Sideletters. The following are those Sideletters which are specifically applicable to New York Staff News Writers. In connection with the New York Staff News Writers Supplement Agreement of even date, the following will confirm our understanding that where both staff and freelance writers are employed on a strip news program it is not the intent of the Company to give assignments to the freelance writers for the purpose of avoiding overtime for the xxxxx xxxxxxx. [Deleted.] This will confirm our understanding concerning the exercise of editorial judgment in editing.
A. It is understood that the duties of newswriters include, in varying degrees from shop to shop, the exercise of editorial judgment in the supervision of editing of recorded news material for broadcast. However, other persons who prepare material for their own on-air delivery, or who are editorially responsible for the content of the material being edited may also be assigned to perform such duties and are not covered by the terms and provisions of this Agreement, but such assignments will not be based on considerations that have not been used in making such assignments in the past in the shop in question. Further, it is understood that a department head or a manager may, as incident to his normal duties, select recorded material, or portions thereof, for news broadcast purposes and not be covered by this Agreement.
B. Notwithstanding any restrictions contained in the above paragraph or elsewhere in the National Agreement, at NewsOne and WABC-TV where newswriters during the 1999- 2002 National Agreement have exercised editorial judgment in the supervision of edit- ing recorded news material for broadcast, nothing shall require such exercise only by WGA-represented newswriters or restrict others at any time from exercising such judg- ment in connection with the operation of keyboards, other input devises and equipment which are part of a newsroom computer system utilized for editing news material. At WABC-TV, however, if the operation of equipment on which the editing is to be per- formed is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another union, the practices regarding the supervision of the editing of recorded news material shall continue. The Company, however recognizes the valuable skills, judgments and abilities that its WGA-represented newswriters have utilized in the past in the exercise of editorial responsibility at NewsOne and WABC-TV. Accordingly, the Company agrees to employ such individuals in a wa...
Sideletters. The following are those sideletters which are specifically applicable to New York Staff Radio and Television News Editors. With respect to the Supplement Agreement between us of even date covering Staff News Editors, this will confirm our understanding that under the Company’s current method of operation in the radio news area, Paragraph H is not applicable to News Editors in that area. In connection with the 1987-90 WGA-ABC New York Staff News Editors Supplement Agreement, this is to confirm our understanding that in the event, during the term of this Agreement, the State of New York should enact a law changing the current Holiday Act in order to conform to the United States, Public Law 90-363, Holiday Act, either party, Union or Company, may upon written notice to the other, negotiate with respect to changes in the Holiday provisions in this Agreement caused by changes in the New York Holiday Act. If the parties do not reach agreement as to any modification or amendment to the Holiday provisions in this Supplement Agreement, this Supplement Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. [Deleted.] Employees involved in the preparation of material for broadcast may perform non-exclu- sive technical duties in connection therewith. Having bargained fully in 2002 with respect to the performance of non-exclusive techni- cal duties, the parties recognize that the performance of such duties was limited to the oper- ating of nonlinear editing equipment and associated peripheral equipment (e.g. “AVID”) and the off-air operation of technical equipment in radio, including recording, dubbing, editing, and off-air mixing and playback of recorded news material. Because the parties were unable to forecast what other non-exclusive technical duties may be assignable in the future, the Company agrees to give prior notice to the Union of the exis- tence of such assignable duties. In addition, the Company agrees to discuss such new duties with the Union, giving good faith consideration to the Union’s concerns, needs and sugges- tions, prior to assigning such duties. The Company will provide appropriate training and an adequate period of familiarization in the use of such technical equipment. However, inability of an employee on staff as of March 1, 1981 to perform such duties after a good faith effort to do so shall not be a basis for discipline of such employee. The Company will not assign technical duties to the staff, where the performanc...
