Archive for September 28, 2008

Negotiations Watch: Hints of What’s to Come?

In Canada, negotiations on a new commercials contract aren’t going well. After a year and a half of negotiations, ACTRA has rejected industry’s latest proposal, which the union says would mean sharply reduced compensation to actors, and they’re holding a strike authorization vote.

A big stumbling block, no surprise, is new media.

Here’s ACTRA’s statement. 

If you’re at all involved in commercials, we’d urge you to attend one of the jointly hosted meetings coming up in October.

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