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YOUNG WORKERS
Save the Date!
The 2018 Young Workers Conference
will take place in Silver Spring,
Maryland, from September 18-20.
Members who wish to attend
should be 35 and under, with approval
from their local union executive board.
Local unions are limited to sending
two members each. Anyone who has
attended a previous Young Workers
Conference must have been active – in
local union activism, community activism,
labor movement activism, or political
activism – to be eligible to attend
this Conference. The International will
cover all costs for lodging and programming,
but local unions or attendees are
responsible for travel costs. Please email
ywc@iatse.net if you have questions
about eligibility.
Applications are not yet available, but
will be distributed by email, the Bulletin,
and social media in the coming weeks.
Make sure you’re following the Young
Workers Committee account on Twitter
(@IATSEYWC) for the most up-to-date
information.
Once applications open, get them in
quickly! This event will be first-come,
first-served until it is filled to capacity.
Anyone interested in attending should
contact their local union to begin the approval
process now, so that they can be
prepared once applications are available.
It will fill up quickly!
This three-day conference will provide
young workers with trainings to
allow you to build your skills in organizing
and activism. Plus, participants will
have the chance to meet and network
with likeminded workers from across
North America to share experiences and
compare best practices.
A NEW YOUNG WORKERS ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
Congratulations to Jeffery Higgins of Local 868 Treasurers
and Ticketsellers in Washington, DC, who has been named the
new IATSE representative on the AFL-CIO’s Young Workers Advisory
Council. Jeffrey had been involved with an organizing campaign
– and a successful first contract negotiation last year – at
the Strathmore Theater in Bethesda, MD. We’re glad to have his
leadership on the Advisory Council.
Many thanks to Paul Kent from Local 22, who served the previous
term on the YWAC. In addition to being an effective advocate
on the Council, Paul spent the last several election cycles
as relief staff, representing the IATSE in Get-Out-The-Vote efforts
in elections in the Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland area. His
dedication to activism was a good illustration of how Growth =
Strength. Thanks, Paul!
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