Union cries foul over non-union U2 documentary shot in Winnipeg
The union representing stage workers in Winnipeg has gone to the Manitoba Labour Board over a documentary U2 was shooting in the city last week. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is upset the Irish rock band used some non-unionized workers for the shoot and has applied to the labour board to have those workers certified.
But while the company hired for the video shoot – Mid Canada Production Services (Midcan) – is named in the labour board application, along with U2’s Principle Management, the issue at the heart of this may be the union’s long-standing dispute with True North Sports & Entertainment, operator of Winnipeg’s Canad Inns Stadium and the MTS Centre, home of the returning NHL franchise.
The dispute dates back to the opening of the MTS Centre and True North’s decision to end its contract with IATSE at its venues. The latest eruption occurred in the run-up to U2’s Sunday concert at Canad Inns Stadium. According to IATSE Local 63 business agent John Gallagher, his union had an arrangement with concert promoter Live Nation to provide half the labour for the giant show, but that agreement was withdrawn – he says at the request of True North.
“It’s union-busting,” Gallagher said, noting that unionized crews were used for the U2 360 show in other Canadian cities.
True North on Friday disputed the claim that the agreement was withdrawn at their request. The company said it was its understanding that IATSE declined the offer to supply half the labour for the live show.
The war of words was visible last Saturday, when the union held an information picket outside the documentary shoot at the Burton Cummings Theatre, with about 80 IATSE members outside the venue as the band members arrived separately. “They were shuffled off as quickly as possible,” Mr. Gallagher said.
The union felt U2 might take up their cause and go to bat for IATSE, given the band’s long-standing record for advocacy. “It just didn’t make sense to us: If they’re so interested in human rights, why would they prefer a non-union work force? A unionized work force promotes workers’ rights.”
Midcan owner Wayne Sheldon said he could not comment on the situation, as the union’s application is before the labour board, but Donalee Jones, who acted as production manager on the shoot, said the company is a pillar of the local film and television industry and this action could lead Sheldon – who is almost 70 – to simply shut it down, putting people out of work.
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The union representing stage workers in Winnipeg has gone to the Manitoba Labour Board over a documentary U2 was shooting in the city last week. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is upset the Irish rock band used
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This year’s presentation features Garth Smorang, who will speak on the topic of Cyber Bullying and Social Media in the students’ world, as well as the difficulties educators may face when not practicing care & discretion in their use of Social Media.
The session will be titled:
The Legal Impact of Social Networking: Cyber-Libel, Cyber-Bullying, and Online Risks for Teachers
Garth will discuss both the use of the internet and social networking by students to libel and bully both other students and teachers, and as well the risks to teachers who post information on social media such as Facebook. The presentation is expected to last about 90 minutes.
Garth Smorang practices in Winnipeg at Myers Weinberg exclusively in Labour Relations and Employment Law. He represents a wide variety of public and private sector unions and their members before Arbitration Boards in grievance and interest arbitrations. He also appears before the Manitoba Labour Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, and in Manitoba courts on judicial review proceedings
Garth assists unions during organizing, with the application and interpretation of collective agreements, workplace rules and policies and with drafting and negotiating. He provides advice concerning human rights legislation, employment standards, workers= compensation, disability and insurance plans, privacy legislation and workplace health and safety.
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