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HALIFAX, NS – On September 25, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Egg Films’ application for leave to appeal and awarded costs to IATSE Local 849.  This represents a significant victory for all workers who work in commercials, and certainly a big achievement for Local 849.  In March of 2011, Local 849 certified Egg Films, […]

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TORONTO, ON – On May 21, IATSE Local 58 filed for certification of stage employees at the Young People’s Theatre. Opened in 1966, the YPT is Canada’s largest theatre for young people and operates two performance spaces; the Susan Douglas Rubes Theatre and the Nathan Cohen Studio. The representation vote was held on May 28, […]

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MONTRÉAL, QC – On April 24, 2014, IATSE Local 56 filed for certification with the Quebec Labour Board for representational rights of the employees of Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. The certification covers the touring crew, which consists of five technicians. The employer contested the certification for two reasons. First, that the touring staff were […]

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TORONTO, ON – IATSE Local B-173 has just scored again by organizing the housekeeping staff at the North York Performing Arts Centre, commonly known as the Toronto Centre for the Arts.  The Toronto Centre for the Arts opened its doors in 1993 and has become one of the city’s major theatrical venues, with four separate […]

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VANCOUVER, BC – As part of its campaign to support workers and promote the labour movement and how it benefits all Canadians, the Canadian Labour Congress has just released the second round of ads for their “Together, Fairness Works” campaign. The print ads will be featured on buses, subways, and light rail transit across the […]

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MONTREAL, QC – The Quebec Labour Board has issued a certification to IATSE Local 56 for stagehands at Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne in Montreal. The International of the IATSE supported the local through the hiring of an organizer for the campaign and through financial assistance from the International Defence Fund. Local 56 worked diligently toward this […]

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MONTREAL, QC – IATSE Local 262 has emerged victorious with regard to the local’s recent dispute over bargaining rights at Cinema Brossard. The local already held bargaining rights for employees of the cinema. The dispute centered on Cineplex having added four VIP theatres to the existing cinema and then refusing to apply the existing agreement. […]

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On November 23, 2013, Local 262 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, theater and cinema, filed a certification demand to represent workers of cinema Famous Players Colossus Laval (owned by Cineplex Entertainment). On January 7, 2013, the Labour Relations Commission granted certification for 110 staff members of the Colossus. Those workers join 500 […]

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As of January 1, 2014 Robyn Cavanagh will serve as the Assistant Director to the Education and Training Department. Robyn has been an instructor with the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland for many years and has worked as a consultant with the IATSE Education Program over the past four years, most recently assisting […]

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On January 2nd, 2014, the IATSE promoted International Representative Vanessa Holtgrewe to Assistant Department Director of Motion Picture and Television Production. “Vanessa has extensive experience and attachment to parts of the industry where the IATSE has placed significant focus,” said IATSE International President Matthew Loeb. “Her proven success and strong commitment will bring continued energy […]

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