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18 U N I O N ! I N H O N O R O F C A T H Y R E P O L A huDson Miller LOCAL 700 VICE PRESIDENT Congratulations Cathy! It's been a great journey. When you came to the Editors Guild we were a small local with big dreams. Over the years we have had both heartbreaks and victories. We have mourned contract setbacks, pandemic work restrictions, and industry strikes, but we also have celebrated membership growth, built labor unity both internally and across the Hollywood labor community, dramatically improved our stand-alone contracts, and achieved a ground-breaking 2024 Basic Agreement. There is no better example of your vision and leadership than the campaign for first-use residual fees (I prefer to call them profit participation) to build a new and sustainable funding source for our MPI health and pension benefits. You took us from the impossible dream to the accomplishment in six short years! In union time this was supersonic speed! Every mile of this rocket ride was impossibly difficult; but nothing worthwhile comes easily. It was your leadership and vision that led us to this victory, a victory that will dramatically improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of Hollywood IATSE families for decades to come. On behalf of all the members of the Editors Guild, now and forever, I wish to extend our most heartfelt gratitude. You put the immortal words of Dolores Huerta to work; "¡Sí, se puede!" shiran carolyn Miller BOARD MEMBER To Cathy, our Norma Rae, thank you for being a role model, showing what a fierce union leader who happens to be a woman, looks like. By standing up for yourself and our membership, despite the difficulties, you inspired me to speak up and take a stand for what I believe in, too. I remember around 2018, I mentioned to you wishing there was a system to help people with hours. I didn't realize I had any ability to do something about it, until you empowered me to realize what I can do, and work towards my goal. That mindset switch was a game changer for me that I'll never forget. We haven't always agreed on everything, but that was the beauty of it. We pushed each other to do things better, and together, I think we did some really great things that improved this union. Thank you for 32 years of devoted service to this guild, and for always listening and being open to new ideas, even if it was doing something outside your comfort zone, like singing karaoke. I will always fondly remember watching you in your element, passionately presenting our proposals to the AMPTP on the first day of local negotiations. We were incredibly lucky to have you, and your impact on this union will last for decades to come.