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unions and workers build an economy
that creates jobs, raises wages, and promotes
a better quality of life for all.
The presentation is available free
of charge for local unions or groups of
Locals in a city to present to their members,
families, friends, and other community
members. There are versions
for both U.S. and Canadian Locals. Interested
U.S. Locals may contact Jennifer
Halpern in the IATSE General Office
to bring this presentation to their town.
Interested Canadian Locals may contact
Peter DaPrato in the Canadian Office.
Leadership Development Week
The first IATSE Leadership Development
Week was held at the Maritime
Conference Center in Linthicum Heights,
Maryland from May 20-24, 2019. Ten instructors,
ninety-seven students, and four
Education and Training staff members
came together to launch seven classes,
five of which were new, with content tailored
specifically for IATSE leaders. Participants
are able to customize their learning
by choosing from one to three classes
over the course of the week. The classes
offered were:
Contract Negotiations/
Collective Bargaining
Local Union Trustee Training
Internal Organizing
Public Speaking and Telling Our Union
Story
Respectful Local Unions/Respectful
Workplaces
Labor Law
Communications for Union Action.
Leaders from fifty-one local unions
participated, including four International
staff members and one staff member of
the IATSE Training Trust Fund. The student
responses to this inaugural leadership
week training were overwhelmingly
positive. Local leaders expanded their
abilities to represent their members and
grow and strengthen their Locals.
Advanced Organizing 2.0
Input from the focus groups conducted
at this past winter’s GEB meeting
led to the expansion of the Organizing
2.0 course from three to four days. Local
unions are encouraged to send members
who demonstrate the ability to move an
organizing project forward in their Local.
The course will cover labor law for organizing,
pitfalls and mechanics, and handson
mock campaigns that include strategic
considerations, anti-union campaigns,
identifying leaders, one-on-one conversations,
and more. Organizing 2.0 will be
offered in Columbus, OH from October
1-4, 2019 and in Houston, TX from December
10-13, 2019. Both sessions are
open to both leaders from U.S. and Canadian
Locals without prerequisite. Applications
can be found on the IATSE website,
and in the next issue of the Bulletin.
Advanced Secretary-Treasurer 2.0
The Advanced Secretary-Treasurer
2.0 continues to be popular and impactful
and is open to officers from both U.S.
and Canadian Locals. The next Secretary-
Treasurer training is scheduled alongside
the Organizing 2.0 in Houston, TX, from
December 11 – 13, 2019. Officers come
away knowing both labor law as it applies
to the critical duties of a Secretary-Treasurer,
and best practices recommended
beyond the law that are foundational to
the health of a local union. The course is
open to those who either have attended
the Officer Institute 1.0 and/or who serve
their Locals as Secretaries and Treasurers.
Local Union Trustee Training
The Local Union Trustee Training was
held during IATSE Leadership Week from
May 20 – 21, 2019. At this class, Trustees
learn about their important role in helping
their Locals comply with applicable
laws, avoid problems involving fraud, and
support good financial practices. They
participate in a mock audit, using and
learning simple procedures for auditing
the books and records of their Local’s
and discuss how their work fits in with
the other work of the union. Only members
who are currently elected as Trustees
and who are responsible for the periodic
review of their Local’s books and records
are eligible to enroll in this course. There
is no other prerequisite. This course is not
appropriate for Benefit Fund or Training
Fund Trustees. The next session of this
critical training is scheduled for November
14-15, 2019 in New York City.
IATSE Officer Institute
The original, five-day Officer Institute
Training provides a unified base of
knowledge for Local leaders for the benefit
of IATSE workers. To date, 842 officers
from 198 local unions have graduated
from the Officer Institute “1.0” since
2014, and 90% of the IATSE membership
is represented by at least one officer
who has gone through the program. The
course was held in San Francisco, California
March 11 – 15, 2019 and will be offered
again October 21 – 25, 2019 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
GEB Education Session
During the summer 2019 meeting of
the GEB, a workshop entitled “Standing
Up and Stepping In – Promoting Respect
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