MSUA Rulebook 11-14 - Actors

elevant parent national or international union. Further the Council of Equity mustendorse and support the strike or picketing. Equity must direct its members to honorsuch picket line or strike. The strike or picketing must not be in violation of the law.(B) The Producer shall not lock out any of the Actors, and neither the Actors norEquity will call, sanction, or participate in a strike during the period of the Agreementbetween Equity and the Musical Stock and Unit Attraction Producers except asprovided above. In no event shall any Actor be required to perform, or to enter thetheatre for such purpose, if such performance or entrance would endanger theActor's safety.(C) Should a strike by the Actors occur during the period of the Agreement, Equitywill be deemed not to have violated the terms of this Rule if Equity refrains fromassisting, encouraging, or condoning and in good faith takes every reasonablemeans to terminate the strike at once, and in addition thereto, promptly declarespublicly that the strike is unauthorized and directs the Actors to cease such conduct.(D) The provisions of this Rule shall not be deemed to affect the express rights ofEquity or the Actor under Rule 8, BREACHES BY PRODUCER., Rule 21,DEFAULTING PRODUCERS., Rule 37, MILITARY SERVICE OF THE ACTOR., orRule 48, PRODUCTION PROSECUTED OR SUBJECT OF LAWSUIT, CIVIL ORCRIMINAL.]40. NON-DISCRIMINATION.(A) The parties hereto affirm their commitment to a policy of non-discrimination withrespect to equal employment opportunity hereunder on the basis of gender, race,color, creed, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or political persuasionor belief. A claimed violation of this section, unless satisfactorily resolved betweenEquity and the Producer, shall be submitted to arbitration. In the event the arbitratordetermines that discrimination has been practiced, he shall have the authority todirect reinstatement of employment, as the case may be, and/or assess suchmonetary damages, not to exceed contractual salary lost, as in his opinion will makethe Actor or applicant whole for such financial loss as he may have suffered byreason of said discrimination.(B) The Actor shall not be permitted to perform in any theatre or other place ofperformance where, in the opinion of Equity and the Producer, discrimination ispracticed on the basis of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, age, disability,sexual orientation or political persuasion or belief against any Actor, or against anypatron as to admission or to seating in such theatre or other place of performance.(C) The Producer and Equity agree that employment hereunder is subject to theprovisions of the Fair Employment Practices Act and any and all Federal Statutesand laws relative to discrimination in employment.(D) In order to insure equal employment opportunities for all Actors, the Producershall hold Principal and Chorus auditions pursuant to Rule 5, AUDITIONS.41. NONPROFESSIONALS.(This Rule does not apply to Unit Attractions.)(A) Except in Unit Attractions, the Producer may employ nonprofessionals who are47