands for more
than just entertainment, its stands for the
preservation of a good job with good pay,
the security and quality of health and retirement
benefits, and the protection of a
safe workplace.
He concluded by saying, “Los Angeles
is where the rich and famous may live, but
working people still call the shots.”
At the opening session of the Board
meeting representatives of Host Locals 33,
44, 80, 504, 600, 695, 700, 705, 706, 728,
729, 768, 800, 839, 857, 871, 884, 892, 923,
USA829, and B192 appeared to officially
welcome the members of the General Executive
Board, Official Family, local union
representatives and guests to Los Angeles,
California. On behalf of the Host Locals,
Chairman of the Host Locals Ed Brown
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.
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 members of the Official Family:
John Gorey, International Representative
John Gorey was appointed to the position
of International Representative as
of August 14, 2017. He is a 4th generation
stagehand from I.A.T.S.E. Local One
and has been a member for 20 years. He
moved to Las Vegas in 2002 and joined
Local 720. From 2009 to 2014 he served as
Assistant Business Agent for Local 720. He
was elected Business Representative of the
Chairman of the Host Locals Ed Brown (center), along with other Host
Locals representatives, welcomed all attendees to Los Angeles, California.
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