Actors’ Equity Association
AGREEMENT AND RULES
GOVERNING EMPLOYMENT
AT
WALT DISNEY WORLD
Effective Date: September 21, 2008
Expiration Date: September 15, 2012
NATIONAL OFFICE
165 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 869-8530 phone
(212) 719-9815 fax
HOLLYWOOD OFFICE
6755 Hollywood Boulevard, 5th Fl
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 978-8080 phone
(323) 978-8081 fax
CHICAGO OFFICE
125 South Clark Street, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 641-0393 phone
(312) 641-6365 fax
ORLANDO OFFICE
10319 Orangewood Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32821
(407) 345-8600 phone
(407) 345-1522 fax
www.actorsequity.org
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I. RECOGNITION ................................................................................1
1. PURPOSE ..................................................................................................1
2. RECOGNITION ..........................................................................................1
3. ALIENS.......................................................................................................2
4. SCOPE .......................................................................................................2
SECTION II. CONTRACTUAL .............................................................................3
5. AUDITIONS AND INTERVIEWS ................................................................3
6. AGENTS.....................................................................................................5
7. EXCLUSIVE SERVICE ...........................................................................5
8. CONTRACTS ..........................................................................................5
9. RELOCATION ...........................................................................................8
10. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PERFORMER..........................................9
11. PROBATIONARY PERIOD ...................................................................10
12. DISCIPLINE, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND TERMINATION .......10
13. CLOSE OF SHOW NOTICE..................................................................13
14. LAYOFF ................................................................................................13
SECTION III. SALARY AND BENEFITS ...........................................................15
15. PAY DAY...............................................................................................15
16. PAY RATES ..........................................................................................15
17. SICK LEAVE .........................................................................................19
18. HOLIDAYS ............................................................................................21
19. VACATIONS..........................................................................................23
20. PENSION AND WELFARE ...................................................................26
21. LEAVES OF ABSENCE ........................................................................28
SECTION IV. CONDITIONS ..............................................................................31
22. COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP ................................................................31
23. PROPERTY...........................................................................................34
24. SAFE AND SANITARY..........................................................................34
25. PERFORMANCE RISKS.......................................................................39
26. STAGE FIGHTING OR STUNTS ..........................................................40
27. FILMING/VIDEOTAPING ......................................................................41
28. AUDIO TAPING AND VOICE-OVERS ..................................................43
29. PHOTOGRAPHS AND PUBLICITY ......................................................44
SECTION V. WORK RULES .............................................................................46
30. REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE WORK RULES ..........................46
31. UNDERSTUDIES, SWINGS AND SUBSTITUTES...................................55
32. TRAVEL ................................................................................................56
33. CLASSES .................................................................................................57
SECTION VI. ADMINISTRATIVE.......................................................................58
34. LAWS GOVERNING ................................................................................58
35. INTERPRETATION ..................................................................................58
36. MANAGEMENT RIGHTS .........................................................................58
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BULLETIN BOARDS ................................................................................58
WORK STOPPAGES AND LOCKOUTS ..................................................59
UNION ACTIVITY AND CHECK-OFF ......................................................59
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, NON-DISCRIMINATION
AND NON-RETALIATION ..................................................................60
BLACKLISTING........................................................................................61
JOINT EQUITY/WALT DISNEY WORLD COMMITTEE ...........................61
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.....................................................................62
TERM OF AGREEMENT..........................................................................65
ADDENDUM I - CASUALS .................................................................................67
ADDENDUM II - SCHEDULE MATRIX...............................................................71
 See ADDENDUM I re: “Casuals.”
AGREEMENT entered into this 21st day of September, 2008, by and between Walt
Disney World Company, hereinafter called “Company” and Actors’ Equity Association,
hereinafter called “Equity”.
SECTION I. RECOGNITION
1. PURPOSE.
Actors’ Equity Association and Walt Disney World Company acknowledge their
individual and collective responsibilities to advocate and promote conduct that is
responsible, non-abusive, and tolerant of the individuality of those working under this
Agreement.
Therefore, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement to establish fair wages,
working conditions, benefits, respect of individual talents and dignity in treatment, and to
put into practice effective and binding methods for the settlement of all
misunderstandings, disputes, or grievances that may arise between the parties hereto,
to the end that the Company is assured complete continuity of operation and that labormanagement peace is maintained and performers are guaranteed union rights and
protection as provided by this Agreement.
2. RECOGNITION.
(A) The Company recognizes Equity as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent of
the full-time and casual performers of the Company in the classifications of Chorus,
Chorus Stepping-Out and Principal (hereinafter referred to as performers),
excluding non-resident aliens under an appropriate visa (see also Rule 3, ALIENS.),
students working in the College Program or EPCOT Institute of the Arts, and thirdparty sub-contractor performers. Students in the College Program or EPCOT
Institute of the Arts will not perform in regularly scheduled shows with full-time
performers in a classification as specified above, but may perform in separate
productions as well as Special Events in combination with full-time performers.
(B) Employment Status.
(1) Casual Temporary performers shall be defined as those performers hired
during seasonal expansion periods, for Special Events or Conventions or as
substitutes. A casual temporary may be contracted as a full-time substitute for
a performer(s) on leave of absence for up to 20 weeks.
(2) Casual Regular performers shall be defined as performers who are signed
to an Individual Employment Contract guaranteeing at least one day of work per
week. A casual regular may be contracted as a full-time substitute for a
performer(s) on leave of absence for up to 20 weeks.
(3) Full-Time performers shall be defined as performers who are contracted as
Principal, Chorus, or Chorus Stepping-Out to work for four or more days per
week and at least 30 hours per week for a period of no less than 14 weeks,
excluding a maximum three week rehearsal period. The 14 week period begins
with the first public performance.
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(4) Any casual performer who exceeds the above-referenced minimums shall
be immediately signed to a Full-Time Individual Employment Contract and
benefits shall be retroactive.
(C) During the term of this Agreement, the Company will provide to Equity in writing
on a monthly basis a list of the names of any third-party subcontracted performers
or, if applicable, the producer of such performance act and its name or description,
the performance property in which the performer(s) appeared during the month and
the date(s) performer was engaged. In the case of non-resident aliens for whom
the Company has petitioned for the visa, the type of visa issued will be reflected on
the report. This reporting requirement will take effect beginning with the first quarter
of the 2001 calendar year.
3. ALIENS.
Non-resident aliens may not be employed except as follows:
(A) Non-resident aliens of unique ability may be employed in self-contained acts in
performances which are culturally authentic to the specific country represented.
(B) Prior to employing non-resident aliens, as specified in (A) above, in any situation
where bargaining unit members are currently employed under an Individual
Employment Contract, the Company will: (1) notify Equity; and (2) work in
collaboration with Equity to identify qualified citizens or resident aliens who fulfill the
requirements of the position. The parties agree that the Company retains the right
to make reasonable final casting decisions.
(C) During the term of this Agreement, where a non-resident alien performer is
employed by the Company under (A) or (B) above, the Company will provide to
Equity in writing on a quarterly basis a list of the name, date of employment,
performance property, country of origin and type of visa of each non-resident alien
performer employed during the previous quarter. This reporting requirement will
take effect beginning with the third quarter of the 1997 calendar year.
4. SCOPE.
(A) The scope of this Agreement shall apply to any area within the 30,500+ acres of
the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, including but not limited to the MAGIC
KINGDOM, EPCOT, DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS and DISNEY’S ANIMAL
KINGDOM Theme Parks, DOWNTOWN DISNEY, DISNEY’S BOARDWALK, hotels,
motels, golf facilities, campsites, airport facilities, boats and boat landings,
entrances, or any other facilities, complexes or areas on said acreage.
(B) Additionally, this Agreement shall apply to any WALT DISNEY WORLD
RESORT performer assigned to make special appearances at locations within the
geographical jurisdiction of Equity.
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SECTION II. CONTRACTUAL
5. AUDITIONS AND INTERVIEWS.
(A) General Provisions. The Company agrees to hold auditions for performers. The
following conditions shall apply:
(1) Among the auditions held, there shall be auditions for Equity performers.
(2) The Company is under no obligation to hire any person pursuant to any
audition procedure including the procedure for Equity performers set forth in (B)
and (C) below.
(3) The Company shall make such reasonable accommodations as may be
appropriate in fulfillment of its obligations under the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 with respect to auditions. Where appropriate, Equity agrees to
cooperate with that effort upon request of the Company.
(4) Casting Requirements. Casting requirements shall be submitted to the
Orlando Equity office in writing with as much advance notice as possible, but
not less than ten days prior to the audition and shall be posted on Equity Call
Boards throughout the property and at the audition site.
(5) An individual with casting authority (that is, one who can effectively
recommend performers for employment) must be present at all times during
auditions.
(6) Procedures. Performers may be "typed-out" prior to any segment of the
audition based upon the casting requirements. Following the typing-out
audition segment, all remaining auditionees may be required to vocalize and/or
participate in a movement combination. Either a Choreographer and/or
Assistant Choreographer shall be present at all dance auditions. A Tumbling
Coordinator shall be present at all tumbling/gymnastic auditions.
(7) Safe and Sanitary Provisions. All audition spaces shall comply with the fire
laws of the city or state in which auditions are held. The Company shall provide
an audition room, a holding room, and a lavatory facility in the building housing
the audition. (Access to the lavatory must be separate from the room in which
auditions are being held.) The Company shall ensure that dance, stunt,
gymnastics or movement auditions shall not take place on carpet, concrete or
marble floors or on any other substance laid directly over such surfaces which
do not provide adequate air space and resilience. Mats and padding which
meet U.S.A. Gymnastics (U.S.A.G.) or National Collegiate Athletic Association
(N.C.A.A.) standards shall be provided at all tumbling auditions. When
auditions take place on the Walt Disney World property, an ample supply of
drinking water shall be provided at no charge to the performer.
(8) Liability Insurance. The Company shall provide liability insurance at all
auditions. In the event of injury, the auditionee should contact the Company's
representative at the audition for the proper procedure for filing a claim.
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(9) Accompaniment. A piano and an accompanist, who can sight read, will be
provided at auditions for productions in which performers sing and/or dance.
(10) Equity will make every effort to provide monitors for all auditions which
take place in cities where Equity maintains an office or a Liaison Committee.
