IATSE

Mental Health 1st Aid Training
2022-08-15 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
This is a skills-based training course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem, or experiencing a crisis, and help connect them to the appropriate care.
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Mental Health First Aid is eligible for reimbursement from the IATSE Training Trust Fund. Click here to download the application.

Mental Health 1st Aid Training
2022-08-16 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-08-21 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
This is a skills-based training course hosted by Behind The Scenes Charity that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem, or experiencing a crisis, and help connect them to the appropriate care.
Register here
Mental Health First Aid is eligible for reimbursement from the IATSE Training Trust Fund. Click here to download the application.

Ergonomics and Repetitive Stress Injuries Webinar
2022-08-17 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Join Arlette Loeser MA, OTR, CIE, Program Director, Ergonomics and Injury Prevention, Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health for an informative discussion of ergonomics in the workplace and how to prevent injuries. Topics include: – Understanding the connection between job performance and risk for injury – Learning how to perform a risk assessment for your own work – Knowing how to prevent work-related injuries.
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Local Union Trustee Training
2022-09-28 08:00 - 2022-09-29 17:00 (America/New_York)
Only IATSE Local Union Trustees may attend this two-day course designed specifically for IATSE Local Unions. The instructors are Certified Public Accountants and IATSE Staff, and are experienced educators and experts in their field with considerable experience overseeing audits and investigations, working with Labor Unions, and assisting clients with system implementation and analysis. After sessions on Fraud Prevention, the Role of the Trustee, and Planning an Audit, the class will conduct a mock audit.
Trustees must attend the full two days of class to graduate and earn a certificate.
Only members who serve their local unions as Trustees responsible for periodically auditing their locals’ books and records are eligible for this training. There is no other prerequisite. This training is NOT applicable for Benefit Fund or Training Fund Trustees.
September 28 – 29, 2022 – New York, NY – FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN LOCALS
Click here for the application.

Bystander Intervention Webinar
2022-10-16 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Do you know how to safely intervene if you see a co-worker being bullied or intimidated? In this free, anonymously interactive webinar you will learn easily accessible tools to safely intervene without the worry of retaliation. Register here: https://wp.behindthescenescharity.org/mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-initiative/bystander-intervention-webinar/

Officer Institute 1.0
2022-10-17 - 2022-10-21
The IATSE Officer Institute is a five-day, intensive certification program that will be delivered in multiple cities. The week’s courses range from Labor Law and Collective Bargaining to Union Finance, to managing day-to-day challenges and dealing with conflict. Instructors are experts in their fields and classes will provide hands-on, practical tools to be brought back to the local. Officers will earn a certificate and must attend all classes to graduate.
UPCOMING TRAININGS:
October 17-21, 2022 – Cleveland, Ohio – FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN LOCALS
Click here for the application.
HOW TO APPLY:
Fill out the application form that corresponds with the Officer Institute you wish to attend and return the completed application via email to officerinstitute@iatse.net or by mail to:
IATSE Officer Institute
207 West 25th Street
Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10001

Substance Abuse in the Entertainment Industry Webinar
2022-10-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
You are not alone. Learn more about dealing with substance abuse in the entertainment industry. Knowing where to turn, being prepared – can save lives. Register at https://etclink.it/DhHMfGPY

Officer Institute 2.0 Secretary-Treasurer Training
2022-12-02 - 2022-12-04
PRE-REQUISITE: You must currently hold office in your Local Union as Secretary or Treasurer or (regardless of office) be a graduate of a prior IATSE Officer Institute.
This training offers advanced work in issues of Financial Record Keeping, IATSE procedures, Fiduciary Responsibility, Fraud Prevention, Taking Minutes, and more. Content will be tailored for both Canadian and U.S. local leaders who have graduated from the IATSE Officer Institute and/or currently hold office as Secretaries and Treasurers in their local unions.
December 2 – 4, 2022 – Los Angeles, CA – FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN LOCALS
Click here for the application.

Strategic Planning
2023-01-04 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

2023 Mid-Winter General Executive Board Meeting (GEB)
2023-01-23 10:00 - 2023-01-27 17:00 (Pacific/Honolulu)
Official Notice,

This is to advise that the regular Mid-Winter Meeting of the General Executive Board is scheduled to be held at The Sheraton Waikiki 2255 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815 at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 2023, and will remain in session through and including Friday, January 27, 2023. All business to come before the Board must be submitted to the General Office no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting.

