The next General Membership Meeting will be held on Monday, October 27, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the Transportation Building, Conference Room #5, Stuart & Tremont Streets, Boston, MA.  (You might need to show a photo I.D. to get in.)

We are having a guest speaker, John Gates, Secretary IATSE District 3 New England.  There will be highlights from the IA Officer’s Institute training.  We will be discussing how to organize the other Ushers in non-union theaters and there should be a package for the Opera House contract.  We have a lot to talk about.

I would strongly recommend joining us at this meeting.  Having 17% of the members in attendance at any one time, only leads to unanswered question and rumors.  My goal is to make this a Union strong.  We may be a small union, but we need to be an organized one.  All of our members pulling together will make this a great and strong union. 

As always, I am going to try to run the meeting as formally as I can, that way we can get the business of the organization completed as quickly as possible and thus giving time for questions and comments.  To respect everyone’s valuable time, we will keep a speaking order, so we don't have chaos by having people shouting comments.  Everyone will be recognized, but in an orderly fashion.  I think we will find this a more enjoyable way to hold a meeting.  Since the most important part of the organizing is the cooperation and support of the members, I really need all to be in attendance.

In Solidarity,

Wini Peterson, President