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In anticipation of those upcoming<br />
elections, the <strong>IATSE</strong> will be working<br />
closely with the AFL-CIO and affiliates to<br />
mobilize an intense grassroots coalition<br />
of unions and members. <strong>IATSE</strong> members<br />
will be organized to go door-to-door, participate<br />
in phone banks, voter registration,<br />
and other efforts to promote candidates<br />
that share the IA’s values. Activism<br />
at this level is crucial to all the legislative<br />
initiatives that are important to the membership.<br />
Representative Ron Garcia will<br />
be coordinating the activism component<br />
of the upcoming elections for the West<br />
Coast Office.<br />
President Loeb expressed his appreciation<br />
for the report. He noted that the<br />
Locals in California are deeply engaged in<br />
the political process in California, and the<br />
Alliance benefits from their engagement.<br />
President Loeb thanked Vice President<br />
Davis for his important political work<br />
in California. Workforce development<br />
is vital and will help the <strong>IATSE</strong> recruit<br />
new, diverse members into the Alliance.<br />
Finally, President Loeb thanked General<br />
Secretary-Treasurer Wood and Vice President<br />
Miller and for their stewardship of<br />
the purchase of the new West Coast Office<br />
building. The new building will provide<br />
room for the organization to grow and act<br />
as the nucleus of activity for the <strong>IATSE</strong> in<br />
Los Angeles.<br />
LOCAL NO. 191,<br />
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA<br />
Re: Agreement with VenuWorks of<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Vice President Craig Carlson reported<br />
to the Board on the assistance he provided<br />
to Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s Local 191 agreement<br />
with VenuWorks covering cityowned<br />
U.S. Cellular Center, Paramount<br />
International Vice President Craig<br />
Carlson report on the agreement<br />
with Local 191 and VenuWorks.<br />
Theater and McGrath Amphitheatre.<br />
In 2008, Cedar Rapids, a mid-size city<br />
with a population of 131,000, endured a<br />
devastating flood which badly damaged<br />
the entire city including all of the aforementioned<br />
venues. U.S. Cellular Center<br />
is a multipurpose arena located in downtown<br />
Cedar Rapids with 8,600 seats for<br />
concerts and 6,900 for basketball. The<br />
“Center” hosts local sporting events and<br />
mainstream concerts.<br />
The Paramount Theatre is a 6-story<br />
brick building located in downtown<br />
Cedar Rapids. It opened as the Capital<br />
Theatre in 1928 to present vaudeville acts<br />
and show feature films. It was bought by<br />
Paramount Pictures in 1929 and aptly<br />
renamed “The Paramount Theatre”. It<br />
is listed on the National Register of Historic<br />
Places. The Paramount is home<br />
to Orchestra Iowa, the Cedar Rapids<br />
Organ Society and a series of Community<br />
Concerts. It is famous for its restored<br />
Wurlitzer organ.<br />
The McGrath Amphitheatre, built in<br />
2013, is an $8 million outdoor venue built<br />
on a man-made slope which was designed<br />
into the city’s flood control system. The<br />
back wall of the venue has removable<br />
flood panels and serves as a levee for the<br />
Cedar Rapids River. It has a 40’ x 60’ stage,<br />
a fabric roof, permanent rigging points<br />
and a grid. They host small, free community<br />
programs and commercial ticketed<br />
events for up to 5,000 people.<br />
Local 191’s leaders Jeff Smith, Travis<br />
Jacobs, Scott Wiley and Rick Von Leenan<br />
and Vice President Carlson proposed to<br />
add “The Cedar Rapids Ice Arena” to the<br />
VenuWorks Agreement. This 3,850-seat<br />
multipurpose arena opened January of<br />
2000, has two sheets of ice, is owned by<br />
the city and is home to the RoughRiders<br />
of the United States Hockey League,<br />
several local youth hockey teams and<br />
skating clubs.<br />
The parties met on November 20,<br />
2017 and continued through the fall.<br />
They reached agreement for all venues<br />
for a 3-year term including annual wage<br />
increases, annuity contributions, higher<br />
hourly rates for certain classifications,<br />
increased jurisdiction, improved qualityof-life<br />
provisions and premium pay. This<br />
agreement was unanimously ratified.<br />
Business Manager Jeff Smith and all of<br />
Local 191 expressed gratitude to President<br />
Loeb for reinstating their Charter in 2013<br />
and for assigning now retired Vice President<br />
Jack Beckman to secure their first<br />
VenuWorks agreement at that time. They<br />
also thanked President Loeb for helping<br />
secure this agreement which makes progress<br />
on the three venues they had while<br />
adding a fourth venue. Local 191 has<br />
continued to organize and recently signed<br />
a first agreement for work at University of<br />
Dubuque’s Heritage Center Theatre and<br />
the Local is close to a first-time agreement<br />
with another venue in Dubuque.<br />
FIRST QUARTER <strong>2018</strong> 61
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