(B) Required Auditions.
(1) Equity Auditions. At least two days of Equity auditions will be held each year
in New York City and at least four additional days total of Equity auditions,
which may be scheduled in a minimum of two hour segments, will be held in
Orlando and at least two other cities in which Equity has an office or Liaison
Committee. Equity shall provide the Company annually with a list of such cities.
(2) In-House Auditions. The Company will hold an in-house open, general
audition for all performers on the following basis:
(a) Six times per year for acting, singing and dancing disciplines;
(b) Two times per year for the stunt discipline.
Performers may audition for any shows or roles for which they wish future
consideration. Audition notices will be conspicuously posted on the Equity
Call Boards throughout the property ten days prior to the audition.
Performers will audition on their own time but the Company will make
reasonable efforts to accommodate the work schedules of performers in the
Equity unit.
(C) Scheduling and Notification.
(1) Equity Audition Notice. The Company shall submit to the Orlando Equity
office and to the Equity Auditions Department in New York City a notice of each
audition required in Rule 5(B)(1) above, a minimum of 30 days prior to each
audition. The Auditions Department will take responsibility for forwarding
notices of auditions taking place outside of Equity’s Eastern Region to the
appropriate Equity office for posting.
(2) Local Auditions. When the Company is conducting auditions in Orlando
(except for call-backs*), audition notices will be conspicuously posted on the
Equity Call Boards throughout the property ten days prior to the audition so that
interested performers may request an audition. Those performers may attend
on a call-back day at a scheduled appointment on their own time.
*A call-back audition shall be a scheduled appointment for performers selected
by the Company to be auditioned for a specific role or show.
(3) New Productions. When the Company is casting a new show, the Company
will hold local auditions. Audition notices shall be posted on the Equity Call
Boards throughout the property ten days prior to the audition so that interested
performers may request an audition. The Company will make reasonable
efforts to accommodate the work schedules of the performers in the Equity unit.
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A copy of the script, storyboard or cast breakdown for the new show shall be
submitted to the Equity office at the time audition notices are posted.
(4) Conventions/Special Events. If auditions are to be conducted for a Special
Event or Convention, the Company will fax an audition notice to Equity and post
the notice on Equity Call Boards three days prior to the audition.
(5) Any Company-required audition shall be paid at the performer's appropriate
rate.
6. AGENTS.
Any agent who acts for the Company, either as a casting consultant or packager, with
or without fee, does not represent the performer in securing employment with the
Company. Said agent shall not, therefore, be entitled to commissions from the
performer. The Company shall not directly or indirectly require the performer to sign a
contract at or through an agent’s office.
7. EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.
(A) Exclusive Service on Property.
(1) Individual performers or groups may work for an outside production
company that will be performing their services on the WALT DISNEY WORLD
RESORT property (as outlined in Rule 4, SCOPE.) in work covered under this
Agreement, provided the performer gives the Company first right of refusal with
no more than 30 days notice.
(B) Individual performers or groups may not advertise themselves for outside
employment purposes as currently employed by Walt Disney World Company or
any of its components.
(C) Performers may not appear in a recognizable manner on any commercials for
other theme parks, Central Florida tourist attractions, or resorts which are in direct
competition with the Company.
(D) Performers have a primary obligation to the Company as full-time employer
and will not accept work for other employers which interferes in any fashion with
their obligation to the Company without written permission from the Company.
8. CONTRACTS.
(A) Notification. The Company shall notify the Orlando Equity office of any new
performer employee as soon as possible, but no later than two days after the
employee begins work. The notification will provide the performer’s name, social
security number, work location and, if known, the schedule of the performer’s first
week of employment.
During the term of this Agreement, the Company will provide to Equity in writing on
a monthly basis, a list of non-bargaining unit substitutes. This list will include name,
date, show and role.
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(B) Forms. The Parties agree upon the utilization of individual employment contracts
between the Company and the performers. Said contracts shall be signed first by
the Company and must be signed by both parties prior to the performer’s date of
travel or first day of employment, whichever comes first. Said contracts will be on a
mutually agreed upon standard contract form and the Company, the performer and
Equity will receive an original copy of the executed contract. Nothing in the
individual employment contract shall serve to lessen the terms of this Agreement.
(C) Blanks. All blanks (e.g., starting date, statused show, classification, salary,
estimated relocation expenses, type of venue (indoor/outdoor), etc.) must be filled in
before signing or delivery. Principal contracts for statused show must state name of
part, role, roles or assignment to an Acting Company. Examples:
Show
Classification
Role
Epic Stunt Show
Principal
Indy
Streetmosphere
Principal
Acting Company
Comedy Warehouse
Principal
Acting Company
Dapper Dans
Principal
Tenor, Baritone
Any “cross-outs” or corrections must be initialed by both the performer and the
Company. Both the Company and the performer shall exercise due care in handling
original contracts to ensure that they remain clean and free of extraneous markings.
(D) Time Limits.
(1) The performer shall have five business days from receipt of the contract or
renewal offer to examine the offer and discuss details with Equity and/or the
Company, after which time the signed documents shall be returned to the
Company or they may be considered no longer valid.
(2) The Company shall mail an original copy of the contract to Equity within
seven days of receipt of the signed contract from the performer.
(E) Riders. All changes (including the addition or deletion of roles), alterations or
substitutions must be in writing, signed by both parties, and made a part of the
Individual Employment Contract with an original copy to Equity.
(F) Changes Subsequent to Contract Signing. The Company may not make a
change to the terms and/or conditions of the Individual Employment Contract unless
the performer agrees by means of a rider. If the performer and the Company
cannot agree to the terms of the change, one of the following shall apply:
(1) The change shall not be implemented for said performer; or
(2) The performer, if willing, shall be transferred to another show, if possible; or
(3) The performer’s contract may, by mutual consent, be terminated with no
less than four weeks’ notice.
(G) Productions Canceled. Should the Company cancel a new production prior to
the start of employment, the Company may terminate any outstanding new
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contracts for said production by giving no less than two weeks’ notice or by giving
no less than one week’s notice and paying one week of contractual salary, plus
paying any relocation expenses which cannot be avoided. Should notice be less
than one week, the Company will pay two weeks’ contractual salary plus all
unavoidable relocation expenses. In the case of contracts which stipulate less than
one full week of employment, salary payments due under the above formula will be
50% of the total contracted amount if one week’s notice is given or the full
contracted amount if less than one week’s notice is given.
(H) Contracts Voided. A contract may, at the Company’s discretion, be voided prior
to its start date if the Company has proof that the performer has falsified his
application or employment forms or where the performer is convicted of or pleads
guilty to any morals charge, felony or misdemeanor, other than minor traffic
offenses or accepts a pre-trial diversion to any morals charge or felony. In such a
circumstance, the Company will be responsible only for relocation expenses which
cannot be avoided.
(I) Renewal of Contract. On those Individual Employment Contracts that have an
expiration date, the performer will be notified in writing, with a copy to Equity, of the
Company's intention either to renew or not renew the Individual Employment
Contract no less than four weeks prior to the expiration of his Individual
Employment Contract.
(1) If a performer’s Individual Employment Contract is not renewed the
performer shall receive the following pay at their current statused rate:
Years of Continuous Service
Amount of Pay
Less than 3
-0-
3–5
2 weeks
6–9
3 weeks
10 or more
4 weeks
(2) Re-audition. If a performer's contract renewal is in question, said performer
may request an audition.
(3) Salary Negotiations. To insure privacy, any and all individual salary issues
or settlements are to be privately discussed between the Casting Manager, or
his designee, and the Operations/Resource Manager and the performer and, at
the performer’s choosing, his representative and/or interpreter.
(J) Two Weeks’ Notice. Either party may terminate the contract by giving the other
party two weeks’ written notice. However, after the probationary period (see Rule
11), the Company may only terminate the performer’s contract for inability to
perform up to standard or for just cause (see Rule 12(G)(1) and 12(G)(2)).
(K) Notice. All termination notices must be in writing. Copies of all notices must be
filed with Equity immediately by the party (performer or Company) giving notice.
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(1) Notice to the performer must be given to him personally by the Casting
Manager or his designee and/or the Operations/Resource Manager or his
designee.
(2) A performer who resigns, is laid off, or is not renewed may be assigned
casual temporary status only at the performer’s request.
(3) A performer must be informed of his “rehire” status at the time that the
notice is either given or received by the Company.
(L) Payment When the Performer is Not Allowed to Work Out Notice.
If the
performer is not allowed or required to work out any notice properly given under this
Agreement, he shall be paid immediately upon being given notice and he may
forthwith accept other employment.
(M)Rights After Giving Notice When Performer Secures New Engagement. Should
either party give the other any notice permitted under this Agreement which
terminates the Individual Employment Contract at any future date, and should the
performer have or secure a new engagement, he shall be permitted to attend
rehearsals under the new engagement as may be necessary and as do not conflict
with his rehearsals or performances under the existing employment contract.
9. RELOCATION.
(A) The Company shall provide for full-time performers the following relocation
benefit, provided the performer relocates from outside a 100 mile radius from the
Walt Disney World Resort:
(1) The cash equivalent of one-way non-restricted coach air transportation for
the performer and immediate family (spouse and children under the age of 18).
The Company shall furnish the performer with the means for payment at least
three days in advance of departure.
(2) The cash equivalent of round-trip non-restricted coach air transportation for
the performer and immediate family, as defined in Rule 9(A)(1) will be provided
for relocation from outside the mainland U.S.A. for those originally relocated.
The cash equivalent of return transportation at the conclusion of employment
must be requested within 60 days from date of termination or transfer from the
unit; however, the Company shall consider extenuating circumstances in
granting extensions to the 60 day requirement.
(3) The cash equivalent of seven days temporary housing.
extensions may be agreed to at the Company’s sole discretion.
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(B) The Company shall provide for full-time performers the following relocation
benefit, provided the performer relocates from a radius of more than 50 miles, but
less than 100 miles from the Walt Disney World Resort:
(1) Mileage costs at the prevailing federal government mileage rate or the
current Disney standard mileage rate, whichever is higher;
(2) The cash equivalent of seven days temporary housing.
extensions may be agreed to at the Company’s sole discretion.
