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LABOR AND MANAGEMENT SHOW RESPECT<br />

AND SOLIDARITY FOR RETIRED PRESIDENT<br />

In February <strong>2019</strong>, Local 3 President, Robert Olinger,<br />

retired from office after serving for twenty-four consecutive<br />

years. Brother Olinger has been a member of Local 3 for fortyfour<br />

years and in those years served on many committees and<br />

additional offices to help improve the livelihood of Local 3<br />

members.<br />

In honor of Brother Olinger’s dedication and mutually<br />

respected working relationship with the arts organizations<br />

in Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, which owns and<br />

operates numerous venues, parks, and organizations in the<br />

Pittsburgh Cultural District, hosted an exclusive dinner party<br />

in Brother Olinger’s honor to show their appreciation for his<br />

achievements.<br />

The cocktail hour and dinner was held at member’s<br />

only Circles Lounge in the Benedum Center and hosted by<br />

The Cultural Trust’s President and CEO Kevin McMahon<br />

and attended by invited guests from Local 3, Cultural Trust<br />

management, and Brother Olinger’s family.<br />

ABOVE: From left to right, Steve Schultz (Local 3 Vice President),<br />

Shawn Foyle (Local 3 Secretary-Treasurer), Mick Lohrer (Benedum<br />

Center Head Carpenter), Robert Olinger (Local 3 Retired President),<br />

Robert Brown (Local 3 Business Agent), and Brother Ed Lohrer.<br />

<strong>IATSE</strong> PARTICIPATED IN DEVELOPEMENT CONFERENCE<br />

Electronic Theater Controls and High End<br />

Systems hosted their fifth CUE Professional<br />

Development Conference on July<br />

17-21, <strong>2019</strong> in Madison, WI. This professional<br />

development conference is for end<br />

users of lighting technologies including<br />

<strong>IATSE</strong> members who work as technicians,<br />

programmers, and designers. <strong>IATSE</strong> Locals<br />

One, 8, 13, 16, 22, 38, 51, 52, 85, 115, 187,<br />

251, 300, 470, 481, 490, 578, 680, 690,<br />

728, and USA829. were represented at CUE<br />

<strong>2019</strong>. Members participated in classes<br />

and workshops covering topics such as<br />

console operation, rigging, troubleshooting,<br />

color science, IP networking, routine<br />

maintenance, and safety preparation.<br />

PHOTO BY BROTHER PHIL REILLY, LOCAL 481<br />

LOCAL UNION NEWS<br />

THIRD QUARTER <strong>2019</strong> 109

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