News & Events

65th Quadrennial Convention July 18 - 22, 2005 Honolulu, Hawaii

District Secretary Barny Haines and Noam Chomsky in Vancouver on March 20, 2004 discussing "The Role of Unions in the 21st Century" and where D12 fits into the scheme of things.

President Short elected to fourth term as International President

IATSE president Thomas Short was re-elected to a fourth term Thursday in balloting that saw nearly all of the elected leadership retaining their seats.

The occasion marked the fourth time Short has run unopposed as leader of the union representing the bulk of Hollywood's below-the-line talent.

All members of the general executive board also ran unopposed in the election, which took place at the union's 65th annual Quadrennial Convention in Honolulu. Re-elected to their posts were general secretary-treasurer James Wood and IATSE vps Rudy Napoleone, Timothy Magee, Michael Barnes, J. Walter Cahill, Thom Davis, Matthew Loeb, Anthony DePaulo, Mimi Wolch, Damian Petti, Brian Lawlor, Michael Miller, John Beckman and Daniel DiTolla.

Read the original article by Jesse Hiestand

DISTRICT 12 LABOUR LIBRARY

The library currently consists of 22 books and 14 videos covering topics such as:

"The Canadian Industrial Relations System, What do Unions Do?" The Canadian Labour Movement

"The Law and Business Administration, The Practice of Labour Relations", Canadian Labour Studies

"Imperfect Union- 4 parts, Final Offer, Manufacturing Consent- Noam Chomsky and the Media"

"Who Wants Unions?, Why Unions...."

For further information and/or a catalogue of available books and videos, contact District 12 Secretary-Treasurer Barny Haines