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Individual
(C) Each performer to be relocated shall sign a relocation agreement, either prior to
or concurrent with signing the Individual Employment Contract, which states the
estimated cost of relocation prior to the actual relocation. An itemized accounting of
the relocation expenses incurred on the performer’s behalf and any taxes deducted
from same shall be provided to the performer.
(D) Where the Company assigns to the performer a credit card type payment
means, the performer shall not make unauthorized charges. Prior to issuance, the
Company shall provide the performer with detailed guidelines for use of the credit
card, including specific examples of authorized and unauthorized types of charges.
(E) Reimbursement.
(1) A performer who voluntarily resigns during the initial term of the performer’s
Individual Employment Contract, not to exceed 12 months, shall be liable to
repay to the Company the entire relocation expense.
(2) Should the Company terminate the Individual Employment Contract within
the initial term, not to exceed 12 months, except as specified in Rule 12(G)(1),
Just Cause Terminations, the Company shall provide the performer the cash
equivalent of non-restricted coach air transportation.
(3) Individual exemptions of relocation reimbursement may be granted at the
Company’s sole discretion.
(4) In the case of performer reimbursement to the Company, the performer shall
be provided with the appropriate form(s) indicating the adjustment in the
performer’s gross income.
(F) The Company shall assist performers in finding appropriate housing within the
seven days of temporary housing provided. During that week, the performer will be
given a reasonable opportunity during business hours to locate and arrange for
banking, housing and utilities. An extension of housing for an additional seven days
will also be considered based on the circumstances.
10. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PERFORMER.
(A) The performer shall be prompt at all calls.
(B) The performer shall perform his services as directed by the Stage
Director/Choreographer, and shall conform to the language of the script.
(C) The performer shall pay strict regard to performance make-up and dress.
(D) The performer shall check his costume and props.
(E) The performer shall respect the physical property of the production and of the
Company.
(F) The performer shall maintain a professional attitude toward and relationship with
his production colleagues.
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Failure to abide by these responsibilities may require the performer to attend a
meeting of a Performers Relations Committee, convened by Equity, composed of
three to five employees from the bargaining unit.
11. PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
The parties agree that the first eight weeks of employment shall be considered a
probationary period, during which the Company shall have the right to terminate the
contract of employment for any reason. The relocation week(s) shall not be included in
the eight week probationary period. Probationary period terminations are not subject to
the grievance procedure.
12. DISCIPLINE, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND TERMINATION.
(A) Standard of Conduct. High standards of conduct are necessary to preserve the
Company’s and the performer’s public image and to insure a safe, harmonious and
productive working atmosphere. The Company shall administer the sections of this
Article with due consideration for the performer. Such consideration shall include
length of service, work record, and seriousness of violation. The Company will
make every effort to ensure the consistent application of the disciplinary section of
this Agreement.
(B) Discipline. Discipline must be for just cause. The performer being disciplined
shall be advised of his right to have the presence and advice of the Equity Business
Representative, or if unavailable, an Equity Deputy, before any disciplinary action or
questioning for the purpose of such action is taken.
(C) Investigatory Suspensions. A performer may be suspended from work so that
the Company may complete a thorough investigation and review of an alleged
incident/offense. In circumstances where an investigatory suspension extends
beyond two weeks, a performer shall be paid on a weekly basis until such time that
the suspension is concluded and an employment decision is administered by the
Company. At the conclusion of the suspension, the performer will receive one of
the following:
(1) No discipline and a return to work with full back pay, or,
(2) Verbal or written discipline in accordance with (D)(1) or (D)(2) below and a
return to work with full back pay, or,
(3) Disciplinary suspension in accordance with (E) below, or,
(4) Termination in accordance with (G) below.
(D) Reprimands. In administering progressive disciplinary action, the Company will
make its determination based on the factors specified in 12(A) above:
(1) Verbal Reprimands. Verbal reprimands for less serious violations may be
given and should indicate that a reprimand is being administered relative to a
specific subject or subjects.
(2) Written Reprimands. Written reprimands may be given to an individual after
one verbal reprimand for the same type of offense or upon a single occurrence,
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when the offense is of a more serious nature, but not serious enough to warrant
immediate dismissal. Whenever the Company reduces a reprimand to writing,
it shall be signed by the Manager who will present and discuss the reprimand
with the performer. A copy will also be submitted to Equity via certified US mail,
e-mail or fax. It shall also be signed by the performer, not in admission of the
offense, but in acknowledgment that a copy of the reprimand has been received
by the performer. The disciplined performer may write a rebuttal to any written
reprimand. Such rebuttal shall be attached to and remain with the written
reprimand for inclusion in the performer’s personnel file. The written reprimand
should briefly state the reasons for the reprimand, including dates of prior
discipline, if any, issued in the six month period prior to the offense for which
the written reprimand notice is given.
(E) Disciplinary Suspensions. A performer may be suspended without pay for a
period not to exceed two weeks in lieu of termination. A suspension may be issued
based on a single occurrence or may be part of a disciplinary progression. The
parties recognize, however, that the use of suspension is not a mandatory
component of the disciplinary progression.
(F) Disciplinary Duration. Verbal reprimands, written reprimands and suspensions
shall not be considered as a basis for further disciplinary action after 12 months
from the date of issue.
(G) Terminations.
(1) Just Cause. Except as specified in Rules 11 and 12(G)(2), a performer may
only be terminated for just cause, which includes, but is not limited to the
following:
(a) Insulting, arguing, being discourteous or using profane language in the
presence of a guest;
(b) Fighting at the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, regardless of who
provokes it;
(c) Falsification of records, such as medical forms, time cards or
employment applications;
(d) Using, being in possession of or being under the influence of narcotics,
intoxicants, drugs or hallucinatory agents at any time during the work shift
or reporting to work under such conditions;
(e) Conviction of, or plea of guilty to, any morals charge, felony or
misdemeanor other than minor traffic offenses; acceptance of a pre-trial
diversion to any morals charge or felony;
(f) Violation of operating rules and procedures which may result in damage
to Company property or in bodily injury to fellow performers or guests;
(g) Gambling during the work day;
(h) Dishonesty which is detrimental to the Company;
(i) Continued violation of the Company grooming policy;
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(j) Unauthorized leave of absence or failure to return from a leave or
vacation;
(k) Excessive tardiness or absenteeism;
(l) Three consecutive working days of unreported absence;
(m)Willful insubordination;
(n) Misconduct which is detrimental to the Company;
(o) Discrimination;
(p) Harassment due to race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, religion,
marital status, sexual orientation, or disability;
(q) An accumulation of three written reprimands within a 12 month period;
(r) Possession of dangerous or unauthorized weapons, i.e., explosives,
firearms, or similar items on Company property.
In all cases of Just Cause termination, the Company shall furnish in writing to
the performer and to Equity the reasons for dismissal.
The Company reserves the right to administer appropriate disciplinary action in
those instances where a performer misrepresents to the Company his inability
to meet his scheduled shift due to personal illness or other reasons, but is
determined to be working as a performer off property during said scheduled
shift. It is understood between the parties that in the event of serious infractions
of this provision, the Company reserves the right to discharge the performer,
and Rule 12(G)(1)(h) above will be cited.
(2) Performance Related Terminations. A performer may be discharged for
inability to perform in accordance with Company standards. The parties agree
that such problems must be addressed through a “notice” procedure.
(a) Step 1. The performer shall receive written “notes” from the Show
Director, Choreographer, Conductor, Fight/Stunt Director or Coordinator or
Casting Manager.
Immediate qualified assistance in correcting the
performance problem shall be made available by the Company.
(b) Step 2. If the problem is not corrected with Step 1, the performer shall
receive written notice, which must clearly state the nature of the problem
and specify a time period of no less than two weeks for correction of the
problem. Qualified assistance shall continue to be made available to the
performer for the correction period.
(1) A copy of the written notice shall also be served on Equity.
(2) The written notice shall be over the signature of the Show Director,
Choreographer, Conductor, Fight/Stunt Director or Coordinator or
Casting Manager and the appropriate member of management with the
authority to terminate employment, and said person(s) signing the
notice shall have seen the performer in performance within one week
prior to the date of the notice.
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(c) Step 3. At the conclusion of the correction period, the performer’s
performance will be reviewed.
(1) If progress satisfactory to the Company has been made, the
performer will receive written confirmation of satisfaction, with a copy to
Equity.
(2) If progress satisfactory to the Company has not been made, the
performer will receive written notice of termination, copy to Equity,
without recourse to the grievance procedure and provided with the
following notice:
(a) two weeks’ notice under five years;
(b) three weeks’ notice after five years;
(c) four weeks’ notice after ten years.
13. CLOSE OF SHOW NOTICE.
(A) The Company may close a show upon two weeks’ written notice, copy to Equity.
Should the Company wish to retain any performer statused in said show, a new
contract must be offered at the time the Close of Show notice is posted. No further
contract having been offered, the performer shall be free to seek other employment
and to engage in rehearsals for another show, said activities not interfering with the
performance of his regular duties to the Company.
(B) Should the Company close a show under Rule 13(A) it may not re-open the
show within an eight week period, unless all members of the cast (at time of closing)
are offered employment under no lesser terms and conditions than those under
which they left.
(C) Should the Company close a show under Rule 13(A), the performer shall receive
payment per rule 8(I)(1).
14. LAYOFF.
(A)
(1) If economic conditions/operational requirements require a reduction in the
work force, the Company may layoff any performer with a minimum of two
weeks’ written notice, copy to Equity. (See Rule 19(B)(8).)
Such layoffs will be by show at the sole discretion of Management.
(2) If a performer is laid off per rule 14(A)(1), the performer shall receive
payment per Rule 8(I)(1).
(B) Performers shall have the option of receiving paid-out benefits at the beginning
of the layoff or at the expiration of the Individual Employment Contract, if not
recalled.
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Performers recalled within one year of the effective date of a layoff will maintain
their continuous service date for the purpose of Company benefits. Health
coverage shall begin on the first day of the new Individual Employment Contract.
(C) Laid off performers shall be notified of recall by telephone two weeks prior to the
required start date. If the performer is not contacted by telephone, the Company
will send a certified letter to the performer’s address of record notifying him of recall
and the required start date which shall not be less than ten working days from the
date the letter is mailed. A copy of any such letter shall be mailed to Equity.
