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certain they achieved good contracts for these important venues. President Loeb commended the Local and Vice President Carlson for their preparation and effort which culminated in solid collective bargaining agreements providing middle-class wages for the workers. LOCAL NO. 514, MONTREAL, QC Re: Montreal Film Organizing International Vice President and Director of Canadian Affairs John Lewis, International Representatives Jason Vergnano and Jeremy Salter, Local 514 Business Agent Christian Bergeron and Local 667 Business Agents David Rumley and Christian Lemay reported to the General Executive Board on the status of the Quebec Labour Code Bill 32 open period and IATSE’s bargaining rights in Quebec. It was explained that Bill 32 establishes four bargaining sectors and clarifies which unions may possess the bargaining rights for employers operating in those sectors: Sector 1: For all Non American producers, regardless of the size of the production budget, domestic (local) production and co-production: AQTIS Sector 2: For all US productions produced and financed in whole or in part by a member company of the AMPTP or any affiliated or related company including Dark Castle Entertainment: IATSE Sector 3: For all American independent productions with budgets of less than $35M; $1,615,000 for a 30 min. TV production; $2,690,000 for a 60 min. TV production and productions by Lions Gate Entertainment and Walden Media: AQTIS Sector 4: For all American independent productions with budgets of more than $35 million; $1,615,000 for a 30 min. TV production; $2,690,000 for a 60 min. TV production (excluding productions by Lions Gate Entertainment & Walden Media): IATSE Bill 32 provides for an open period every five years during which any affected party can seek to raid the bargaining rights of another union or to ask the Quebec Labour Board to amend the four designated bargaining sectors. After extensive consultation with Locals 514 and 667, the Locals filed applications with the Quebec Labour Board seeking to be recognized as the sole bargaining agents for all Sector 3 workers currently represented by AQTIS. The Director’s Guild of Canada also filed applications seeking recognition as the sole bargaining agent for a variety of Sector 1 and 2 positions currently held by AQTIS. In response, AQTIS filed applications seeking to raid IATSE in Sectors 2 and 4 as well as the DGC positions across all four Sectors plus the advertising film sector. AQTIS has also sought to have the Quebec Labour Board modify the budget parameters separating Sectors 3 and 4. IATSE’s applications have been supported by an extensive Facebook and social media campaign called “La Piece Manquante” (“The Missing Piece”). This campaign was launched at a very successful social event attended by over 130 people and included Quebec Federation of Labour President Daniel Boyer and Vice President Lewis as speakers. The IATSE campaign continues to enjoy significant support from affected workers. The parties now await direction from the Quebec Labour Board on how these various applications will be processed and whether and how representation votes will take place to determine which union will end up representing workers in the various sectors. President Loeb thanked the Canadian Office as well as Locals 514 and 667 for the continued efforts to protect the IATSE’s bargaining rights in Quebec. He confirmed that the IATSE will continue to commit time and resources to protect IATSE’s jurisdiction and bargaining rights in the motion picture industry in Quebec and defeat the AQTIS applications. LOCAL 835, ORLANDO, FL Re: General Service Contractors Agreement International Vice President and Director of Tradeshow and Display Department Joanne M. Sanders, Local 835 Secretary-Treasurer Charles Bruno, Local 835 Business Agent Mark Hardter and Local 835 President Herman Dagner reported on recent Florida General Services Contract negotiations. Vice President Sanders and the Tradeshow Department began assisting the Florida Locals in negotiations for their General Services Contract beginning in the fall of 2018. As was earlier reported to the Board, the largest employers in the exposition services industry in this area are signatory companies Brede/Allied, Freeman, GES, and Shepard. However, many other employers also customarily adhere to this agreement. The contract expired on October 1, 2018 and negotiations commenced thereafter. The expiring contract was extended through 104 OFFICIAL BULLETIN
December 31, 2018 and again through February 28, 2019. Worker retention has been a difficulty in the Orlando area. To address this and other market forces, the Locals proposed sizable wage increases, which would be phased in during the contract term (thus keeping industry employers competitive with other regional corporations phasing in a $15.00 per hour minimum wage by 2021). The companies accepted the Locals’ proposals to increase wages by $1.50 per hour in the first year of the new contract. Additionally, to address the increased cost of living in the Orlando area, the new contract will result in sizable wage increases. Wage increases were retroactive. Local 835, the largest participating Local in Florida overwhelmingly ratified the proposed contract at its meeting on February 20, 2019. Similar meetings were scheduled by the other Locals and the contract was ratified. Once the General Services Contract was completed, negotiations began for the Florida Freight Contract, starting with Freeman, GES, and Brede/ Allied. Many similar market issues affect the freight and warehouse sectors of the exposition industry. Therefore, the employers agreed it would be in the best interests of the industry to adopt the economic package set forth in the new General Service Contract. Further Freight Contract negotiations significantly clarified certain contract language. Ratification meetings were held in May 2019 and the Freight Contract was overwhelmingly accepted. Thereafter, the Tradeshow Department assisted the Locals in completing the freight contract that covers other signatory employers, and which often serves as a model when new employers enter the area market. Those efforts have now yielded a uniform agreement for the coming several years. Finally, it was noted that Florida negotiations for the Exhibitor Appointed Contractors will soon commence in advance of that contract’s August 31, 2019. President Loeb thanked those reporting for their efforts and participation in these negotiations and remarked upon the significant gains in these contracts, which will provide stability in this area over the coming years. T International Representative Scott Harbinson RETIREMENT OF INTERNA- TIONAL REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT D. HARBINSON In the presence of his wife Beth and daughter Sara, as well as his International and local union colleagues, International Representative Scott D. Harbinson succinctly and sincerely tendered his resignation to the Board, effective January 1, 2020. In a heartfelt response, President Loeb recounted Representative Harbinson’s assiduous work for the International over the past thirty years. President Loeb recalled that in the late 1980s/ early 1990s, motion picture production in the southeastern United States was non-union. He said that at the time, the industry was akin to the wild-wild West with employers pitting local unions and workers against each other which often resulted in a race-to-the-bottom regarding wages and working conditions. President Loeb recollected that this was the environment when he, along with Representative Harbinson and Local 600 Eastern Regional Director Jim Hovey began to strategize and organize television and motion picture production. President Loeb recalled working long days for years on end to lock up television and motion picture production work and make it union. He noted that Representative Harbinson committed himself to this effort with hard work and sophistication. He expressed heartfelt thanks to Representative Harbinson for all of Scott’s efforts, specifically observing that “organizing in the southeast would not have happened without Scott.” President Loeb extended to Representative Harbinson the appreciation of the Alliance, saying that “Scott was a big part of establishing the foundation for locking up motion picture and television work and making it union.” He commended Representative Harbinson for a “great job and well-earned retirement.” Those in attendance saluted Representative Harbinson with a sustained standing ovation. ADJOURNMENT Having completed all business properly brought before it, the Board meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 26, 2019. THIRD QUARTER 2019 105
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