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They recapped the extremely successful event, Celebrating the Unlimited Potential of IATSE Women, which took place on the Sunday prior to the start of the International Convention. Well in excess of 600 people were in attendance. The Committee observed that throughout the Convention delegates remarked on how inspirational the event was and how proud they were to see women of the IATSE be profiled in such a way. Chair Repola expressed sincere gratitude to the Committee for their tireless work and to the delegates who attended. She also thanked the panelists, guest speakers, and volunteers who contributed to the success of the program. Because of the event, the Women’s Committee booth in the tradeshow section of the Convention was a big hit. By Wednesday morning of the Convention, the Committee had sold out all 500 scarves that had been ordered and the demand continues for additional ones. President Loeb has agreed to permanently add a women’s scarf to the IATSE online store. A design contest to create an IATSE Women’s Committee scarf is in the offing. In addition to the Convention-edition, inaugural scarves, the Committee sold a couple hundred of our special-edition pins. The remainder of the special-edition pins are available for sale now through the General Office. The Committee has nearly 700 women on its private Facebook group and there are now 3,400 people signed up for the electronic newsletter. This past fall, the executive committee of the IATSE WC met in Manhattan to develop a long-term plan to move the Committee forward. They presented their proposals to President Loeb who expressed his approval and support. The Committee met prior to the Los Angeles Board meeting to review the plan the executive committee came up with and to assign tasks to certain members and subcommittees. In addition to Chair Repola, Cecilia Friederichs, and Dusty Kelly, six more women including Representative Joanne Sanders now sit on the executive committee. The Committee will continue to hold and expand women’s networking opportunities during and surrounding the district conventions. It will also release periodically select segments of the video of the pre-2017 Convention women’s event last summer. The Committee has begun to compile and circulate information on starting women’s committee in local unions. It will also be contacting Locals to determine which already have women’s committees and to identify the leaders of those committees, with the goal of creating a database. Thus, these committees can connect regionally. Members of the International’s WC will be assigned to be regional contacts/point persons. This will lay the groundwork for a first-ever IATSE Women’s Institute to take place in 2020, details for which are still pending. The guest speaker in Los Angeles was Gabrielle Carteris, president of SAG-AF- TRA and as of Wednesday morning more than 110 women had indicated they would attend. As customary, the IATSE WC designated that a nonprofit organization, Camp Reel Stories, would receive any donations it collected from women who attended the networking dinner. Camp Reel Stories provides a filmmaking camp for girls and young women empowering women to create their own media, to view current media critically and thoughtfully and to aspire to leadership in their field. A representative of the organization attended the reception. Because the attendance was expanded to include IATSE women across Los Angeles, the cost excess was underwritten in part by the following Locals and their leadership for making contributions: 44, 600, 700, 706, 769, 800, 839, 871 and 892, who were thanked especially for their support. Chair Repola reserved special appreciation to the Events & Networking subcommittee, Dusty Kelly Local 891, Ellen Popiel Local 487, Shirley Berling Local 769 and Rachael Stanley CDG Local 892 for all of their work in putting the event together and working during the event and an extra thanks to Ellen Popiel who does a great job of handling all of the logistics with the restaurant and all of the invitations and RSVPs. Chair Repola ended her remarks with video of clips from last year’s Unlimited Potential event. President Loeb observed that there is no IATSE without the women of the IATSE, specifically noting that the women bring the International strength, honor and distinction. He commended the Committee for a fantastic event at the Convention kickoff. He was pleased that the Los Angeles event was open to rankand-file members. He sent his regards to President Carteris. He personally thanked Chair Repola for her vision and indefatigable work on the Committee. He concluded by reiterating the Board’s full support of the Committee and its programs. 54 OFFICIAL BULLETIN
IATSE YOUNG WORKERS COMMITTEE Assistant Stagecraft Department Director D. Joseph Hartnett, Assistant Motion Picture and Television Department Director Vanessa Holtgrewe, International Representatives Christopher “Radar” Bateman and Jason Vergnano and Communications Director Matthew Cain reported upon the activities of the Young Workers Committee since the Board’s July 2017 meeting in Hollywood, Florida. For nearly six years, the IATSE Young Workers Committee has sought to encourage young workers to get involved in the labor movement. In that time, countless young IATSE members have become active in their workplaces, communities, and local unions. The Committee noted that in that time, young workers and local union leaders have recognized the importance of building the foundation for the future of our Alliance. The Young Workers Committee has evolved as well. The Committee and its representatives have recognized the patience and persistence needed to engage inexperienced but willing members. During the 2017 Quadrennial Convention, the Young Workers Committee hosted a successful networking event for young Delegates. This event allowed young Delegates to connect before Convention proceedings started. Assistant Department Director Hartnett offered young Delegates an introduction to what it means to be a union member and a part of the IATSE. Attendees were introduced to the work of the Convention’s meetings and committees. They were also educated about their purpose at the Convention— the highest governing body of the Alliance. Many members were glad to reconnect with each other after attending previous Young Workers Conferences. Delegates with common challenges and goals networked in person to discuss solutions and ideas. As an example of increased engagement among young workers, the Committee noted that approximately fifteen people attended the first young Delegates meeting at the 2013 Convention. At the 2017 Convention, more than seventy young Delegates were present. The Committee expressed its thanks to General Secretary-Treasurer Wood and MaryAnn Kelly for their assistance in making arrangements for the Convention’s young Delegate event. The Committee also noted that Marielle “Apple” Thorne of Local 720 earned the IATSE’s Outstanding Young Leader Award at the 2017 Convention. Sister Thorne has attended several Young Workers Conferences and has led the Local 720 Young Workers Committee while also performing officer duties for the Local. The Committee reported that planning for a 2018 Young Workers Conference is underway. The Conference will take place in Silver Spring, Maryland, from September 18 through September 20, 2018. The Committee expects to build upon the successes of prior conferences held in 2012, 2014, and 2016. Over the years, these Conferences have exposed hundreds of young members to prominent guest speakers, offered trainings on new skills, and driven growth in activism. As with past Conferences, repeat attendees must demonstrate their past activism to attend the 2018 Conference. Members who wish to attend should be age 35 and under and receive approvals from their local union’s executive board. Local unions may send up to two members each. This event will be first-come, first-served until filled. The Committee recommended that local unions prepare for the opening of the application process by discussing candidate selections and granting early approval to send members. Event notices will be distributed through email, social media, and the Official Bulletin. The Committee also reported that the IATSE has a new representative on the AFL-CIO Young Workers Advisory Council (YWAC). Jeffery Higgins of Local 868 in Washington, D.C. is now the IATSE representative on the AFL-CIO YWAC. Brother Higgins was recently involved in a successful organizing campaign with Local 868 and will bring his energies to the YWAC on behalf of the Alliance. The Committee expressed its thanks to previous IA YWAC representative Paul Kent from Local 22. The Committee recognized Brother Kent’s dedicated service to the YWAC and his valuable election-related efforts during recent political election cycles. Assistant Department Director Hartnett, on behalf of the Committee, thanked former Communications Director Emily Tao for her hard work on the IA’s young worker initiatives. She was instrumental, together with Assistant Director Harnett, in launching the Committee and it would not have achieved such success without her dedication. The Committee concluded by noting that it is encouraged by the activism of the IATSE’s young workers and it will contin- FIRST QUARTER 2018 55
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