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THE OFFICIAL IATSE BULLETIN
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In the annals of world history, 125 years is a blip in time. But in the annals of the North American
labor movement, 125 years is an eternity. Indeed, most of today’s unions had not yet been
founded in 1893.
For any union to reach this remarkable age is an impressive achievement by any measure.
However, for a union to be thriving as it celebrates its 125th anniversary, with continual growth
in membership and power, steadily improving living standards and working conditions for its
members, and constant gains in its industry market share, is nothing short of extraordinary.
How did the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians,
Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE) do it? How has
IATSE been able to buck the anti-labor tide of the 21st century? How has IATSE been one of the rare
unions able to make constant technological change its members’ friend rather than their enemy?
This special issue of The Official Bulletin attempts to answer these questions as it recounts the
IATSE’s one-of-a-kind history. From the courage and wisdom of the Alliance’s founders, to key
decisions made at critical waypoints, to the modernization and vibrancy of the IA’s most recent
decades, this is a story about how a union grows, matures and succeeds. More importantly, it’s a
story about the talent, expertise, activism, tenacity, brilliance, and solidarity of IATSE’s members.
They are the real reason behind every one of this great union’s achievements. They are the real
reason why IATSE dominates its industry, stands tall in the labor movement, and more than delivers
on the promises of its founders.
And if past is prologue, they are the reason the next 125 years will be even brighter!
– Bruce Kozarsky
Anniversary Feature Writer
James B. Wood
Editor
MaryAnn Kelly
Assistant to the Editor
The OFFICIAL BULLETIN (ISSN-0020-5885) is published quarterly by the General Secretary-Treasurer of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving
Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, (IATSE), 207 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001. Telephone:
(212) 730-1770. FAX (212) 730-7809. Email: bulletin@iatse.net
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Subscriptions: IATSE members receive the OFFICIAL BULLETIN as part of their IATSE membership services. Nonmembers may subscribe for $10.00 per year.