(D) A performer who notifies the Company he will not report to work or who fails to
report for work as scheduled on recall from layoff shall be considered to have
voluntarily terminated his employment, unless such performer has notified the
Company of personal illness or a death in the immediate family, prior to the date he
was scheduled to report to work.
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SECTION III. SALARY AND BENEFITS
15. PAY DAY.
All salaries, including overtime, will be paid no later than the Thursday of the week
following the end of the work week being paid. The performer will receive, with such
salary, a stub or other record of gross salary, itemized additions (e.g., overtime),
itemized deductions (e.g., dues deductions, taxes and Social Security), and a notation
of the reason for any additional payments such as costume rental fees.
If a performer believes he has not been paid properly, and no resolution is reached
within two weeks of bringing the issue to the attention of the appropriate manager, the
performer will contact the Company designated representative for that location, who will
promptly investigate the delay and communicate back to the performer.
16. PAY RATES.
(A) Minimum Pay Rate.
As of
9/21/08
9/20/09
9/19/10
9/18/11
Chorus
$13.06
$13.33
$13.60
$13.83
Chorus SteppingOut /Principal
$14.64
$14.94
$15.24
$15.55
(B) Annual Increase. During the term of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, all
performers will receive a minimum rate increase upon the renewal of their individual
employment contract as follows:
9/21/08 to 9/19/09
2.5%
9/20/09 to 9/18/10
2.5%
9/19/10 to 9/17/11
2.75%
9/18/11 to 9/15/12
2.75%
Non-contracted casuals will receive an increase each year, as follows:
9/21/08
3%
9/20/09
3%
9/19/10
3.25%
9/18/11
3.25%
(C) Contract Completion Bonus.
For any individual employment contract that is 12 months or more in duration, the
full-time performer will be entitled to a bonus upon completion of the entire term of
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the Individual Employment Contract.* The performer will receive the following
bonus for any contract that expires between the following dates:
9/20/08 to 9/18/09
$1,250.00
9/19/09 to 9/18/10
$1,300.00
9/19/10 to 9/17/11
$1,350.00
9/18/11 to 9/15/12
$1,400.00
(D) Minimum Guarantee.
(1) Regular Performance/Rehearsal Day - eight hours minimum.
(2) Four Hour Minimum. Calls on Scheduled Day Off or when there is a break
in pay from the scheduled work day - four hours paid at the appropriate rate for
scheduling activities such as, but not limited to, performances, rehearsals,
Special Event activities, administrative meetings, notes sessions, and wardrobe
fittings.
(3) One-Half Hour Minimum Extensions. Extensions to Scheduled Work Day
will be paid in one-half hour increments either prior to or following the scheduled
work day, or show value, whichever is greater, for scheduling activities such as,
but not limited to, performances, rehearsals, Special Event activities,
administrative meetings, notes sessions, and wardrobe fittings. (Except as
noted in Rule 30(I)(4)(c).)
(4) Overtime Option Notification. In the event overtime is scheduled beyond the
performer’s scheduled work day, the performer will be notified prior to the
conclusion of his work day whether overtime will be paid in accordance with (2)
or (3) above.
(E) Required Rates.
(1) A performer may be contracted for multiple rates of pay when associated
with the performance of different roles/shows.
(2) A performer shall not receive less than his contractual rate of pay for any
hours worked as a performer.
(3) The Company may pro-rate pay in the initial week of employment if less
than a full week.
(4) A performer who performs in a show to which he is not statused shall be
paid either his contractual rate or the lowest statused rate paid for that
classification/role in that show, whichever is higher.
(5) A chorus or chorus stepping-out performer who performs a principal role in a
show to which he is statused shall be paid either his contractual rate or the
lowest statused rate paid for that principal role in that show, whichever is
higher.
* Applicable to contracted casuals on a prorated basis.
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(6) Any employee who is not covered by Rule 2, RECOGNITION, who appears
in a job function covered by this Agreement shall be paid no less than the
minimum rate paid for that role or job function.
(7) A performer’s contractual rate of pay cannot be lowered during the term of
his Individual Employment Contract or in successive Individual Employment
Contracts for the same classification in the same show. (This shall not apply to
additional duty compensation if the performer no longer functions in the
additional duty.) If a performer is offered a new contract for a different show at
a lower rate, said performer is guaranteed his former contractual rate of pay
whenever substituting into his former show.
(F) Additional Compensation.
(1) Lead. A Lead is involved with, but not limited to, the following activities:
administrative functions, communication of Company and performance
information to the cast, show maintenance (e.g., brush-up rehearsals,
emergency re-blocks and blocking notes), evaluation of performance conditions
and training. A Lead is not a manager and shall not be involved in the
administration of discipline. All performers who are designated as a Lead shall
be paid additional compensation over and above their contractual rate, as
follows:
9/21/08
9/20/09
9/19/10
9/18/11
$4.75 / hr
$4.75 / hr
$5.00 / hr
$5.00 / hr
The above rate shall be combined with the performer’s contractual rate to
become his actual hourly rate, subject to all overtime provisions.
(2) Dance Captain. Where there is choreography of such a nature that the
maintaining of its original creative intent falls outside the duties of the
Entertainment Manager or Lead, the Company will designate a Dance Captain
on the first day of rehearsal. A Dance Captain is involved with the following
activities as they pertain to dancers/performers: show maintenance (e.g.,
brush-up rehearsals, emergency re-blocks, performance and choreographic
notes), evaluation of performance conditions, and rehearsing new
dancers/performers. All dancers/performers who are designated Dance
Captains shall be paid additional compensation over and above their
contractual rate, as follows:
9/21/08
9/20/09
9/19/10
9/18/11
$4.75 / hr
$4.75 / hr
$5.00 / hr
$5.00 / hr
The above rate shall be combined with the performer’s contractual rate to
become his actual hourly rate, subject to all overtime provisions.
If a designated Dance Captain is absent for any reason for more than 7
calendar days, a temporary or replacement Captain shall be assigned from
within the cast and paid the increment from the first day of assignment.
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(3) Vocal Captain. Whenever three or more performers sing in harmony and
maintaining the original creative intent of the vocal arrangements falls outside
the duties of an Entertainment Manager or Lead, the Company will designate a
Vocal Captain. A Vocal Captain is involved with the following activities as they
pertain to singers/performers: show maintenance (e.g., brush-up rehearsals,
emergency reassignments of vocal parts, performance and vocal notes),
evaluation of performance conditions, and rehearsing new singers/performers.
All singers/performers who are designated Vocal Captains shall be paid
additional compensation over and above their contractual rate, as follows:
9/21/08
9/20/09
9/19/10
9/18/11
$4.75 / hr
$4.75 / hr
$5.00 / hr
$5.00 / hr
The above rate shall be combined with the performer’s contractual rate to
become his actual hourly rate, subject to all overtime provisions.
If a designated Vocal Captain is absent for any reason for more than 7 calendar
days, a temporary or replacement Captain shall be assigned from within the
cast and paid the increment from the first day of assignment.
(4) Fight/Stunt Captain. The Fight/Stunt Captain is involved with the following
activities as they pertain to Stunt Performers: show maintenance (e.g., daily
fight/stunt run-through, brush-up rehearsals, emergency re-blocks and
performance notes), evaluation of performance conditions, and rehearsing
and/or training new stunt performers. (See Rule 26(B).) All performers who are
designated Fight or Stunt Captain shall be paid additional compensation over
and above their contractual rate, as follows:
9/21/08
9/20/09
9/19/10
9/18/11
$4.75 / hr
$4.75 / hr
$5.00 / hr
$5.00 / hr
The above rate shall be combined with the performer’s contractual rate to
become his actual hourly rate, subject to all overtime provisions.
In the event the person(s) designated as Fight/Stunt Captain is not present, a
substitute will be assigned to fulfill these duties whenever a fight/stunt is being
performed/rehearsed.
(5) Any performer who performs two of the roles referenced above in (F)(1)-(4)
shall be paid $1.25 per hour in addition to the appropriate premium rate. All
premiums will be subject to overtime provisions. Beginning in the fourth year of
the contract, this language will not be applicable.
(6) Swings.
(a) Definition. A Swing is defined as a chorus performer who learns and
covers more than one track in any assigned production(s). For purposes of
this rule, a track in vocal groups shall be defined as a separate vocal line,
e.g., Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto 1, Alto 2, etc.
(b) Pay. Swings shall be paid at the rate of 8% above their contractual rate
of pay. Swing pay shall be paid to a performer other than a contracted
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Swing if the performer performs three or more tracks or roles in a single
day.
(7) No Pyramiding of Rates. There will be no pyramiding of rates of pay for
Dance Captain, Vocal Captain, Lead, Fight/Stunt Captain and Swings. In cases
of combinations of the foregoing, the highest rate shall prevail. Beginning in the
fourth year of the contract, this language will not be applicable.
(8) Acting Coach. When a performer teaches or coaches principal performer(s)
in the creation of specific character development, such as creating the
backstory and/or setting the scene, without any participation by a Show Director
or Choreographer, or as assigned by the Show Director or Choreographer, and
these responsibilities fall outside the duties of the Entertainment Manager or
Lead, the following premium in pay will be applied to the hours worked in the
Acting Coach capacity:
9/21/08
9/20/09
9/19/10
9/18/11
$4.75 / hr
$4.75 / hr
$5.00 / hr
$5.00 / hr
(9) Stunt Increment. All performers who participate in stunts shall be paid the
following stunt increment per performance in addition to their full contractual
rate of pay. This rate shall be subject to overtime provisions for all
performances for which time and one-half or double-time are paid.
9/21/08
9/20/09
9/19/10
9/18/11
$15.25
$15.50
$15.75
$16.00
17. SICK LEAVE.
(A) Eligibility. All performers shall receive sick leave based on the number of
straight-time hours worked from the date of hire to the end of the calendar year in
which hired and for each succeeding calendar year thereafter. Sick leave earned in
the first calendar year of service may not be used until nine months of continuous
service have elapsed from the date and in no event prior to the beginning of the
calendar year following the year in which employed. A performer reclassified from
casual status to full-time status shall receive credit for the number of straight-time
hours worked in that calendar year provided he complies with the eligibility
requirements herein.
