IATSE delegates re -elected the long -standing international president of the Matthew Loeb union and a host of other leaders in office after having run without opposition.
LOEB, Secretary-General-TRESORIER JAMES B. WOOD and 13 International Vice-Presidents were renamed during the Union’s Quadrennial Convention in Honolulu on Thursday. Loeb, an old Picturesque artist and buyer on which worked Jacob scale And Malcolm Xwas elected for the first time in the first job in 2008 and has retained her headquarters since.
The election means that Loeb will serve another four -year term and, in the end, has directed IATSE for more than two decades. The international presidents of the IATSE, which supervise a union of nearly 170,000 people through cinema and television, theater, concerts, television programs, exhibitions and commercial programs, have no mandate limits.
“I am honored and humiliated to continue the work we do together,” said Loeb, based in New York, in a statement on his re -election. “Let’s enter this momentum, lock our arms and prepare for the fights of the future.”
The election also saw three administrators and a delegate for the renowned Canadian Labor Congress.
The re -elected leaders have fights on their hands. IATSE members are in shock from the effects of the bursting of the Hollywood streaming bubble, with an international vice-president indicating earlier this year that some residents saw almost 50% unemployment.
IATSE was at the forefront of efforts to bring more production work to the United States, their union leaders won a victory with increased funding and modifications to the film and television incentive program in California, but now they are preparing an attempt to persuade the members of the Congress to adopt a federal tax incentive that would superimpose States. At one point, the Union defenders pushed to include the fiscal incentive in the “Big Beautiful Bill” of President Donald Trump, but it never happened.
During the Honolulu Convention, the delegates unanimously adopted a resolution to defend this federal incentive. They also have informed resolutions by Green to further support the unionization of production accountants, renew investments in efforts to protect themselves against generative AI disruptions and automatic learning, but also form members in its uses and help Canadian members during current commercial disputes between the United States and Canada. They reaffirmed their support for the protection of diversity in the entertainment industry and the defense of legislation which aims to protect American workers.
According to the union, 982 delegates attended the Honolulu Convention, which represented the highest level of participation in the event in the history of the Union.
