As a former member of IATSE Local 306 it is sad to admit that due to corruption of the local, and the un-willingness of the International to protect all the local operating locals……..management was able to wipe out the craft of operator……even the city of NY turned it’s head…..one had to have a license to project…..today save for ten plex and up…..18 year old snot noses run the shows….a sad end to a great craft…..I was lucky to have worked all the old barns…I loved it….since the first time my parents took me to the movies at age five…..
As a former member of IATSE Local 306 I worked at dozens of theatres within NYC. Indeed I worked at the Queens in the early 80’s when it had a porno grind policy. At the time the Diaz brothers owned the place. I also woked at the community when it was a twin.
FYI, in the early 70’s the Community was known as the Community Gardens……..rock n roll shows were the policy then…many stories of so many houses.
Today few union operators actually run films…….thanks in part to a corrupt local union and an international union who did not give a damn about the projectionists all over the USA.
As a former member of IATSE Local 306 it is sad to admit that due to corruption of the local, and the un-willingness of the International to protect all the local operating locals……..management was able to wipe out the craft of operator……even the city of NY turned it’s head…..one had to have a license to project…..today save for ten plex and up…..18 year old snot noses run the shows….a sad end to a great craft…..I was lucky to have worked all the old barns…I loved it….since the first time my parents took me to the movies at age five…..
As a former member of IATSE Local 306 I worked at dozens of theatres within NYC. Indeed I worked at the Queens in the early 80’s when it had a porno grind policy. At the time the Diaz brothers owned the place. I also woked at the community when it was a twin.
FYI, in the early 70’s the Community was known as the Community Gardens……..rock n roll shows were the policy then…many stories of so many houses.
Today few union operators actually run films…….thanks in part to a corrupt local union and an international union who did not give a damn about the projectionists all over the USA.