(B) The following formula shall apply for the accumulation of paid sick leave hours
each calendar year:
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Straight-time Hours Worked
in Calendar Year
Earned Sick
Leave Hours
1800
48
1500
40
1200
32
900
24
600
16
300
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(1) The maximum amount of sick leave that may be earned in one calendar
year is 48 hours. Unused sick leave may be accumulated up to a maximum of
160 work hours; any excess over this amount will be paid off at the end of the
year. At the beginning of each calendar year, after the performer has
completed the eligibility requirement, sick leave shall be made available for his
use during that calendar year based on the above-noted hour formula in the
prior calendar year.
(2) Sick leave shall be paid at the rate of pay in effect at the time sick leave is
requested by the performer. In order to be paid sick leave, the performer must
file a request for payment on the appropriate form and submit the form to his
manager. This must be done within three days after the performer returns to
work. In the event that three or more consecutive scheduled shifts of sick leave
are applied for, the Company may request a written statement from a physician
certifying as to the nature and length of performer’s illness. However, the
Company may require proof of illness in any case if desired, and a performer
not furnishing such proof will not be entitled to sick leave pay. Performers will
not be entitled to sick leave during vacation or days on which they were not
scheduled to work. In the event the performer incurs a non-occupational illness
while at work and is released from the completion of his scheduled shift by the
Medical Department, the performer may apply for sick leave covering the
unworked balance of that shift in amounts of one hour. A performer who
reports for work after the start of his scheduled shift due to personal illness shall
not be entitled to apply for sick leave pay covering the period between the start
of his shift and the time the performer actually started to work.
(3) A performer will be paid 100% of all earned sick leave and 50% of accrued
sick leave upon termination except for dishonesty, intoxication, or illegal use or
possession of controlled substances. Terminations for the three categories
listed above will be paid 50% for all earned sick leave. No payment will be
made for accrued sick leave.
(4) With reasonable notice, performers may request the use of seven days of
sick leave per calendar year as personal leave days provided that the
performer’s total sick leave bank does not fall below six days. Approval of the
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request shall be at the discretion of the Company, based upon a consideration
of operating efficiency.
(C) Paid sick leave up to a maximum of six days per calendar year will be credited
as time worked for purpose of vacation accrual for the following year.
(D) Performers with one or more years of continuous service who have earned sick
leave available and have not received an attendance reprimand within the prior 12
months may use up to six paid sick leave days per year without incurring
attendance notations for those absences.
18. HOLIDAYS.
(A) Holidays Observed.
There will be seven core holidays and three personal holidays.
(1) The core holidays are:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
(2) The three personal holidays may be used on dates mutually agreed to by
management and the performer.
(B) Eligibility.
(1) All regular full-time performers are eligible for holiday pay after working 30
calendar days of continuous service, providing they work their scheduled days
prior to and immediately following such holiday.
(2) If the performer’s failure to work his regularly scheduled day immediately
before or following the holiday was due to personal illness, injury or death in the
immediate family and the performer satisfied the Company in this respect, he
shall be eligible to receive holiday pay.
(3) Performers on an authorized leave of absence of six days or longer are not
eligible for holiday pay.
(C) Personal Holidays.
Effective January 1st of each year of this Agreement, all performers with one or
more years of continuous service will be credited with three personal holidays.
Performers with less than one year of service, and performers who are hired or
converted from a casual status to a full-time status after January 1st, will be credited
with one personal holiday on each of the following posting dates: March 1st, June
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1st, and September 1st. A performer must be statused as a full-time performer on
the posting date to receive the personal holiday.
Personal holidays shall require two weeks’ advance notice for scheduling and shall
be granted consistent with operational requirements.
Personal holidays will be scheduled and taken within the following provisions:
(1) Must be taken within the calendar year;
(2) May not be carried over from year-to-year, or paid off at time of termination;
(3) Do not affect the use of sick leave days for personal time off;
(4) Will be considered as time worked for the computation of overtime; and
(5) May only be taken in one full day increment.
(D) Holiday Pay When Holiday is Not Worked. Each performer will receive eight
hours pay at the performer’s regular straight-time rate for each such holiday not
worked.
(E) Holiday Pay When Worked. Each performer who works on a recognized
holiday, and who works his scheduled work day prior to and immediately following
the holiday worked, shall receive eight hours holiday pay plus his straight-time rate
for all hours worked in his scheduled work day.
(F) Double-Time Pay for Hours Over Eight Worked on a Holiday. Double-time the
performer’s regular rate shall be paid for hours worked in excess of eight on a paid
holiday.
(G) Holiday Pay Considered Time Worked for Computing Overtime. Pay for a
holiday not worked shall be considered as time worked for purposes of computing
overtime, unless the holiday falls on one of the performer’s two regularly scheduled
days off or when a holiday falls during a vacation period. Pay for a holiday not
worked shall not be used in computing overtime under the 6th and 7th day provision
contained in Rule 30(A)(6), Rehearsal and Performance Work Rules.
(H) Holiday Pay for Holiday During Vacation. Should a holiday fall during the period
of a performer’s vacation, the performer shall be granted an extra day’s pay, or the
performer may, at his option, schedule an additional day of vacation.
(I) Day Holiday is Observed. Recognized holidays shall be observed on the date
designated for observance by the Federal Government, except for:
New Year’s Day, which shall be observed on January 1st;
Independence Day, which shall be observed on July 4th;
and Christmas Day, which shall be observed on December 25th.
(J) No Holiday Pay for Performer Scheduled to Work Holiday and Who Does Not
Work. A performer who is regularly scheduled to work on a recognized holiday and
who does not work shall not receive holiday pay.
(K) Holiday Pay on Day Off When Worked. If a holiday worked falls on one of the
performer’s two regularly scheduled days off, he shall receive eight hours straighttime holiday pay, plus the rate he would have received if it had not been a holiday.
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(L) Holiday Starts at 8:00 A.M. on Holiday. For the purpose of computing overtime
pay for work on a holiday, the 24-hour holiday period shall commence at 8:00 A.M.
on the holiday and terminate at 8:00 A.M. the following day.
(M)Contracted Casuals. Contracted casuals are not eligible for holiday pay, but will
be paid time and one-half for all hours worked on any of the seven core holidays
referenced in 18(A)(1).
(N) Non-Contracted Casuals. Non-contracted casuals are not eligible for holiday
pay, but will be paid time and one-half for all hours worked on any of the seven core
holidays referenced in 18(A)(1).
19. VACATIONS.
(A) Eligibility.
(1) All performers shall receive a vacation based on the number of hours
worked, from the date of hire to the end of the calendar year in which hired, and
for each succeeding calendar year thereafter based upon the conditions set
forth in this Rule.
(2) Vacation earned in the first calendar year of service may not be used until
nine months of continuous service has elapsed from date of hire, and in no
event prior to the beginning of the calendar year following the year in which
employed. Vacations thereafter shall be on a calendar year basis.
(3) A performer reclassified from casual status to full-time status shall receive
credit for the number of straight-time hours worked in that calendar year,
provided he complies with the eligibility requirements in (1) and (2) above.
(4) Paid vacation will be credited as hours worked for accrual toward next year’s
vacation allowance.
(B) Vacation Accrual Formula.
(1) Two week vacation accrual formula:
Straight-time Hours Worked
in Calendar Year
Paid Vacation
Hours Earned
1800
80
1620
72
1440
64
1260
56
1080
48
900
40
720
32
540
24
23
Straight-time Hours Worked
in Calendar Year
Paid Vacation
Hours Earned
360
16
180
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(2) Performers will be eligible to take three weeks of vacation on January 1st of
the calendar year in which the sixth anniversary of continuous service will
occur. Three week vacation accrual formula:
Straight-time Hours
Worked in Calendar Year
Paid Vacation
Hours Earned
1800
120
1680
112
1560
104
1440
96
1320
88
1200
80
1080
72
960
64
840
56
720
48
600
40
480
32
360
24
240
16
120
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(3) Performers will be eligible to take four weeks of vacation on January 1st of
the calendar year in which the 18th anniversary of continuous service occurs.
Four week vacation accrual formula:
Straight-time Hours
Worked in Calendar Year
Paid Vacation
Hours Earned
1800
160
1710
152
1620
144
1530
136
1440
128
24
Straight-time Hours
Worked in Calendar Year
Paid Vacation
Hours Earned
1350
120
1260
112
1170
104
1080
96
990
88
900
80
810
72
720
64
630
56
540
48
450
40
360
32
270
24
180
16
90
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(4) Vacations are not cumulative and must be taken within the calendar year the
performer becomes eligible to take his vacation. Vacations not used within the
calendar year in which the performer becomes eligible to take said vacation
shall be deemed to be lost.
In the event a performer is precluded from taking his vacation in the calendar
year in which it should have been taken due to operational requirements of the
Company, said performer shall not lose the vacation, but shall be scheduled to
take the vacation in the first calendar quarter of the following year.
(5) The Company may not grant, nor the performer request, pay in lieu of time
off for vacation.
(6) Vacations will be paid at the straight-time rate in effect at the time the
vacation is taken.
(7) Due to the nature of the Company’s operations and the requirement for
specific skills, vacations will be scheduled by the Company. Management will
make every effort to accommodate vacation requests with the exception that
the Company reserves the right to schedule vacations when performance areas
are closed for rehabilitation or refurbishing. In such instances, the Company
will give the performer as much notice as possible, but in no case less than two
weeks’ written notice of the assigned vacation dates. In the event the Company
cancels a previously scheduled vacation, the Company will reimburse the
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performer for any documented direct unavoidable losses (for example, the cost
of non-refundable airline tickets).
(8) If a production cast is assigned a specific vacation period and any member
of the cast does not have sufficient earned paid vacation hours, the Company
may assign said performer to another performing job during that time. In no
case under these circumstances shall there be an unpaid layoff during the term
of the Individual Employment Contract.
(9) Vacation Requests. The performer shall give the Company six weeks’
written notice of the dates of a requested vacation, which dates shall be
approved or not approved in writing by the Company within two weeks of
receipt of the written request.
(10) Priority. Should two performers request the same vacation dates, priority
will be given to the first request received. Performers with greater seniority will
be given preference in the event of a conflict of dates affecting two or more
performers, if requests are made at the same time. Seniority will be determined
by Company hire date.
(11) At Termination.
