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ACTRA members on strike
Monday January 08th 2007TORONTO (CP) _ The union representing 21,000 members of Canada’s film, television and radio industry has told its members in four provinces not to report for work Monday despite continuing negotiations with producers. After receiving an overwhelming 97.6-per-cent strike mandate from its membership in December, ACTRA was in a position to strike as of 12:01 Monday morning. Richard Hardacre, the national president of ACTRA, said talks will likely continue but the strike would start.
"Across Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, our members are being told now that they cannot report for work, unless they’re working for producers who have been engaged with ACTRA on an interim agreement," he said late Sunday night.
Those productions, such as the Rick Mercer Report and the Royal Canadian Air Farce, would not be disrupted by a strike. Hardacre said the bargaining teams were prepared to stay up through the night.
"Nobody wants a strike," he said, "but we will have to have a strike if we are forced to concede on a major area."
That major area is the use of a performer’s work across new media, such as the Internet. ACTRA _ the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists _ is opposed to having their work distributed on new media, such as in promotional materials, without being paid more.
Hardacre said ACTRA’s members are willing to allow for three such uses of their work for free, and the producers want unlimited use. During a strike, performers will still be allowed to work on commercials and student films.
Jeff Brinton of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association has said producers would seek a judge’s order to force actors to perform in the event of a mass walkout.
ACTRA is set to strike in Quebec on Wednesday, with other provinces following from there.
Headline, Industry News
ACTRA members on strike
Monday January 08th 2007TORONTO (CP) _ The union representing 21,000 members of Canada’s film, television and radio industry has told its members in four provinces not to report for work Monday despite continuing negotiations with producers. After receiving an overwhelming 97.6-per-cent strike mandate from its membership in December, ACTRA was in a position to strike as of 12:01 Monday morning. Richard Hardacre, the national president of ACTRA, said talks will likely continue but the strike would start.
"Across Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, our members are being told now that they cannot report for work, unless they’re working for producers who have been engaged with ACTRA on an interim agreement," he said late Sunday night.
Those productions, such as the Rick Mercer Report and the Royal Canadian Air Farce, would not be disrupted by a strike. Hardacre said the bargaining teams were prepared to stay up through the night.
"Nobody wants a strike," he said, "but we will have to have a strike if we are forced to concede on a major area."
That major area is the use of a performer’s work across new media, such as the Internet. ACTRA _ the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists _ is opposed to having their work distributed on new media, such as in promotional materials, without being paid more.
Hardacre said ACTRA’s members are willing to allow for three such uses of their work for free, and the producers want unlimited use. During a strike, performers will still be allowed to work on commercials and student films.
Jeff Brinton of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association has said producers would seek a judge’s order to force actors to perform in the event of a mass walkout.
ACTRA is set to strike in Quebec on Wednesday, with other provinces following from there.
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Headline, Industry News
ACTRA members on strike
Monday January 08th 2007TORONTO (CP) _ The union representing 21,000 members of Canada’s film, television and radio industry has told its members in four provinces not to report for work Monday despite continuing negotiations with producers. After receiving an overwhelming 97.6-per-cent strike mandate from its membership in December, ACTRA was in a position to strike as of 12:01 Monday morning. Richard Hardacre, the national president of ACTRA, said talks will likely continue but the strike would start.
"Across Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, our members are being told now that they cannot report for work, unless they’re working for producers who have been engaged with ACTRA on an interim agreement," he said late Sunday night.
Those productions, such as the Rick Mercer Report and the Royal Canadian Air Farce, would not be disrupted by a strike. Hardacre said the bargaining teams were prepared to stay up through the night.
"Nobody wants a strike," he said, "but we will have to have a strike if we are forced to concede on a major area."
That major area is the use of a performer’s work across new media, such as the Internet. ACTRA _ the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists _ is opposed to having their work distributed on new media, such as in promotional materials, without being paid more.
Hardacre said ACTRA’s members are willing to allow for three such uses of their work for free, and the producers want unlimited use. During a strike, performers will still be allowed to work on commercials and student films.
Jeff Brinton of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association has said producers would seek a judge’s order to force actors to perform in the event of a mass walkout.
ACTRA is set to strike in Quebec on Wednesday, with other provinces following from there.
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