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| CREC-2016-12-27-pt1-PgE1740-2 | 2016-12-27 | 114 | 2 | IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN FORD | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | RECOGNIZING | E1740 | E1740 | [{"name": "Carolyn B. Maloney", "role": "speaking"}] | 162 Cong. Rec. E1740 | Congressional Record, Volume 162 Issue 184 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016) [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1740] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN FORD ______ HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of new york in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Mr. John Ford, the current President and Business Manager of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE). Mr. Ford is being honored at Taminent Regular Democratic Club's 85th Annual Dinner Dance with the Man of the Year Award. The IATSE was founded in 1893 when representatives of stagehands working in eleven cities met in New York and pledged to support each others' efforts to establish fair wages and working conditions for their members. The union has since evolved to embrace the development of new entertainment mediums, craft expansion, technological innovation and geographic growth. Today, the over 130,000 members work in all forms of live theater, motion picture and television production, trade shows and exhibitions, television broadcasting, and concerts as well as the equipment and construction shops that support all these areas of the entertainment industry. John Ford is a third generation member of IATSE Local 52 Motion Picture Studio Mechanics, and he has been a member since 1978. He served on the Executive Board as the Property Department Representative from 1992 to 1998. Mr. Ford also served as Secretary and Treasurer from 1999 to April 2004. In addition to serving as the President and Business Manager since April 2004, John Ford serves as a Trustee on the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans. Mr. Ford presently serves as a Trustee on the Local 52 401k Plan. He also currently serves as the International Vice President of the Executive Board of IATSE, a position to which he was elected in July of 2006. The entertainment industry has played a strong role in our great city by providing good paying jobs to thousands of workers. IATSE ensures that stagehands receive fair pay and good benefits for their essential work. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the extraordinary work that John Ford has done for the IATSE and his larger impact on the great city of New York. |