(a) All performers who have been continuously on the payroll for nine
months or longer and who terminate their employment shall receive
payment for all unused and pro rata vacation hours based on the number of
straight-time hours worked in accordance with the applicable foregoing
formula. Where a performer who would otherwise be entitled to payment
for vacation time under this Rule fails to give the requisite two weeks’ notice
provided for under this Agreement, the amount of vacation to be paid will be
reduced by eight hours for each day short of the two weeks’ notice. Where
the number of vacation hours to be paid is insufficient to allow for this
reduction, the sick leave payout, if any, may be reduced in accordance with
this same formula.
(b) The performer will not lose his pro rata vacation allowance in the case of
termination except if terminated for intoxication, dishonesty or illegal use or
possession of controlled substances.
20. PENSION AND WELFARE.
(A) Equity-League Pension Trust Fund Contributions.
(1) Effective January 29, 1995, the Company agrees to make pension
contributions to the Equity-League Pension Trust Fund (the “Fund”) on behalf of
performers it employs within the jurisdiction of Actors’ Equity Association, at
percentages set forth below. Accordingly, the Company agrees to be bound by
and hereby accepts the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Declaration
of Trust, dated March 23, 1961, establishing the Fund, including all its rules and
regulations and any and all amendments and modifications thereto which may
be adopted by its Trustees during the term of this Agreement. Thus, the
Company specifically acknowledges the terms of the Trust Agreement which
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are incorporated by reference and made part hereto and agrees, when
employing performers covered by this Agreement within the jurisdiction of
Actors’ Equity Association, to provide reasonable access to all information that
the Fund may require, and to permit the Fund to conduct an audit of the
Company’s payroll and wage records (at the Fund’s expense) to verify the
accuracy of the contributions made.
(2) Contribution Rate. Effective September 21, 2008, the Company shall make
a contribution equal to 7% of all gross wages up to a maximum of 40 straighttime hours per week on behalf of each covered performer. It is agreed that
such gross wages shall include any stunt increment paid on the first 40 hours.
Effective September 19, 2010, the contribution rate shall be 7.5%.
(3) Contributions made to the Fund shall be paid over to the Fund’s office
before the 15th day of the calendar month following the month for which the
contributions are made. The Company and Fund shall agree upon the
appropriate information and form which shall be forwarded with the
contributions.
(B) Supplemental Workers’ Compensation. During the term of this Agreement, the
Company will make contributions to the Equity-League Health Trust Fund for its
Supplemental Workers’ Compensation plan (SWCP) on behalf of each performer
who worked that week, as follows:
09/21/08
$5.00/week/performer who works
Such payments will be made on a monthly basis before the 15th of the calendar
month following the month in which the performers worked. The Company and the
Fund shall agree upon the appropriate information and form to submit with the
contributions.
(C) Group Insurance.
(1) During the term of this Agreement, the Company will provide Group
Insurance coverage to all eligible performers as defined by this Agreement, on
the same basis as provided to employees covered under the Service Trades
Council Union (STCU) Agreement. It is understood that all Equity performers
who participate in any Company sponsored plan(s) do so on the same basis as
STCU employees generally and that, therefore, future changes in such plans
which are applicable to STCU employees generally shall apply equally and
automatically to performers covered under this Agreement. By way of example,
but not limitation, changes in such plan(s) may include termination in
accordance with the terms of the plan, substitution of, or merger with, another
plan or part thereof, improvements and modifications in the plan(s), creation of
new plan(s), adjustments in contributions, etc.; all subject to the condition that
where the changes apply equally to STCU employees generally, the Company
will not be obligated to bargain with Equity.
(2) Eligible performers shall be defined as performers whose employment
status is full-time, as defined under this Agreement. Eligible performers’
coverage shall become effective the first day of the month following completion
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of 90 days continuous service. The entitlement to benefits under any particular
plan shall be determined exclusively in accordance with the plan terms and not
by arbitration under this Agreement.
(3) In the event that a national health care program is enacted, the parties will
meet to discuss the impact of the legislation.
(D) 401(k) Plan Contributions. The Company will make available payroll deduction
for voluntary participation in the Equity-League 401(k) plan.
21. LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
(A) Temporary Leave of Absence. A performer’s request for a leave of absence not
to exceed 30 days will be granted for good cause, if the performer’s services can
reasonably be spared. All leaves of absence will be granted in writing. No leave of
absence will be extended beyond 30 days except for compelling reasons. In the
event that a non-medical leave exceeds 60 days, continuation of the performer’s
health care coverage will be subject to COBRA.
(B) Leave to Accept Foreign Disney Employment. A performer accepting a position
with a foreign Disney Theme Park or licensee shall be entitled to a leave of absence
for a period not to exceed one year. During that period of time and provided the
performer has completed the probationary period of employment, service shall be
deemed to be continuous for purposes of retaining (though not accruing) eligibility
for benefits. Should the performer’s leave of absence exceed 60 days, continuation
of the performer’s health care coverage shall be subject to COBRA. A performer
who is offered re-employment at the conclusion of his leave of absence which has
been for more than 60 days, but less than one year, will be returned at no less than
the rate at which he left, provided he returns to the same job classification.
(C) Medical Leave of Absence.
(1) A performer requesting a medical leave of absence must provide a written
statement from his personal physician documenting the reason for the leave
and the beginning date and estimated duration of the medical leave. Medical
leaves of absence will not be approved without appropriate documentation.
(2) A performer who returns from medical leave of absence within one year will
be returned to his prior position if available, or if that is not possible, in a role of
a similar nature; or the performer may audition for a new role or show.
(3) A performer who fails to return from medical leave of absence, or to seek a
release to return to work from the medical leave of absence will be considered
to have voluntarily terminated.
(4) A pregnant performer must provide a written statement from her personal
physician documenting any medication which might reasonably affect her ability
to perform her duties, work restrictions, and a designated date beyond which it
is not satisfactory for her to continue working. A pregnant performer may
continue employment as long as medically approved and her physical
appearance in the designated costume for her particular work location does not
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detract from the image of the costume’s original theme design. The Company
will find an alternative position for a performer who is displaced due to
costuming restrictions. Reasonable efforts will be made to place the performer
within entertainment, if work is legitimately available, before placing the
performer in a non-entertainment alternative position.
(D) Medical Leaves Exceeding One Year. Those performers who have accumulated
time on occupational or non-occupational medical leave of absence for more than
52 weeks will have their employment with the Company terminated. The 52 week
period is calculated on a cumulative, as opposed to a consecutive, basis as outlined
below:
(1) If a performer returns from medical leave and works less than 26
consecutive working weeks and is subsequently returned to medical leave, the
performer will continue to accrue time toward the 52 week cut-off described
above.
(2) If a performer returns from medical leave and works for a minimum of 26
consecutive working weeks, the performer will begin a new 52 week period.
(3) If a performer returns to work and subsequently returns to medical leave due
to an unrelated medical condition, the performer will begin a new 52 week
period.
(E) Leave for Compensable Injury. In the case of any performer on medical leave
as a result of an on-the-job compensable injury, service shall be deemed to be
continuous for purposes of retaining (though not accruing) eligibility for benefits. A
performer returning from a leave for compensable injury will be placed in his original
role or, if that is not possible, in a role of similar nature; or the performer may
audition for a new role or show. A full-time performer returning from leave for
compensable injury that exceeds three weeks will, upon request, be granted up to
four hours of rehearsal prior to returning to performance. During the rehearsal
period, the Company may continue to assign the performer to light duty to complete
the eight hour day.
(F) Jury Duty Leave. All regular full-time performers are eligible for jury duty pay.
(1) The Company will pay a performer for his regularly scheduled work day,
while serving on jury duty, provided such time shall not exceed eight hours in
any day or 40 hours in any payroll week. Performers shall not be eligible to
receive more than 20 days of jury duty pay in any calendar year. Deductions of
jury duty fees will not be made unless service on the jury exceeds one week.
(2) If a performer is released from jury duty and four or more hours remain in his
scheduled work day, he is required to return to work that day.
(G) Funeral Leave. All regular full-time performers bereaved by the death of a
member of their immediate family are granted time off with pay for time necessary
to travel to and from the funeral location and attendance at the funeral.
(1) The deceased must have been a member of the immediate family
household, such as spouse, child, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law,
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father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren or same-sex domestic partners. If a
closer than normal relationship existed between the performer and the
deceased other than those named, consideration will be given toward the
granting of funeral leave pay.
(2) Funeral leave shall be paid up to a maximum of five days. Payment is
available for scheduled work shifts which the individual misses due to travel
time and attendance at the funeral, and will be based on the performer’s current
rate. The relationship of the deceased and the location of the funeral must be
noted on the request for funeral leave pay status.
(3) A performer who is on an authorized leave of absence is not eligible for this
benefit, except that in the case of a performer who is on a leave of absence to
care for a relative covered above, the performer will be eligible for funeral pay in
the event of the death of that relative.
(H) Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. The parties agree that the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall not conflict with provisions of the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993.
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SECTION IV. CONDITIONS
22. COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP.
(A) Costumes. The Company shall furnish performers with all costumes and
clothes, period or modern, including wigs, hats, beards, hairpieces, tights and
footwear. New hose, stockings, socks, bras, dance belts or equivalent shall be
provided by the Company if called for by the nature of the costume or the
performance conditions. Costumes shall be replaced upon signs of excessive wear.
Said costumes remain the property of the Company and the performer will be fully
responsible for the proper treatment of the costume and shall not wear a costume or
shoes off the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT premises without proper authority.
(B) All costumes shall be available to the performer at least two days in advance
of first public performance. For new Convention/Industrial/Special Event
productions, all costumes shall be available at least two days in advance of the
performance whenever possible. For all other Convention/Industrial shows, the
Company will make every effort to have costumes available at least one day in
advance of the performance.
(C) Cleaning. All wardrobe, including those items in Rule 22(A), shall be clean, dry
and odor-free prior to each work day when given to a performer and cleaned
thereafter whenever necessary as provided below:
(1) Cleaning of Costumes. Cleaning of costumes shall be completed in
sufficient time to permit proper airing and drying of costumes prior to show time.
(2) Skin Parts Clean and Dry. Shirts, blouses, tights, bras, socks and other skin
parts shall be cleaned and dry daily prior to being given to the performers, and
the Company shall make every effort to issue dry shirts, blouses, tights and
other skin parts before each show.
