IATSE Local 891 Presents: Apple Box Talks

"What I am proudest of is that we were able to help these workers do what any workers can inherently do – come together and build worker power. The wins belong to the workers."

In the last part of our Special Edition Education Series, we are joined on the Apple Box by the 891 Organizing team: Sano, Conor, and Brooke. Their organizing expertise has paved the way for 891 to sign historic term agreements in Kelowna and Vancouver Island, and continues to help more and more motion picture workers across the province gain access to the benefits that the Union offers.

Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

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Want to get in touch with the 891 Organizers? Email [email protected].

In this special edition episode for the 2024 Sustainability Production Forum, we welcome to the Apple Box a group of sustainability champions in the BC motion picture industry.

We sit down with Katharine Pavoni (Deputy Director of the Provincial Film Commission at Creative BC), Mary Jo Beirnes (Director of Studios at MBSE Canada), and

Jennifer McNeil (Assistant Business Representative at IATSE 891) for a conversation about the work happening in BC to make clean energy the norm for motion picture production.

Moderated by Apple Box Talks host and IATSE 891 Assistant Business Rep. Hillary Bergshoeff, learn how labour, vendors, and industry partners have come together over the past four years to innovate and empower industry workers as they join the fight for safer and more sustainable productions.

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In Part 2 of our Special Edition Education Series, we are joined on the Apple Box by long-standing 891 member and former IATSE International Rep. Julia Neville. As one of the few members who has participated in every round of bargaining for IATSE 891, Julia brings a wealth of knowledge, history, and context to answer all your questions as we head into bargaining season for the Master Agreement. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

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"I'm not just going to go through this door into leadership and shut it behind me..."

Joining us on Apple Box Talks is the Secretary-Treasurer of the BC Federation of Labour, Hermender Singh Kailley.

This is part one of our three-part special edition education series, where we will dive into important Union topics.

As a long-standing member of both IATSE 118 and ILWU 502, Hermender speaks to what it means to be involved in your union through voting, running for office, and participating in the workings of the broader labour movement. So pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk.

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"We see everything. We see it all and we hear it all," proclaims continuity extraordinaire Laura Collini. In this episode, Laura goes in depth on what it's like being a Script Supervisors member – so pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

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This week we sit down with award-winning member of the Editing department, Sabrina Pitre. With credits including Freaks, 50 States of Fright, and Sisters and Brothers, Sabrina takes us on a deep dive into the world of editing. Pull up an Apple Box, and let's talk!

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Welcome to the relaunch of Apple Box Talks.

As we prepare to bring you Season 2 in 2025, we're going back to our archives to bring you six previously unaired episodes from our first season in 2021. Kicking us off is an amazing interview with local legend and 891 Props Department member, Jimmy Chow. With credits to his name such as Seven Years in Tibet, Snow Falling on Cedars, Watchmen, and The BFG, we couldn't ask for a better episode to bring us back to the Apple Box. Let's Talk!

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This podcast contains sensitive information about residential schools. If you or someone you know are triggered by this event, please reach out and contact the following resources: National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419. 24-hour KUU-US Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717. Indian Residential School Survivors Society: 604-985-4464 or 1-800-721-0066.

Bruce Allan is a Residential School Survivor, Stellat'en first nation 160 km west of Prince George. Bruce attended Le Jac Indian Residential School. 10km from his home community. Listen as Bruce shares the effect of the school on his family and how he and his community have kept their culture alive and thriving.

This interview was recorded at distance and has some audio issues at the start.

This week we sit down with Amy Miller - who once set up a Craft Services table on a whale-watching barge. Pull up an Apple Box and let's talk!

This week we sit down with Soroush Matoor - CAFTCAD nominated Costume department member. Pull up an Apple Box and let's talk.