IATSE 3rd 2019_web

Lastly, Windows 7 will no longer be
supported by Microsoft after January
2020 so the transition of all office desktops
as well as remote computers has
started as the International migrates to
Windows 10.
In other Finance Department News,
1. The bound convention proceedings
books for the 2009 and 2013 International
Conventions have now been
completed and mailed to each local
union. It was anticipated that, as in
the past, the books would contain
the proceedings of three conventions,
including the most recent, but the
number of pages did not allow for
this to be done. After the 2021 convention,
another bound book will be
made for the 2017 and 2021 convention
proceedings.
2. Royalty payments continue to be received
from both the AFL-CIO credit
card program and various other
Union Privilege programs. For the
year ended April 30, 2019 royalty
payments in the amount of $188,337
were received.
3. The International continues to charge
for consultation responses for INS
Visas. The present charge is $250 for
regular service and $450 for a “rush”
request, which must be processed
within forty-eight hours. For the year
ended April 30, 2019, the International
received $1,239,355 in consultation
fees.
President Loeb thanked General Secretary-Treasurer
Wood for his report and
his work. With 146,000 members, it is
quite important that the International be
able to work with the Locals in a streamlined
way, and the work of the General
Secretary-Treasurer is vital to that effort.
A motion to adopt the Report of the
General Secretary-Treasurer was moved,
seconded, and passed by unanimous vote
of the General Executive Board.
REPORT OF THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
International Trustees Carlos Cota,
Andrew C. Oyaas and Patricia A. White
presented to the General Executive Board
the Report of the Board of Trustees for
the period of October 1, 2018 through
April 30, 2019. Trustee Cota reported that
the Trustees met in the General Office in
New York City from June 4 through 6,
2019 and reviewed the books, records, financial
accounts of the International and
found them to be in order.
Upon motion duly made and seconded,
the General Executive Board adopted
the Trustee Report.
President Loeb thanked the Trustees
for their work.
APPEARANCE:
ALEXANDRE BOULERICE –
NDP DEPUTY LEADER
Federal Member of Parliament and
New Democratic Party Deputy Leader
Alexandre Boulerice welcomed the General
Executive Board and meeting attendees
to Montreal, Quebec. In doing
so, Leader Boulerice noted that the representation
that the IATSE provides to
its members continues to be vital to the
continued success of the entertainment
industry and the Quebec working class
generally. He went on to provide a brief
overview of the current federal political
climate, noting that it will be essential for
the labour movement to be active in the
upcoming federal elections in the fall of
2019 to ensure that those elected to office
are allies to organized labour. Leader
Boulerice concluded his remarks by encouraging
attendees to enjoy all of the
beauty, culture and cuisine that Montreal
has to offer and wished the General Executive
Board a productive and successful
week of meetings.
APPEARANCE:
LOCAL NO. 52, STATES OF
NEW YORK/ NEW JERSEY/
CONNECTICUT/ NORTHERN
DE./GREATER PA.
Re: Young Workers Committee
Sister Briar Rossol and Brother Brendan
O’Brien of Local 52 reported on the
establishment and activities of the Local
52 Young Workers Committee. They advised
that after taking time to carefully
define the mission of the Local’s YWC,
Local 52 Young
Workers Brendan
O’Brien and Briar
Rossol appeared
before the Board.
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