(3) Individually Assigned. Skin parts, including undergarments (excluding Tshirts and socks unless required by the performance), body suits, stockings,
tights, dress shields, bathing suits and slips shall be individually assigned and
shall not be switched from one performer to another.
(4) Props. Costumes, wigs, headgear, etc. utilized as props shall be cleaned as
necessary, but no less than every three months.
(D) Protective Wear. Prior to any activity that requires knee and elbow pads or
protective wear, the Company shall furnish new and properly fitted (i.e., small,
medium or large) items for the exclusive use of the performer for all rehearsals and
performances.
(E) Swings, Understudies and Substitutes.
(1) Regular Swings, Understudies and Substitutes shall have a full set of
costumes, including shoes. Where substitute performers do not have a full set
of costumes, all costumes provided will be freshly cleaned before and after the
performance day. A Substitute shall be provided with properly fitted footwear
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and sanitary wigs. No performer shall be required to wear a costume that has
not been cleaned since its use by another performer.
(2) Substitute performers who are scheduled or called in on an average of once
per week during a calendar quarter will be assigned one full set of costumes,
including shoes, for each role and/or track performed, no later than the
beginning of the calendar quarter immediately following. If the performer is not
scheduled or called in on an average of once per week during that calendar
quarter, the performer’s costumes will be returned to the sub line.
(F) Shoes. The Company shall provide the appropriate footwear for the location
and tasks to be performed; clean, sanitary, of proper fit and in good repair. Shoes
shall be individually assigned and shall not be switched from one performer to
another. Shoes shall be replaced when their condition so warrants. Upon initial
distribution to each performer, shoes will be new. For non-dance staging or where
there is minimal choreographed movement in Convention /Special Event shows
only, novelty or specialty footwear* may be reassigned so long as the shoe still
provides adequate support for the level of choreography and provided it shall be
cleaned and disinfected between use by different performers.
(*Examples of novelty or specialty footwear which may be used for minimal
choreographed movement are Wolverines, Doc Martens, Director’s or riding boots.
Color coordinated pumps may be reissued only for non-dance staging.)
(1) Dance Footwear. All footwear used for dancing shall be new and properly
fitted professional dance shoes, and shall be furnished to the performer at least
one week prior to dress rehearsal, whenever possible. All assigned footwear
shall be appropriate for the choreographic requirements. Such footwear shall
be flexible, rubbered and braced when necessary, and specifically constructed
for dance when used for contemporary theatre movement, i.e. classical ballet,
modern, jazz, ethnic, etc. Footwear will be replaced upon signs of tearing or
excessive wear. During rehearsals the Company shall provide pointe shoes for
each performer assigned to dance in pointe shoes.
(2) New Shoes Issued. All new dance and tumbling footwear shall be issued to
the performer one week prior to the current footwear being taken for repair or
replacement.
(3) Stunt Footwear. The Company will provide for all stunt performers,
including tumblers, appropriate footwear which is designed to provide
appropriate support and traction to reduce slippage on apparatus and matting
surfaces. Footwear should fit properly and will be replaced upon signs of
tearing or excessive wear.
(G) Masks. Masks, where required, shall be constructed to allow heat ventilation
and so as not to unduly impair vision or breathing. Masks utilized in performance
other than Conventions and Special Events shall be individually assigned and shall
not be switched from one performer to another. Masks shall be fan-dried between
performances and shall be cleaned and disinfected at least once per week. When
used for Conventions or Special Events, masks shall be cleaned and disinfected
between use by different performers.
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(H) Hats and Headgear.
(1) Hats and headgear shall be constructed to allow heat ventilation, and so as
not to unduly restrict hearing or vision. Lightweight construction material will be
utilized.
(2) Hats shall be individually assigned and not switched from one performer to
another. Hats and headgear shall be cleaned and/or disinfected at least once a
week. When used for Conventions/Special Events, hats and headgear shall be
cleaned and disinfected between use by different performers.
(3) The Company shall consider performer requests to provide an appropriately
themed hat for protection from the elements.
(I) Costume Design and Weight.
(1) For those shows which are performed out of doors, the Company will
provide costumes of design and weight, or modifications thereof, appropriate for
the season.
(2) The Company will accommodate movement and ventilation requirements in
the design and construction of costumes.
(J) Hair.
(1) The performer may not be required to change the color of his hair unless
agreed to in writing. If the performer does so agree, the Company shall provide
and pay for the original expense of the color change and of the color
maintenance during the term of employment and of the restoration to the
original color at termination of employment. The Company, in its sole
discretion, shall determine where the hair coloring and maintenance is done.
(2) In the event that the Company requires the performer to change his hair
style, the Company shall provide and pay for the original expense of the
change. Maintenance of the new hair style, with the exception of permanents,
shall be the responsibility of the performer during the term of employment.
(3) Performers shall not change their hair color or style unless approved in
advance by the Company.
(K) Make-up. The Company shall furnish all make-up except ordinary and
conventional street make-up. If the performer is required to use body make-up, the
Company shall furnish appropriate remover and a fresh supply of towels.
(L) Wigs, Beards, Moustaches and Hairpieces.
(1) Wigs, beards, moustaches and hairpieces shall be individually assigned and
shall not be switched from one performer to another.
Wigs, beards,
moustaches and hairpieces shall be maintained on a daily basis and cleaned
whenever necessary, but no less than once per week.
(2) Performers may do minor maintenance on a wig, beard, moustache or
hairpiece before or between performances.
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(M)Unit Acts. A performer or performers who are contracted as an individual “unit
act” or a specific specialty may provide their own costumes, props and shoes
appropriate to the act, provided the Company does not require any changes or
alterations in the existing costumes. Provisions for basic cleaning and repair of
costumes shall be incorporated in the Individual Employment Contract.
(N) Performers who are required to provide personal clothing to be worn during a
performance shall be paid the following amount per outfit per performance day:
Casual Wear
$15.00
Business, Evening and Formal Wear
$30.00
Foot Wear
$10.00
23. PROPERTY.
The Company shall reimburse the performer for all loss and/or damage to the
performer’s property which is required by management to be used in connection with
any production covered by the Agreement. Lockers shall be provided, convenient to the
permanent dressing rooms, for the performers’ personal belongings.
24. SAFE AND SANITARY.
It is in the best interest of both the Company and the performer to maintain performance
quality and to protect the health and well being of the performers. Therefore, the
Company shall provide the performer with safe and sanitary places and conditions of
employment.
(A) Weather Conditions.
The Company reserves the right to make the final
decision as to whether a show will go on as scheduled, but in making such decision,
it will consider extreme weather, performance location conditions, and the physical
welfare of the performers.
(B) General Standards.
(1) Separate and clean dressing rooms and toilets for male and female
performers will be provided. These shall be separate from guest facilities at all
permanent show facilities. For definitional purposes for this rule, "permanent" is
defined as a facility in continuous use for 13 or more weeks and "temporary" is
defined as a facility in continuous use for 12 weeks or less.
(2) The Company will provide separate shower facilities for men and women
with hot and cold running water, which facilities shall be located in each major
Park/Resort area.
(3) Cleaning. All permanent green rooms, dressing rooms, toilets, and shower
facilities shall be cleaned by Company cleaning staff as often as necessary, but
at least every other day. Waste baskets shall be emptied daily as needed.
Floors shall be washed or vacuumed at least once a week. Soft or padded
furniture shall be shampooed no less than once every two months. Each
performer shall be responsible for keeping his area orderly.
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(4) Access. Alleys and roads leading to permanent performance and rehearsal
areas shall be accessible and properly lighted. Runways between permanent
dressing rooms and the stage shall be paved or boarded, clean, dry, and free of
obstacles. If runways or paths between dressing/break rooms and the
performance space are not covered, umbrellas shall be issued. Dressing room
entrances, windows and runways shall be properly masked from outside view to
insure the performer’s privacy.
(5) Fresh, chilled drinking water shall be provided at all rehearsal and
performance areas. Coolers and fountains shall be cleaned and maintained
regularly.
(6) When operational necessity dictates the temporary reassignment of
dressing rooms, the performer will receive as much notice as possible of the
reassignment and will receive assistance from management in making a
smooth transition.
(7) A keyboard that is accessible to all performers will be provided at each
stage where necessary, for groups and vocalists involved in musical
productions. It is understood that this agreement will apply to all current
musical productions in operation and any future musical productions that are
developed during the life of this Agreement.
(C) Permanent Dressing Rooms at Show Location.
(1) Dressing rooms at regular show locations (except quick-change booths)
shall be of a permanent type, and shall not be under canvas. The Company will
provide dressing rooms for performers at or near performance locations.
(2) Green Room/Break Room. A Green Room/Break Room will be provided for
each show, whenever possible. This room will be air conditioned, heated and
provided with adequate seating. The Company shall provide 24 hour access to
an outside telephone line.
(3) Lighting. Adequate peripheral lighting shall be provided for make-up
purposes. The use of fluorescent lighting is not acceptable for make-up
purposes.
(4) Ventilation. All dressing rooms shall be air conditioned or heated to a
comfortable temperature. All vents and ceiling fans shall be cleaned on a
regular basis. In the event of a breakdown of the main equipment, the
Company shall immediately provide back-up devices in dressing rooms to
insure a healthful atmosphere. In the event of prolonged delay in repairs, the
Company shall make available safe and sanitary dressing facilities at the
performance location. Such facilities may be portable.
Heating and ventilation systems shall be cleaned on a regular basis. The
Company will also use such methods as are reasonably available to attempt to
control mold and mildew.
(5) Standards. The Company will ensure that the following standards shall apply
to all performance locations constructed after the initiation of this Agreement:
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(a) Separate facilities shall be provided for male and female performers with
sinks and toilets in each facility, which shall be clean and sanitary and will
be separate from guest facilities;
(b) Toilets shall be in separate rooms or, if within the dressing rooms, shall
be in permanent enclosures;
(c) Hot and cold running water shall be available in or reasonably
convenient to the dressing rooms.
The Company agrees that, wherever possible, existing facilities will be
brought up to these standards in locations where these standards are not
already met.
(D) Temporary Dressing Rooms at Show Locations.