The guest room rate for the IATSE is from $335.00 to $375.00, plus applicable taxes, for both single and double occupancy. Hotel reservations should be made by contacting The Sheraton Waikiki hotel directly by calling 808-921-4611 or by clicking the link below:

Book Your Group Rate | Sheraton Waikiki

If you are calling the hotel, please identify your affiliation with IATSE in order to receive the preferred rate. The cutoff for reservations is Tuesday, December 20, 2022.

Meeting COVID-19 Protocols:
Masks will be worn at the discretion of the individual. The International President shall reserve the right to require mandatory mask wearing at all meetings should circumstances change in terms of increasing cases.
All attendees must be able to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test (rapid acceptable) taken within 12 hours of attending the first session of the General Executive Board meeting on Monday morning. In addition, attendees will need to show proof of a second negative test taken within 12 hours of attending the Wednesday morning session.

SOLD OUT Officer Institute 1.0
2023-02-13 - 2023-02-17
February 13 – 17, 2023 – San Diego, CA – FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN LOCALS
The IATSE Officer Institute is a five-day, intensive certification program that will be delivered in multiple cities. The week’s courses range from Labor Law and Collective Bargaining to Union Finance, to managing day-to-day challenges and dealing with conflict. Instructors are experts in their fields and classes will provide hands-on, practical tools to be brought back to the local. Officers will earn a certificate and must attend all classes to graduate.
HOW TO APPLY:
Fill out the application form that corresponds with the Officer Institute you wish to attend and return the completed application via email to officerinstitute@iatse.net or by mail to:
IATSE Officer Institute
207 West 25th Street
Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10001
FINANCIAL SUBSIDY PROGRAM
For Local unions with smaller treasuries, the International has a subsidy program to make attendance feasible. Local Unions are also encouraged to contact their District Secretaries, as many IATSE Districts are also offering financial assistance to students at the Officer Institute.
Through this program, costs of the Officer Institute are split: Local Unions are responsible for transportation, hotels (unless a subsidy application has been awarded), and per diem, and the International Union will pay for the program and instructors.
Rules of the Subsidy Program are as follows:

Subsidies are only available for the Officer Institute 1.0, not the Advanced 2.0.
Local Unions who submit a Form LM-4 or LM-3 (or, in the case of Canadian locals, those with gross yearly receipts totaling less than $250,000) are eligible for a hotel subsidy for the Officer Institute. (The application form asks subsidy applicants to confirm their local falls within this category.)
Once awarded, the subsidy will pay for up to five nights lodging at the designated IATSE hotel, and will be paid directly to the hotel. No funds will be paid directly to the student or the local union. Subsidy recipients must stay at the designated IATSE hotel.
Ten (10) individual subsidies will be available for each session of the Officer Institute, and will be awarded subject to eligibility and on a first come, first served basis to qualifying local union leaders. Each qualifying local union may receive subsidies for no more than two officers in a calendar year.
Subsidy applications must be received at least six (6) weeks prior to the first day of the applicable Officer Institute session.
Transportation, meals, and incidentals are the responsibility of the local union and/or the individual students.
The subsidy request form should be submitted together with an officer’s regular application to the IATSE Officer Institute. Both forms must be signed by an authorized representative of the Local’s Executive BoardDownload subsidy application

Foundations of Union Leadership
2023-02-23 - 2023-03-02

Leadership Theories and Styles
2023-03-09 - 2023-03-17

Strategic Planning
2023-04-11 - 2023-04-17
April 11 2023 Strategic Planning Flyer

Building Capacity: Internal Organizing
2023-05-19 - 2023-05-26

VFX Unionization Campaign Open Forum
2023-07-16 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
VFX Workers! Come out and hear from workers like yourselves about what we’re doing to win our union this year, ask questions, and learn how you can get involved right away.
This will be an opportunity to discuss with IATSE organizers and VFX workers the structural challenges we face in our workplace, and how we can use the rights we have to win a voice on the job. To see what that might look like, check out this piece in Deadline on the work that IATSE has been doing to set standards around AI for entertainment workers.
Please click here to register for this open forum.

