Thom Davis, Longtime IATSE Local 80 Leader, to Step Down

Thom Davis, the longtime head of IATSE Local 80, announced on Sunday that he will be stepping down at the end of the year, a local official told Variety. Davis, who has served as business manager since 1998, was a strong supporter of the new IATSE Basic Agreement, which was narrowly approved by the 13 West Coast IATSE locals in an unusually contentious vote last month. The membership of Local 80 was heavily opposed to the agreement, with 70% of the membership voting “no.” Davis would have been up for re-election for another three-year term next March, along with the… Read Full Article