Sideletters. No. 1: Sideletter re Special Conditions for One-Hour Episodic Television Series, the Production of Which Commenced Prior to August 1, 2003, and for One-Half Hour and One- Hour Pilots 74 No. 2: Sideletter re Special Conditions for New One-Hour Episodic Television Series, the Production of Which Commences on or after August 1, 2003 and for One-Half Hour Digital or Videotape Single Camera Dramatic Television Series and Digital or Videotape Non-Dramatic Series of Any Length, the Production of Which Commences on or After August 1, 2012 76 No. 3: Sideletter re Special Conditions for Movies for Television, Long-Form Television Motion Pictures, Programs Made for Initial Exhibition on DVD and Low Budget Theatrical Productions 79 No. 4: Sideletter re Professional Equipment Rental 82 No. 5: Sideletter re Screen Credit for Location Managers 83 No. 6: Sideletter re Out-of-Pocket Expenses 84 No. 7: Sideletter re Negotiation of Hourly Rates 85 No. 8: Sideletter re Productions Made For New Media 87 No. 9: Sideletter re Productions Made for Basic Cable 93 No. 10: Sideletter re Location Managers Hired in Los Angeles County to Perform Work Outside the Thirteen Western States, but Within the United States 95 No. 11: Sideletter re Coverage under the Location Managers Agreement 96 THIS AGREEMENT is executed as of August 1, 2021 between STUDIO TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS, LOCAL 399 of the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS (hereinafter referred to as the "Union"), on the one hand, and the 20th Century Studios, Inc. 40 North Productions, LLC 1440 Productions LLC Abominable Pictures, Inc. Alameda Productions, LLC dba Legendary Alameda Productions, LLC Alive and Kicking, Inc. Apple Studios LLC Apple Studios Louisiana LLC Artcraft Productions Inc. Big Indie Pictures, Inc. Bonanza Productions Inc. Xxxxxxx Avenue LLC Carnival Row Productions, LLC Cast & Crew Production Payroll CBS Studios Inc. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. CPT Holdings, Inc. DAE Light Media, LLC Dyminium Productions, LLC EPSG Management Services Eye Productions Inc. HBO Entertainment, Inc. HBO Films, Inc. Horizon Scripted Television Inc. Hydronaut Productions, LLC I Like Pie, Inc. Jax Media, LLC Kapital Productions, LLC Legendary Features Productions, US LLC Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC Lions Gate Productions, LLC Main Gate Productions LLC Media Services Processing, LLC Mesquite Productions, Inc. Metro-Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx Pictures Inc. MGM Television Entertainment Inc. Milk Street Productions, LLC Minim Productio...
Sideletters. Modify Sideletters No. 1, 2, 3 and 9 of the 2021 Agreement as follows, effective for motion pictures commencing principal photography on or after [insert date that is August 4, 2024 or the first Sunday following the business day on which the AMPTP receives notice of ratification, whichever is later], new seasons of series and new mini-series, the first episode or part of which commences principal photography on or after [insert date that is August 4, 2024 or the first Sunday following the business day on which the AMPTP receives notice of ratification, whichever is later]:
a. Wage Rates for Location Managers and Key Assistant Location Managers:
i. To the extent that wage rates for the period immediately preceding the period in question currently apply, they shall instead be reduced by three percent (3%) (e.g., in year 1, instead of the wage rates being reduced by 7%, they shall be reduced by 3%);
ii. For made for television long-form projects (including movies-of-the- week) (other than those made for basic cable), wage rates shall be the wage rates set forth in the 2024 Agreement reduced by five and one-half percent (5.5%) (instead of 8.5%);
iii. For made for television long-form projects (including movies-of-the- week), pilots, mini-series and the first season of an episodic series made for basic cable, wage rates shall be the wage rates set forth in the 2024 Agreement reduced by seven percent (7%) (instead of 8.5%); and
iv. For mini-series made for network television or pay television, wage rates shall be the wage rates set forth in the 2024 Agreement reduced by three percent (3%) (instead of 8.5%).
Sideletters. The following are those Sideletters which are specifically applicable to N.Y. Continuity Writers. In connection with the category of “Network Promotion Producer-Writer” in the ABC Staff Continuity Supplement Agreement, it is understood that employees in such category do not have exclusive jurisdiction over the performance of producer duties. Employees in the category of “Network Promotion Producer-Writer” or “Local Writer” who are regularly assigned to production duties in connection with television promotional announcements, will be paid a fee of $25 per week. The Company and the Guild have agreed that at WABC-TV the Director of Creative Services and the Assistant Director of Creative Services in the Promotion/Continuity Department may write and edit copy, provided that the persons filling those job titles are engaged primarily to perform managerial/supervisory duties. The Company will not lay off any of the bargaining unit persons employed as of March 2, 1987 as the result of the Company’s implementation of the right to perform unit work with management personnel.
Sideletters. The following Sideletters are those Sideletters which are specifically applicable to Washington, D.C. Staff Television Assignment Editors: This will confirm our understanding that the attached list of names represents the WGA employees who were hired before March 2, 1977, and, as long as there is no break in their WGA-ABC employment, they are not subject to the new contract provisions on separate seniority lists in the following contracts: 1990 WGA New York Staff Newswriters Supplement, 1990 WGA Washington Staff Newswriters Supplement, 1990 WGA New York Staff Radio and Television News Editors Supplement, and the 0000 XXX Xxxxxxxxxx Staff Assignment Editors Supplement. WGA Employees Hired Before March 2, 1977
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Sideletters. The following are those Sideletters which are specifically applicable to WABC-TV News Department Researchers.
Sideletters re Special Conditions for One-Hour Episodic Television Series, the Production of Which Commenced Prior to August 1, 2003, and for One-Half Hour and One- Hour Pilots. 72
Sideletters. Sideletters have been either amended or deleted to reflect the revisions to the Contract.
Sideletters. (a) Alternates and Understudies – revised existing sideletter (see attached).
(b) Travel – new sideletter (see attached)
(c) Company standards – new sideletter (see attached)
(d) Gap Pay – new sideletter (see attached)
(e) Gap Pay Modification – new sideletter (see attached)
