Matthew Loeb directs the IATSE for 150,000 people or more for 17 years, and he will add to this total. The union re -elected Loeb, which arose without opposition, as president for a fourth full term.
The international alliance of employees of the theatrical scene Thursday on Thursday, also re -elected its secretary general James B. Wood, as well as 13 VP and others to the Quadrienne Convention in Honolulu. Loeb has managed the union since 2008. He was previously a store that worked on projects like Malcolm X And Jacob scale.
“I am honored and humiliated to continue the work we do together,” said Loeb. “Let’s enter this momentum, lock our arms and prepare for the fights of the future.”
At the end of Loeb’s next mandate, he will have directed the Crew Union for more than two decades. IATSE presidents have no term limits.
The international alliance of employees of the theatrical scene represents representatives of behind the scenes in live theater, film and television production, commercial and exhibitions, television broadcasting and concerts. Its members are employed by staging, lighting and sound companies; media production companies; And the places used for political campaigns for gatherings and events.
The re -elected leaders will have a few years difficult in front of them while the main Hollywood unions continue to put pressure for reinforced domestic production. IATSE, which also represents workers in Canada, has been at the forefront of calls to bring production to North America, recently contributing to additional funding in California. However, union leaders also have federal incentive objectives, although it is not clear if it will ever be achieved. Until now, the Trump administration has barely committed to the subject, beyond potus vaguely floating the idea of prices on projects filmed abroad, which have taken place like a lead ball.
The deadline understands that one of Trump’s named ambassadors in Hollywood, Jon Voight, has signed up with unions on other ways to stimulate production, because labor leaders consider prices as non-go.
During the agreement on Thursday, the delegates unanimously adopted a resolution to defend the federal incentive. Other resolutions included advocacy for AI protections, support for Canadian members during the American trade conflict, opposition to discrimination, advocacy for professional law, support for the unionization of production accountants, etc.
