IATSE 3rd 2019_web

The CSA extension will not expire
until 2029. It provides annual wage and
benefit fund contributions to workers
represented by the Local, as well as the
Creation of a Safety, Training, and Marketing
jointly administered trust fund.
Vice President Barnes reported that
the impact of this agreement for the
unions at the PCC cannot be overstated.
The CSA provides a foundation that will
give Local 8 stability to continue to grow
and provide jobs that allow members to
pay their bills, maintain their health insurance,
finance their retirement, fund
their training programs, and sustain their
political action efforts.
The success of the IATSE over the last
five years and the success of the PCC and
hospitality industry in Philadelphia are
related. Convention bookings have risen
more than three hundred percent. Economic
studies put the impact of the 2014
CSA at close to $3.0 billion for Philadelphia;
$1.1 billion in 2015 alone.
Local 8 has undergone a fifty-four
percent growth in membership over
the last five-year period. To keep pace
with its expanded jurisdiction, the Local
began mining workers from the nonrepresented
stagehands in the regional
theaters, rock and roll clubs and hotel
A.V. crews. Through the organizing and
communication techniques provided by
the International, Local 8 successfully organized
workers at the, Bristol Riverside
Theater, Media Theater, Philadelphia
Theater Company, Wilma Theater, Tower
Theater, Theater of the Living Arts, Filmore
East, The Met and over twenty hotels
under PSAV management.
With tremendous assistance from
the International’s training curriculums,
Local 8 has developed a sophisticated ongoing
training program to train the Philadelphia
workforce. In 2018 alone, Local
8 in coordination with the IATSE-TTF
scheduled forty-five courses for 1013
attendees providing 258 industry recognized
certificates.
The Local competed above its weight
class using community activism and
social media to increase the IATSE profile.
The IATSE Four Pillars—Leadership,
Skills and Safety, Activism and
Communication—were used extensively
throughout Local 8’s strategic plan.
Vice President Barnes expressed
his appreciation to President Loeb and
the International, stating that President
Loeb’s vision to make training, political
action, activism, communication and organizing
Union priorities directly led to
Local 8’s Growth and Strength.
President Loeb observed that Local
8 is an excellent example of external
and internal organizing success, forever
changing the face of the Local. He commended
the Local for taking advantage
of all the training offered by the International,
thereby not only helping individual
members but also raising the
Local’s reputation and profile as a leader
in a dynamic, skilled, educated, active,
and involved membership.
LOCAL NO. 193, PEORIA, IL
Re: Bloomington Center
At the request of Local 193 Business
Manager Kevin Paxton, President Loeb
assigned Vice President Craig Carlson
to assist the Local in its negotiations at
Bloomington Center for the Performing
Arts (BCPA), which was organized in
2014 with help from the International.
After meeting with the employer and
presenting proposals, the collective bargaining
parties reached agreement on a
successor contract that includes wage
increases, improved working conditions
and additional holiday. Local 193 ratified
the agreement.
Vice President Carlson expressed his
appreciation to President Loeb for the
opportunity to assist Local 193 and for
consistently providing leadership training,
annual seminars and regular classes
that prepare Representatives and staff for
their assignments. On behalf of Local
193, Vice President Carlson extended
their heartfelt thanks to President Loeb.
President Loeb thanked Vice President
Carlson for his diligence. He commended
the Local for a solid, successor
collective bargaining agreement at the
BCPA.
LOCAL NO. 217, ROCKFORD, IL
Re: SMG BMO Arena and
Coronado Theatre
At the request of Local 217 for assistance
with its negotiations for the BMO
Harris Arena and the Coronado Theatre in
Rockford Illinois, President Loeb assigned
Vice President Craig Carlson. SMG operates
both venues on behalf of the Rockford
Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium
and Office Building Authority.
After several internal discussions, the
Local formulated a prioritized list of proposals
for the BMO-Coronado negotiation
with SMG.
After negotiations, the parties
reached a three-year agreement including
wage increases, improvements in
working conditions and jurisdiction.
The Local 217 membership ratified the
agreements. They send their gratitude to
President Loeb for his support in making
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