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IATSE – PAC REPORT
General Secretary-Treasurer James B.
Wood, and International Vice Presidents
Thom Davis, John R. Ford, and Craig P.
Carlson updated the General Executive
Board on the status of the IATSE-PAC
since the last Board meeting.
General Secretary-Treasurer Wood
reported that for the period January 1,
2019 to June 30, 2019, the IATSE-PAC received
$165,710.95 in contributions and
made disbursements of $55,200.00.
There were three significant one-time
contributions which made up almost
one quarter of the contribution amount.
These were $14,777 from Local 2; $1,465
from Local 110; and, $23,379 from District
Convention events.
There are presently 1,252 monthly
credit card and payroll contributors
from IATSE staff and 153 different local
unions and those contributions amounted
to $126,089 during the time period.
The $55,200 in disbursements from
the IATSE-PAC were contributed to
twenty different campaigns, and the State
and Local PAC contributed $1,500 to two
campaigns.
The Political Department has made
presentations regarding the PAC to delegates
attending District meetings.
Improvements are being made to the
PAC website that will make it more user
friendly.
New lapel pins are being designed for
three levels of PAC participation to coincide
with the $40/$20/$10 per month
contribution levels.
President Loeb thanked the committee
for its report. He expressed his
concern that Local leaders are not asking
their members to participate in the PAC.
Without participation, the Union will
have an influence void. The current level
of participation is simply not sustainable.
In order to answer requests from
local unions to make contributions to
important races, there simply must be
more participation from members to the
PAC. It is imperative that the leaders of
the local unions and all American members
of the IATSE act now and contribute
to the IATSE-PAC.
IATSE PRIDE
COMMITTEE REPORT
IATSE Canadian Office Operations
Manager Nate Richmond, International
Representative Rachel McLendon,
IATSE Local 884 Business Agent and
Local 871 Interim Business Agent Doug
Boney, IATSE Local 631 Secretary-
Treasurer and member of Locals 477
and 835 Kim Holdridge and USA 829
Business Representative for Live Performance
Carl Mulert provided the General
Executive Board with an update on
the Pride Committee’s efforts since its
establishment.
The Committee explained that the
concept of an IATSE Pride Committee
began at the 68th Quadrennial Convention
in 2017 with the informal collection
of names and email addresses of interested
LGBTQ+ members across the United
States and Canada. Following the Convention,
an IA Pride Facebook page was
established. Interest in the LGBTQ+ continued
to grow and in May 2019, President
Loeb officially formed the IATSE
Pride Committee. The Committee’s mission
statement is:
The IATSE Pride Committee works
to enhance LBGTQ+ members’ inclusion,
visibility, and potential for
success within the union, the workplace,
and the community, across
our various crafts and geographic
locations. The IATSE is committed
to the principle that all people are
equal, and therefore deserve respect
and fair treatment, regardless of
sex, gender identity/expression, or
sexual orientation.
The Committee went on to report
that in May 2019 the United States
House of Representatives with bipartisan
support passed the Equality Act
(EA). If subsequently passed by United
States Senate and signed by the President,
the EA would provide consistent
and explicit non-discrimination
protections for LGBTQ+ individuals
across key areas of life, including employment,
housing, credit, education,
public spaces and services, federally
funded programs, and jury service by
amending a number of existing laws,
including the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit
Opportunity Act, the Jury Selection and
Services Act and several employment
related federal acts.
The Committee confirmed that a
number of Locals across North America
have participated in Pride Parades in
their respective jurisdictions, including
over fifty members from the Los
Angeles Locals with the support of the
West Coast Office for the 49th annual
Los Angeles Pride Parade and over fifty
members from Ontario Locals, with the
support of the Canadian Office, in the
Toronto Pride Parade. This year also
marked the IA’s first official contingent
in the New York Pride March. The New
York Pride March coincided with World
Pride and the 50th anniversary of the
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