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tre, a 6,000 seat concert and sports facility
and the Queensbury Convention Centre
and the Credit Union Eventplex, a 95,000
square foot multi–use facility. The contract
language also secures the Local with
jurisdiction over the newly constructed
40,000 seat Mosaic Stadium which will be
the new home of the Canadian Football
League’s Saskatchewan Rough Riders for
the 2017 football season.
Local 471 Ottawa / Kingtson /
Belleville – Mixed
Local 471 recently completed interest
arbitration for the renewal of its collective
agreement with the City of Ottawa
that expired seven years ago. The arbitrator’s
award rejected the City’s attempts to
gut the collective agreement and, instead,
awarded wage increases of 14% retroactive
to the expiry of the previous collective
agreement. In addition, the Local received
a 1% increase to retirement contributions
and full-time production coordinators
received one-time lump sum payments of
up to $1,500.
The Local remains in an ongoing dispute
with the City of Ottawa arising from
the City’s continued refusal to recognize
the Local’s jurisdiction over the recently
constructed Berdeen Pavilion Amphitheatre
which forms part of the Lansdowne
Park Complex. The Local has filed a series
of grievances under its City Wide collective
agreement which are in the midst of
litigation.
Local 669 Western Canada - Camera
Beginning in 2015, with the support
of the International, Local 669 undertook
an organizing campaign aimed at lowbudget
production in British Columbia.
Since then, an extensive communication
plan aimed at both Local 669 members
and low-budget employers has recently
resulted in fifty-two British Columbia
productions signing on to the Low Budget
Agreement. As a result, the Local has
seen membership growth.
Local 680 Halifax / Dartmouth / Saint
John / Moncton / Fredericton - Mixed
The Imperial Theatre, an 852-seat
venue, was identified as an organizing
target for IATSE Local 680. After a series
of organizing meetings with affected employees,
the Local filed an application for
certification in September 2016. The Employer
raised a number of challenges to
this application including a challenge to
the membership cards used by the Local.
In January 2017, the New Brunswick Labour
Relations Board issued a decision
dismissing the Local’s application on an
overly technical scrutinization of the Local’s
membership evidence. The Local has
maintained the support of affected employees
throughout this process and has
since re-filed its application.
Local 822 Toronto - Theatre Wardrobe,
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists
Local 822 recently settled a renewal
agreement with Live Nation at the Molson
Amphitheatre following the International’s
resolution of its bargaining with
Live Nation as well. The Local was able to
secure wage increases comparable to the
International Agreement, namely wage
increases of 2.5% in each of the first three
years of the agreement and 3.0% in the
fourth year.
Local 891 British Columbia / Yukon –
Motion Picture Technicians
In keeping with the record levels of
production in British Colombia, Local 891
has seen its membership grow substantially.
Once all membership applications
are processed, it is expected that the Local’s
membership will exceed 7,000 members
which is up from 5,655 in January 2016.
In order to handle this significant increase,
the Local is undergoing a comprehensive
review of its governance structure and
Local Union Constitution and Bylaws. International
Representative Julia Neville is
assisting the Local in its review.
Local B-173 Toronto / Hamilton – Theatre
Employees – Special Departments
International Representatives Peter
DaPrato and Jim Brett assisted the Local
to negotiate two agreements in recent
months with Canadian Cinema Distribution
Inc. (CCDI) and the Sony Centre.
CCDI bargaining resulted in wage
increases of 3% over two years and the
avoidance of any lay-offs. The Sony Centre
bargaining resulted in wage increases
of up to 5.75% over three years, the introduction
of a higher paying position called
the Event Attendant, unlimited unpaid
leave for victims of domestic violence and
improvements to scheduling.
Local B-906 Charlottetown - Theatre
Employees – Special Departments
International Representative Peter
DaPrato assisted the Local in bargaining
a three-year renewal agreement for
the Local’s 49 members working at the
Charlottetown Confederation Centre for
the Arts Front of House, Box Office, Concessions,
Accounting and the Art Gallery.
The Centre has four performance spaces;
the Homburg Theatre, which seats 1,104,
the Mack Theatre, which seats 200, two
studio spaces and the Art Gallery. Highlights
of the renewal agreement include
wage increases of 5.5% over three years
and the introduction of an annual $3,500
training allowance.
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