Monday, September 24, 2007
Dooner to Head IATSE Local 871
Backstage: "Local 871, whose members include script supervisors, had its previous round of balloting for top officers voided by the Labor Department following procedural challenges. In results announced Sunday by the union without vote tallies, dooner defeated challenger Michele Tedlis, who had topped voting in the previous round of balloting."
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What a great experience in the inaccuracies of the press. Both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter got this half right. Yes, I have been elected president of Local 871 which represents script supervisors, production coordinators, art department coordinators, accountants, tele prom ter operators and stage managers.
This was a government supervised election because the first election was compromised by the actions of the previous president and business representative. In the first election's presidential race, Michele Tedlis beat out J Graigory by 2 votes. In the rerun election, I took the office by a vote of 241 to 213.
Although I now work primarily as an art director on feature films, I got my start as an art department coordinator. My goal, as president, is to ensure that those who come after me (like you guys) receive better conditions that I - including a fair scale wage.
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