Common use of Union Standards Clause in Contracts

Union Standards. Employer shall not produce nor acquire an Interactive Program (or any part thereof) as to which one or more Performers are or were employed by a party that is not a signatory to this Agreement (a non-signatory), unless the Employer determines after reasonable investigation that the Performers have been and will be either (1) afforded the wages, hours, working conditions and other economic benefits provided in this Agreement; or (2) afforded wages hours, working conditions and other economic benefits having substantially equivalent economic cost to such non-signatory. Upon request from SAG-AFTRA, the Employer shall report to SAG-AFTRA the name of the non-signatory, the name and number of any applicable Programs, and any other information SAG-AFTRA deems reasonably necessary to its administration of this Agreement. This section shall not apply to Interactive Programs or any part thereof which exist prior to the execution of this Agreement. If the Employer obtains an agreement substantially in the form below from the non-signatory, Employer shall be deemed to have observed the provisions of this subsection: "It is hereby agreed by [Name of non-signatory Employer] that all Performers as defined in the applicable SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media Agreement have been and will be afforded either (1) the wages, hours, working conditions and other economic benefits provided in said Agreement; or (2) wages, hours, working conditions and other economic benefits having a substantially equivalent economic cost to [Name of Non Signatory Employer].”