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The Raiding Party: SEIU attacks another union for deal with city of LA
As cities across California and moreover, the entire state face financial obligations they can’t meet, the city of LA was on the cusp of reducing costs when the SEIU stepped in to bully another union. Heaven forbid that the city of LA should be able to reign in employment costs and that another union be [more...]

Posted Wed, 28 Jul 2010 .

It’s settled: SEIU and UNITE-HERE comes to terms with reality, each other
The SEIU and UNITE-HERE have settled up. Made peace. Cut ties. According to the press release from the SEIU: “The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Workers United and UNITE HERE today announced a settlement agreement on behalf of the unions’ members and elected leadership that will bring to a close the protracted dispute between the [more...]

Posted Wed, 28 Jul 2010 .

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Union Profile

2005  |  2006
Basic Facts
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Total Assets: $ 35,901,076 
Members: 105,180 
Employees: 107 
Employees earning over $75,000: 21 
Total Political Funds: $ 74,000 
ULPs Filed Since 2000: 507 
Decertification Petitions Filed: 123 
Stage & Picture Operators (IATSE)
National Headquarters
1430 BROADWAY 20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10018

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, or I.A.T.S.E., (Full name: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada) is a labor union. Originally chartered by the American Federation of Labor as the National Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes in 1893, its name has evolved over the course of 110 years of geographic and craft expansion as well as technological advancement. The current title, adopted in 1995, more accurately reflects the full scope of activities in the entertainment industry.

This description above uses material from the Wikipedia.com and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Membership
Total Membership:   105,180
Financial Information
Total Assets:  $ 35,901,076
Total Receipts:  $ 38,170,493



Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Locals & Other Affiliated Organizations
Top 10 Locals (by Members)
Local Members
IATSE District 10 (Ballston Lake, NY) 15,808
IATSE Local 700 (Los Angeles, CA) 6,222
IATSE Local 600 (Los Angeles, CA) 5,699
IATSE Local 44 (North Hollywood, CA) 5,627
IATSE District 14 (Jacksonville, FL) 4,382
IATSE District 7 (Walterboro, SC) 3,438
IATSE Local 52 (New York, NY) 3,180
IATSE District 9 (Sidney, IL) 3,159
IATSE Local 1 (New York, NY) 2,902
IATSE Local 80 (Burbank, CA) 2,776
[show all locals & affiliates]
Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings

Leadership
Top 10 International IATSE Leaders & Staff (by Salary)
Name Title   Total Compensation
Thomas Short   Int President     $ 371,516
James Wood   Gen Sec Treas     $ 258,862
Loeb Matthew   Vice President     $ 214,487
Joseph Areddas   Intl Rep     $ 191,849
John Lewis   Intl Rep     $ 168,925
Michael Sullivan   Vice President     $ 146,625
Daniel Ditolla   Intl Rep     $ 146,498
Leo Gefner   Intl Rep     $ 140,920
Robert Trombetta   Intl Rep     $ 140,808
William Gearns   Intl Rep     $ 140,322
[show all officers & salaries]

Source: Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards LM filings
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Political Money

Political Action Committees (PAC)
Unions typically use PACs to make "hard money" contributions to specific candidates they support. Each PAC can donate up to $5,000 per candidate per election. PACs are highly regulated under the Federal Election Commission.

Featured PAC: POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYES
Total Given: $ 73,000


Other Affiliated PACs
THEATRICAL PROTECTIVE UNION LOCAL NO ONE IATSE NEW YORK CITY STAGEHANDS PAC INC $ 1,000 

Source: 2003-2004 Federal Election Commission PAC data.


Unfair Labor Practices

The National Labor Relations Board investigates instances of union violations of the National Labor Relations Act and other labor laws. Unfair Labor Practices include instances of bad faith bargaining, excessive dues, violence, threats and many other violations.


Unionization Elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees union representation elections, or "R Cases." To call an election, 30 percent of affected employees are required to sign a petition for an election. Elections can be used to both certify and decertify union representation. Increasingly, unions are avoiding the NLRB election process, instead opting for "Card Check" unionization.

Decertification Elections
Union members unhappy with their current union can opt to decertify it as their exclusive bargaining representative. These are known as "RD" cases.

Decertification Petitions Filed: 123
[see decertifications]

Source: National Labor Relations Board's Case Activity Tracking (CATS) database

 Elections Records
Despite the commonly held belief that most workers would like to join a union, union representation elections—also known as "RC Cases"—often fail.

Certification Elections since 2000