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EMPOWERING MEMBERS THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING When Matthew Loeb became IATSE International President in 2008, he made education and training a top priority. He believed an informed, empowered membership was the key to greater union power and sought to turn this ideal into action. This new commitment embraced training officers and staff to be more effective advocates, strengthening craft-based skills training, educating the next generation of IATSE activists and leaders, and opening doors of opportunity to lifelong learning and higher education for members and their families. It also included unprecedented investments in workplace safety. THE LABOR EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LEAP) In 2009, IATSE launched the Labor Education Assistance Program (LEAP) to pay tuition for labor studies courses taken by local union officers. These courses offer IATSE leaders the opportunity to assess their own Locals’ situations, educate themselves, enable members to participate more effectively in the life of the union, and reach out and organize new workplaces. One of LEAP’s primary objectives is to help local leaders hone their skills, and translate them into plans for growth and renewal that make sense for each Local in its own jurisdiction. More than $300,000 has been awarded to local union officers, officials, trustees, and executive board members to attend workshops and courses, studying such topics as collective bargaining, labor law, and organizing. Many local leaders also take advantage of online learning classes, which allow freelance workers with unconventional schedules to study on their own time. STAFF TRAINING By 2010, as LEAP continued to expand, President Loeb, IATSE officers and representatives led by example, attending training courses at the National Labor College, focusing on internal and external organizing, leadership skills and communication, epitomizing the importance of leadership education. It has become an annual practice for the General Executive Board and all International Representatives and key staff to participate in a special education session every year. At these sessions, staff members have opportunities to update their skills and engage in in-person department planning sessions. An IATSE culture of continuous education starts at the top, and President Loeb and the Board demonstrate that truth by annually participating in this training. Also since 2010, education sessions on a variety of timely topics have been conducted for all local leaders at every District Convention and regularly as part of every General Executive Board meeting. All local union representatives and IATSE representatives, Vice Presidents, and staff are always encouraged to attend these important sessions. IATSE ROAD SHOW To educate all IATSE members about labor history and why unions are important, the IATSE provides “The IATSE Road Show: Why Unions Still Matter,” which was developed by Diane Thomas-Holladay of the University of Arkansas Labor Education Program. This timely presentation, which is provided free of charge on request to local unions, teaches the connection between strong unions and a strong economy, along 96
with some labor history. Local unions or groups of Locals in a city present the Road Show to their members, with family, friends, and other community members also welcome. Attendees come away with a much greater appreciation of both the union movement and their local union’s role in it. The 2017 Convention theme of “Growth = Strength” has recently been incorporated into the material. Thousands of IATSE members have learned from the Road Show over the seven years it has been in use. IATSE OFFICER INSTITUTE On January 15, 2014, the IATSE General Executive Board, in conjunction with the Education and Training Department, created the IATSE Officer Institute. It was designed to serve as a comprehensive boot camp where IATSE local union officers at all levels of experience can dive into the nuts and bolts of running a Local, being ready to bargain, and building power for members. To help prepare and hone this new program, President Loeb, General Secretary-Treasurer Wood, the entire General Executive Board, International Representatives and top staff attended a special session of the IATSE Officer Institute. Their input put the finishing touches on the curriculum, making sure that it would be useful to officers from every craft and level of experience. The first IATSE Officer Institute took place at the offices of Local 8 in Philadelphia. Thirty-nine officers from twenty-nine different local unions attended. They took courses on Strategic Planning, Collective Bargaining, Labor Law, Organizing, Activism, Fraud Prevention and Financial Reporting, as well as Time Management, Running Effective Meetings, Communications and Social Media. This five-day, intensive certification program has since been delivered sixteen times, in multiple cities across the two countries, and more sessions are scheduled every year. Instructors are experts in their fields and classes provide hands-on, practical tools to be brought back to the Local. Officers earn a certificate and must attend all classes to graduate. At graduation, held on the final day of the training, each participant receives a unique “IATSE Officer Institute” jacket, and is presented with their diploma by President Loeb at a special luncheon. First graduating class of the IATSE Officer Institute Program. 97
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Matthew D. Loeb
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PRESIDENT MATTHEW D. LOEB reflectio
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The year is 1893. Grover Cleveland
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THE LEGACY OF LEE HART Lee Hart is
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order its members to withdraw from
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THE FIRST JURISDICTIONAL BATTLES Me
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THE MOVING PICTURES When moving pic
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at West End Park. The Holland broth
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The city became an open battlegroun
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never seen before. Steps, ledges an
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In 1921, the collective salaries of
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(1927), Hollywood changed forever.
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widely considered the Golden Age of
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In the studios, craft workers gaine
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The Alliance and a splinter group,
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WAR: AT HOME AND ABROAD With the ou
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Carpenters, the AFL committee issue
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systems set up in many theaters aro
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the organizing difficulties when he
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AND NOW FOR THE NEWS During this ti
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