DGA members planning on taking work as unit production
managers for any commercial jobs should be aware of a new union provision
regarding the guild’s qualification list. The rule requires employers to give
preference to those on the guild’s Commercial UPM Qualification List for the area where
the spot is shot. Previously, this rule only applied to shoots in the
New York area.
IATSE has entered an agreement to organize the crew that E!
Networks hires to cover telecasts of special events such as The Oscars and
Golden Globes. The accord, which will include camera, sound and videotape crew,
is part of the union’s ongoing efforts to organize live shows such as those for
awards and sports.
The union has also announced its signing of an agreement with
Arclight Cinema employees to include movie projectionists. Currently there is an
agreement in place that covers projector maintenance workers, but that agreement
did not cover the projectionists themselves.
