Matthew Loeb

{{Short description|American labor union leader}}

Matthew D. Loeb is an American labor union leader.

Loeb joined the United Scenic Artists local of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in 1989. In 1994, he began working for the union as an international representative, and chaired its East Coast Council for many years. He was later appointed as the union's first Division Director of Motion Picture and Television Production. In 2002, he was elected as a vice-president of the union, and then in 2008 as its president.{{cite news |last1=Finke |first1=Nikki |title=Matt Loeb Named New IATSE President |url=https://deadline.com/2008/07/matthew-loeb-elected-new-iatse-prez-6568/ |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=Deadline |date=July 31, 2008}}{{cite news |last1=Kilkeny |first1=Katie |title=Matthew D. Loeb Re-Elected as President of IATSE |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/matthew-d-loeb-re-elected-president-iatse-1234990573/ |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=July 29, 2021}}

As leader of the union, Loeb led organizing drives, increased training and campaigned for improved safety.{{cite news |title=Matthew Loeb Unanimously Re-Elected IATSE President |url=https://www.btlnews.com/crafts/matthew-loeb-unanimously-re-elected-iatse-president/ |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=Below the Line |date=July 26, 2013}} He was also elected as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO, to the executive of the UNI Global Union, and as president of its Media and Entertainment Industry sector.{{cite web |last1=Quinnell |first1=Kenneth |title=Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Theatrical Stage Employees |url=https://aflcio.org/2019/5/28/get-know-afl-cios-affiliates-theatrical-stage-employees |website=AFL-CIO |access-date=24 July 2023}}