Bargaining Authorization and Voluntary Recognition Agreement. Bargaining Authorization and Voluntary Recognition Agreement is a standard agreement by virtue of which a Producer, inter alia, recognizes each District Council as bargaining agent on behalf of Guild Members and recognizes the CMPA as the bargaining agent on behalf of the Producers, and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Standard Agreement and the Negotiation Protocol with respect to the production of Motion Pictures.
Bargaining Authorization and Voluntary Recognition Agreement. Prior to contracting a Guild Member, a Producer who agrees to become a party to the 2016 – 2018 DGC/CMPA Standard Agreement shall sign a Bargaining Authorization and Voluntary Recognition Agreement as follows and forward it to the District Council. This Bargaining Authorization and Voluntary Recognition Agreement shall constitute a binding and irrevocable obligation by the Producer to the terms and conditions of the Standard Agreement where such Producer is involved in the production of a Motion Picture during the life of the Standard Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Producer engages a Guild Member in a classification specified in a letter of understanding relating to jurisdiction, the Producer is not obligated to engage Guild Members in that classification on future Motion Pictures. I, (Insert name of individual) on behalf of the Producer hereby acknowledge receipt of the 2016 – 2018 DGC/CMPA Standard Agreement (“the Standard Agreement”) covering Guild Members engaged in theatrical films, and television programs and other Production between the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and various District Councils of the Directors Guild of Canada (the “District Councils”) and state that I am authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of (the “Producer”) with respect to a Production currently titled . The Producer hereby acknowledges that by executing this Bargaining Authorization and Voluntary Recognition Agreement it is becoming signatory to the Standard Agreement. The Producer agrees to abide by and conform to all the terms and conditions contained therein. The Producer recognizes that the District Councils are the exclusive bargaining agent of Guild Members engaged in the classifications set out in the Standard Agreement subject to the letters of understanding, and recognizes the CMPA as the Producer’s sole and exclusive bargaining agent. Please check one of the following:
