Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Actors Ratify 'British Columbia Master Production Agreement'



Members of UBCP/ACTRA have ratified a new 'British Columbia Master Production Agreemen't (BCMPA) negotiated with the 'Canadian Affiliates of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers' (AMPTP) and the 'Canadian Media Producers Association – BC Producers Branch' (CMPA-BC):

"...the new Agreement includes improvements for performer compensation on productions made for 'New Media', as well as enhanced protections for performers who experience fatigue at the end of their work day. The deal was unanimously endorsed by the bargaining committee and the Union’s Executive Board and will take effect April 1, 2018..."