AFTRA Reaches New Network TV Code Deal

Carrying out a month of discussions, AFTRA has showed up in a tentative 3-year agreement while using Large 4 broadcast systems together with other producers for just about any new Network Television Code, which takes care of all programming except network scripted primetime series. The latest one-year extension for the previous AFTRA Network Television Code expired on November. 15. The completely new agreement, which runs from November. 16, 2011 through November. 15, 2014, requires singlePercent increase in employer contributions for the AFTRA Health & Retirement Funds upon ratification additionally to some 2% wage increase every year. This really is really the announcement that has a lot more particulars: La (12 ,. 9, 2011) The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, AFL-CIO a national union more than 70,000 artists, recording artists and broadcast professionals today introduced that AFTRA individuals have showed up in a tentative agreement while using four major television broadcast systems (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) together with other producers on terms for just about any successor agreement for the AFTRA National Code of Fair Practice for Network Television Broadcasting, also called, the key in the Book. Discussions began on November. 7, and were locked in the offices in the Alliance of motion Picture and television Producers in Sherman Trees, Calif. AFTRA people accomplished their primary objective in this particular settlement: singlePercent increase in employer contributions for the AFTRA Health & Retirement Funds upon ratification, which will bring the whole H&R contribution rate to 16.5%. Upon ratification, the three-year agreement will run from November. 16, 2011 through November. 15, 2014. Other highlights include: Increase wages by 6% inside the term in the agreement (2% each year) for a lot of groups Increase minimum hazard purchase Ballroom ballroom dancers from $80 to $100 daily, and from $100 to $125 per program The $37.50 overtime rate for Entertainers will probably be paid out from the seventh as opposed to the ninth hour Increase the minimum workday for Stand-Inches who concentrate on primetime variety and award shows, which will heighten the minimum daily rate by 20% to 67% Enhanced contract language to enhance equal employment options for union artists together with a contract to incorporate Gender Identity for the Unions Paragraph 97 diversity report form AFTRA National Leader Roberta Reardon, who chaired the 25-member settling committee of employees from Residents around the nation, recognized the tentative agreement saying: Our settling committee of testing and background stars, promo announcers, freelance newspersons, stunt artists, entertainers, ballroom ballroom dancers and, clearly, stars, labored together very easily use a contract that guarantees increases and improvements for individuals union individuals who work, or who'll work, under this contract. Reardon ongoing: I especially acknowledge the tremendous dedication and skill of Kim Roberts Hedgpeth and her terrific team of staff. AFTRA individuals are fortunate being according to this type of amazing quantity of professionals. AFTRA National Executive Director Kim Roberts Hedgpeth offered as Chief Negotiator for your Union, and was assisted co-arbitrators Joan Halpern Weise, AFTRA Assistant National Executive Director of Entertainment Programming, and Stephen Burrow, AFTRA NY Local Executive Director. The Network Code Front in the Book might be the Unions greatest national collective settling agreement and produces greater than $250 million a year in member earnings. The Code covers programming in many television day parts (apart from scripted primetime programs about the systems as well as the CW which are covered beneath the AFTRA Exhibit A contract) and programming produced for digital media. Covered programs include dramas in first-run distribution, morning news shows, talk shows, serials (cleaning cleaning soap operas), variety, reality, contest, sports and marketing bulletins. Current programs incorporated within this contract include: Good Morning America, The Scene, The Price is suitable, The Youthful as well as the Restless, Saturday Evening Live, Dwts, The Voice, Amazing Race, Nightline, Deal or No Deal, Late Evening with David Letterman and also the The American Idol Show Show among a lot more. Full particulars in the tentative agreement will probably be published for approval in to the AFTRA National Board on Jan. 28, 2012. Prone to it's approval, the agreement will probably be sent for ratification with the Unions membership. AFTRA has another national contract settlement in summary just before the conclusion of year: the AFTRA Appear Tracks Code. In August, AFTRA people commenced settling with reps in the new the new sony, UMG, Warner, EMI, Disney and most of the subsidiary labels for just about any successor agreement in to the AFTRA National Code of Fair Practice for Appear Tracks, the Unions second greatest national contract. AFTRA individuals are scheduled to return to Appear Tracks Code discussions in NY on 12 ,. 14 and 15. The Appear Tracks Code is positioned to operate on 12 ,. 31, 2011.