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In its first four years, the IATSE Officer Institute has graduated 747 officers from 193 different local unions in 16 different sessions, which have been held all over the United States and Canada. Nine of every ten IATSE members have at least one officer (often, more than one) who has graduated from the IATSE Officer Institute. In 2016, IATSE launched Officer Institute 2.0 to fill a need for more in-depth study and advanced officer training. Graduates from the original IATSE Officer Institute had requested advanced classes on many topics, especially on organizing and Secretary-Treasurer skills. The programming for Officer Institute 2.0 focuses on these topics. The first Secretary-Treasurer class was led by General Secretary-Treasurer James Wood, General Counsel Samantha Dulaney, and other officials and academic experts. The three day curriculum includes advanced work in issues of Financial Record Keeping, Labor Law, IATSE Procedures and Resources, Fiduciary Responsibility, Fraud Prevention, Taking Minutes, IATSE Constitution and Bylaws, and more. Legal, financial, and IATSE specific topics were explained, discussed, and dissected in depth throughout the course, with “best practices” being emphasized. The Organizing 2.0 class studies labor law as it applies to organizing, as well as the nuts and bolts of one-on-one communications and persuasive presentations. IATSE Associate Counsel Adrian Healy, who once worked at the National Labor Relations Board, led the session on the law. Tactical content on targeting and research gave students hands-on opportunities to collect data on specific employers in their jurisdictions. Preparation for employer anti-union campaigns and inoculation grounds students in the realities of the landscape on which the Alliance operates. By May 2018, there had been 265 Officer Institute 2.0 graduates, with more sessions being scheduled on an annual basis. As an outgrowth of the 2.0 Secretary-Treasurer Course, a new class was launched in April 2018: Local Union Trustee Training. This is a class for the officials responsible for reviewing their Local’s books and records. Thirty-nine Trustees from sixteen local unions attended the first class in New York City. They learned about their own roles, the importance of establishing “best practices” in a Local, and about how to prevent fraud. Most importantly, they learned a step-by-step process for conducting an audit of local union books and records. The course immediately sold out and will be offered regularly to meet the demand. As time passes, the IATSE Officer Institute will continue to add classes, expand, and strengthen the Alliance’s culture of continuous education to build growth and strength on every level. The impacts of these programs are measurable: higher engagement among members, better systems for running Locals, and most importantly, a network of local union leaders that strengthens our IATSE team and supports one another across jurisdictions, countries, and crafts. LIFELONG LEARNING Recognizing the need for workers throughout the modern economy — and certainly in the entertainment industry — to receive lifelong learning opportunities to build long-lasting, fulfilling careers, IATSE partnered with Lynda.com in 2015 to connect members with its 2,500 online high quality, current and engaging video tutorials. Taught by recognized industry experts and working professionals, these tutorials can help anyone learn software, creative and business skills. Starting September 1, 2015, all IATSE members could purchase deeply discounted individual memberships. And by November of that year, more than 4,500 IATSE members had joined. The flexible learning environment available anytime, anywhere through Lynda.com is a particular advantage for IATSE members with unusual schedules or time between projects. 98
Users of any skill level can take comprehensive courses from start to finish on a desktop device or watch bite size tutorials for immediate problem-solving on a mobile device while on the go, all at their own pace. Lynda.com is cost effective for workers unable to take time away from a job to pursue more traditional avenues of professional development and continuing education. For 2018, the TTF is in the process of assuming responsibility for Lynda.com, starting with the application and enrollment for Year Four of the program. This means the lynda.com program will be FREE and available to active IATSE members and those working under IATSE agreements. This program is another example of the IATSE’s commitment to lifelong learning and its promotion of professional and leadership development to build a stronger, more powerful organization. IATSE CRAFT ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (ICAP) To guide the union on issues of craft skills and safety, in 2009, President Loeb appointed the IATSE Craft Advance Program team. The current members of the ICAP are Joe Aldridge (Local 720), Peter Donovan (Local One), Kent Jorgensen (Local 80), Eddie Raymond (Local 16), Sheila Pruden (Local 873), and Chairman Alan Rowe (Local 728). These dedicated local union members are experts in various areas of workplace sills and safety, and work in three primary areas. The first of these is supporting the work of the Training Trust Fund (see ahead). The ICAP advocates and educates to keep workers safe on the job and trained with the most up-todate skills possible, ensuring that their livelihoods are secure. They participate as Subject Matter Experts and consultants for all TTF curricula and other resources, including the updating of existing programs such as the General Entertainment Safety OSHA 10 course and creation of new courses, and they regularly present the regional General Entertainment Safety Courses for the Training Trust. ICAP members also interact with Locals and with IATSE members to identify new training that can serve their needs. The ICAP also works to facilitate the OSHA-IATSE-USITT Alliance. Under this partnership, which was officially formed on July 16, 2013, the ICAP trains OSHA compliance and consultation officers all over the United States to become familiar with the Alliance’s work and crafts so they will be able to correctly assess whether a specific job site is safe. Through this program, OSHA compliance and consultation officers are taught what to look for when assessing the safety of entertainment-industry job sites. This is especially important in areas that are unique to the IA’s business, such as fall protection for live events, portable power systems for motion picture and television production, and location awareness. The ICAP spearheads IATSE’s union-wide observances of OSHA’s national safety awareness campaigns, and publicizes through USITT some union observances, such as Workers Memorial Day/National Day of Mourning, OSHA Safe and Sound Week (where the IATSE is a sponsor) and OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Program. Also as part of the OSHA Alliance, members of the ICAP present an General Enter- 99
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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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never seen before. Steps, ledges an
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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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WAR: AT HOME AND ABROAD With the ou
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systems set up in many theaters aro
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AND NOW FOR THE NEWS During this ti
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THE STORIES IA MEMBERS CAN TELL As
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