SAG-aftra has set Oct. 19 as the starting date for its “wages and working conditions” meetings with the membership to hammer out proposals for its negotiations with the advertising industry.
Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez made the disclosure Tuesday during a national board meeting, adding that he expected the meetings to conclude around Nov. 30.
Variety reported two months ago that SAG-aftra and the ad industry had set a February start for negotiations for a successor deal to the union’s master contract.
The current three-year deal — which covers about $1 billion in annual earnings — expires on March 31. It was the first major successor agreement to go into effect under the 2012 merger of SAG and AFTRA and received 96% support in the ratification vote, with pay increases totaling $238 million during its three-year life.
SAG-aftra’s rules require that the union leadership appoint a negotiating committee that will conduct “wages and working conditions” meetings, then...
Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez made the disclosure Tuesday during a national board meeting, adding that he expected the meetings to conclude around Nov. 30.
Variety reported two months ago that SAG-aftra and the ad industry had set a February start for negotiations for a successor deal to the union’s master contract.
The current three-year deal — which covers about $1 billion in annual earnings — expires on March 31. It was the first major successor agreement to go into effect under the 2012 merger of SAG and AFTRA and received 96% support in the ratification vote, with pay increases totaling $238 million during its three-year life.
SAG-aftra’s rules require that the union leadership appoint a negotiating committee that will conduct “wages and working conditions” meetings, then...
- 10/6/2015
- by Dave McNary
- Variety - TV News
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