Officer Institute 1.0 Toronto
2023-10-16 - 2023-10-20

Local Union Trustee Training
2023-11-04 - 2023-11-05

Leadership Development Week
2023-11-13 - 2023-11-17

Mental Health First Aid
2024-01-21 12:00 - 18:00, 2024-01-25 11:00 (America/New_York)
Join the 1200 entertainment industry professionals who are making a real difference in their workplaces by becoming a certified Mental Health First Aider. Register at btshelp.org/mhfa.

2024 Mid-Winter Meeting of the General Executive Board (GEB)
2024-01-22 09:00 - 2024-01-26 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown, 623 Union Street, Nashville, TN 37219, Nashville, TN, 37219, United States
This is to advise that the regular Mid-Winter Meeting of the General Executive Board is scheduled to be held at the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown, 623 Union Street, Nashville, TN 37219 at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 22, 2024 and will remain in session through and including Friday, January 26, 2024.
All business to come before the Board must be submitted to the General Office no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting. Local Union representatives planning to attend the meeting must make hotel reservations with Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown by calling 1-615-259-2000. Guest room rate for the IATSE is $229, plus applicable taxes, for both single and double occupancy.
Book Your Group Rate | Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown
In order to ensure that you receive the preferred room rate established for our meeting, you must identify your affiliation with the IATSE.
The cutoff for reservations is Friday, December 29, 2023.

Bystander Intervention Webinar
2024-01-22 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-21 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Do you know how to safely intervene if you see a co-worker being bullied or intimidated? Learn how to safely intervene and help make a difference in this free webinar on Monday, January 22nd. Visit http://btshelp.org/bystander to register.

Mental Health First Aid virtual class
2024-07-21 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Join the 1400 entertainment industry professionals who are making a real difference in their workplaces by becoming a certified Mental Health First Aider. This month’s Mental Health First Aid virtual class is posted for July 21 at btshelp.org/mhfa

2024 Mid-Summer Meeting of the General Executive Board (GEB)
2024-07-22 09:00 - 2024-07-26 17:00 (America/Whitehorse) | The Westin Calgary Downtown, 320 4th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, AB T2P 2S6, Canada
This is to advise that the regular Mid-Summer Meeting of the General Executive Board is scheduled to be held at The Westin Calgary Downtown, 320 4th Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2S6, Canada at 9:00 a.m. (MDT) on Monday, July 22, 2024 and will remain in session through and including Friday, July 26, 2024. All business to come before the Board must be submitted to the General Office no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting.
The guest room rate for the IATSE is from $229 CAD, plus applicable taxes, for both single and double occupancy. Hotel reservations should be made by contacting The Westin Calgary Downtown directly by calling 1-888-627-8417 or by clicking the link below:
Book Your Group Rate | The Westin Calgary Downtown
If you are calling the hotel, please identify your affiliation with IATSE in order to receive the preferred rate. The cutoff for reservations is Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
The Stage Caucus will be held at The Westin Calgary Downtown, on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (MDT) in the Lakeview Endrooms. Representatives of Stage, Wardrobe and Mixed Locals are welcome.
Proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 12 hours will be required before attending
your first meeting whether that be the Stage Caucus or the Monday morning session.

Bystander Intervention in the Entertainment Workplace
2024-07-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Have you ever witnessed a co-worker being bullied or intimated? Would you like to know how to safely intervene? In just 90 minutes you will learn five easily accessible tools for use in any workplace. The webinar is free but advance registration at btshelp.org/bystander is required

2025 Mid-Winter Meeting of the General Executive Board (GEB)
2025-01-27 09:00 - 2025-01-31 10:00 (America/New_York) | New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130, United States
This is to advise that the regular Mid-Winter Meeting of the General Executive Board is scheduled to be held at The New Orleans Marriott, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, at 9:00 a.m. (CDT) on Monday, January 27, 2025, and will remain in session through and including Friday, January 31, 2025. All business to come before the Board must be submitted to the General Office no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting. Local Union representatives planning to attend the meeting must make hotel reservations with The New Orleans Marriott by calling 1-800-228-9290. Guest room rate for the IATSE is from $240 USD, plus applicable taxes, for both single and double occupancy. In order to ensure that you receive the preferred room rate established for our meeting, you must identify your affiliation with the IATSE.
Cut-off date: Friday, January 3rd, 2025.

Officer Institute 1.0 St. Louis, MO
2025-10-06 08:00 - 2025-10-10 17:00 (America/New_York)