(1) Temporary dressing rooms shall be safe, sanitary, mechanically ventilated,
and reasonably constructed. They shall include adequate make-up tables with
lighted make-up mirrors (which may be portable), adequate chairs (which may
be of the folding type) and water for drinking and make-up purposes (which
need not be “running”). Separate dressing facilities apart from guest access
areas, shall be provided for men and women, which may be accomplished by
means of a curtain.
(2) Provision shall be made for the security of the performer’s personal
valuables. This may be a lockable hotel room for which the Lead will be given
the key or a locked road box made accessible to the performers.
(E) Permanent Rehearsal Facilities. The Company shall make available a variety of
adequate permanent rehearsal spaces on property. Said rehearsal spaces shall be
clean, safe and sanitary, well lit, equipped with mirrors and rehearsal barres.
Furthermore, the Company shall make every effort to ensure the following
standards are met at permanent rehearsal spaces on property:
(1) Dance Floors. In all permanent rehearsal spaces, flooring for dancing shall
be constructed to have elastic resilience at all points under the impact of a foot.
The construction of a solid layer of relatively incompressible materials (including
wood) in direct contact between the flooring and the stage floor structure shall
be avoided.
(2) Separate changing rooms shall be provided for male and female performers
with lockers, sinks and toilets in each facility, which shall be clean, safe and
sanitary and will be separate from guest facilities;
(a) Toilets shall be in separate rooms or, if within the changing area, shall
be in permanent enclosures;
(b) Hot and cold running water shall be available in the changing rooms.
(3) The Company will see that all permanent rehearsal spaces are air
conditioned or heated to a comfortable temperature. In the event of a
breakdown of the main equipment, the Company will provide back-up devices
as quickly as possible.
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(F) Stage Facilities. All stage facilities shall be clean and safely maintained and will
be provided with, among other things, the following devices:
(1) Lighting. All ramps, stairways, entrances and exits, cross-over areas, or offstage passageways, which may be affected by blackouts, shall be illuminated
with guide lights.
(2) Aisles. Aisles shall be maintained in a firm and even condition and, if not
constructed of a hard surface such as concrete, asphalt, or macadam, must be
covered and the coverings be secure.
(3) Platforms.
Platforming must be securely fastened and the surface
completely covered by a deck of material such as wood or masonite. The
edges of all decks must be clearly outlined and visible or, if not, guard rails shall
be fastened in order to reduce the possibility of injury. A six inch high kick-plate
must be secured to all up-stage edges whenever a wall or hard scenery does
not delineate the up-stage edge of the platform or stage. (This kick-plate may
be used in place of up-stage guard rails.)
(4) Surfaces. All stage and platform surfaces must be dry, clean, and grit free
prior to the beginning of a performance. All climbing and ladder surfaces must
be dry and clean. All stage and platform surfaces shall be free from protruding
nails, screws, staples and the like, and shall be in a smooth, even and
undamaged condition. Outdoor stage, platform, and tumbling surfaces shall be
grit free and treated in such a way as to minimize the effects of extreme
weather conditions, including heat and moisture.
(a) Center Line. All stage, platform and rehearsal facilities must have a
center line on the floor, from the center front of the stage to the center rear
of the stage, which delineates the center of the stage.
(b) Spacing Line. On all staging and platforming that is used for dance, in
addition to the Center Line, a horizontal line must be placed on the floor
from stage left to stage right at the front edge or apron of the stage. Said
Spacing Line shall be marked off in visible one foot intervals moving away
from the Center Line. Every even numbered foot shall be marked with the
appropriate number of feet from the Center Line.
(5) Dance Floors. All flooring used for dancing shall be constructed to have
elastic resilience at all points under the impact of the foot. The construction of a
solid layer of relatively incompressible materials (including wood) in direct
contact between the flooring and the stage floor structure shall be avoided.
(6) In those performance and rehearsal locations where no stage structure or
platforming exists, the Company, whenever possible, will provide or construct of
wood a smooth, level surface appropriately marked. Where there is no wood
platforming, or where such platforming is laid directly on concrete or other
incompressible material, the Company will then make all necessary
modifications to the choreography and/or shoes and will monitor performance
and rehearsal conditions with respect to the physical welfare and safety of the
performer.
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(7) Tumbling Surfaces. All tumbling surfaces shall be provided with appropriate
tumbling mats which meet U.S.A.G. or N.C.A.A. standards and which are dry
and clean prior to the beginning of a performance or rehearsal.
(8) Backstage and Wing Space. The Company will make every effort to provide
a path, marked in white and lit as needed, through the backstage or wing space
areas of all permanent stage facilities.
(9) Ventilation. For all permanent stage spaces, which are not air conditioned,
the Company will make reasonable efforts to provide appropriate mechanical
ventilation and exhaust systems. Where the equipment is readily available, the
same will be done for temporary stage spaces.
(G) First Aid.
(1) The Company agrees to provide first aid facilities and ambulance service on
property.
(2) Ice Packs. The Company agrees to provide ice packs, which are easily
accessible, at all performances and rehearsal spaces for immediate application
to injuries.
(3) Eyewash. Eyewash bottles will be provided immediately off stage at all
locations where pyro is used.
(4) The performer will notify the appropriate manager of any accident or injury.
The Company will arrange appropriate emergency medical treatment as soon
as possible. Performers will complete all required forms.
(H) A monitor system shall be installed between the stage area and the dressing
room, where practical, so that performers can follow the progress of the
performance.
(I) Smoking Area. In performance locations and rehearsal halls where smoking is
permitted, an area shall be designated by the Company as a smoking area and
smoking shall not be permitted outside said area. Such designated smoking areas
shall not be immediately adjacent to any entrance(s) to green rooms, break rooms,
dressing rooms, or stage areas. There shall be no smoking in dressing rooms. For
Conventions/Industrials/Special Events, smoking areas shall be designated by the
management of the venue location.
(J) Special Effects. Special effects such as, but not limited to, stage smoke, fog
effects, pyrotechnics, and lasers will be safely maintained and operated by trained
personnel. Adequate ventilation and exhaust equipment will be operational when
smoke or fog is used.
(K) Bare Feet. No performer shall be required to leave the stage or backstage area
or mix with the audience in bare feet on inappropriate, unclean or hazardous
surfaces.
(L) Raked Stage. No stage shall have a rake greater than ¾ inch per foot. The
Company will provide special instruction on raked stage performance as determined
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by the Company and Equity to be appropriate to maintain the health and safety of
the performers and the quality of the show.
(M)Firearms. The Company will provide safety information to performers when
firearms are used in performance.
25. PERFORMANCE RISKS.
(A) Definition. Performance Risks are defined as performing acrobatic feats;
suspension from trapezes, wires or like contrivances; the use of and/or exposure to
weapons, fire or pyrotechnic devices; the taking of dangerous leaps, falls, throws,
catches, knee drops, or slides; and the performance of stunts.
(B) Determination.
The Company reserves the right to determine when a
performance risk exists and shall notify Equity and the performer through a rider to
the performer's contract that such a risk exists. Should Equity believe an act to
involve performance risks, it shall so state to the Company in writing. With such
notification, Equity may request an immediate meeting with the Company, to occur
within two days of the request. If the Company and Equity cannot agree on the
determination, Expeditious Arbitration shall be utilized to resolve the dispute.
(C) A performer who agrees to perform performance risks must agree to do so in a
rider to his contract which fully describes the act.
(D) Subsequent to Contract Signing. No performer shall be required to perform
performance risks as a condition of employment where determination of such risk
has been made after the contract has been signed. If the performer agrees to
perform the risk, a rider to his contract must be executed and a copy filed with
Equity.
If the performer involved does not agree to perform the performance risks one of the
following shall apply:
(1) In the case of a Special Event, the performer shall be relieved from any
obligation to perform the risk, either by the action being modified to reduce the
risk, or by the performer being replaced in the Special Event with no negative
impact on his employment record.
(2) In the performer’s statused show, either the activity shall be modified to
reduce the risk, or the performer shall be transferred to another show, if
possible, or the performer’s contract may, by mutual consent, be terminated
with no less than two weeks’ notice plus payment by the Company of an
additional week’s salary as compensation for relocation expenses.
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26. STAGE FIGHTING OR STUNTS.
A stage fight shall be defined as any directed or choreographed proximate physical
action involving two or more people (including people from other bargaining units), done
in sequential order, that creates the illusion of either comic or dramatic violence. This
may include slapstick, use of props or weapons, set pieces or human interaction. The
actions in sequential order may be done to counts or may be spontaneous.
The following regulations shall be followed whenever a production requires stage
fighting or stunts, with or without weapons:
(A) The performer shall agree in a rider at the time of the contract signing to
participate in stage fighting or stunts. When a performer has already signed his
contract, he may still agree to participate in such activity provided a rider is
executed to that effect. All such riders shall describe the stage fight or stunt and
specify the amount of additional compensation, if any, which shall be paid for
participation in stage fighting or stunts. Equity shall receive a copy of all such
riders.
(B) If the production or cast has three or more performers who participate in stage
fights or stunts, a qualified* Fight/Stunt Captain shall be assigned to each cast by
the first rehearsal. Equity shall be notified within one week of the assignment by
rider to the Individual Employment Contract.
* A Fight/Stunt Captain shall be deemed qualified when he has, through industry
recognized training and experience, proven ability to perform and supervise the
maintenance of safe stage fighting or stunt-work.
(C) All performers who participate in stage fighting or stunts shall normally run
through the routine before the first performance of the day, or when a cast change
is made. The Fight/Stunt Captain shall lead such run throughs. Any exception to
this rule shall be discussed by the Fight/Stunt Captain and Management.
(D) Stunt performers, stage fight performers, and understudies/replacements shall
be coached by the Fight/Stunt Captain. At least once prior to the
understudy’s/replacement’s performance in any role, the Fight/Stunt Captain will
rehearse those stunt performers affected by the understudy/replacement.
(E) All stunt rehearsals shall utilize U.S.A.G. approved or equivalent tumbling mats
and equipment. Where mats and/or equipment are used in performance, such
items shall be U.S.A.G. approved and determined to be appropriate for the stunt by
the stunt coordinator.
(F) Proper first-aid information shall be posted and equipment (including ice packs)
shall be available at any rehearsal or performance site where stage fighting or
stunts occur.
(G) The Fight/Stunt Director or Coordinator and the Fight/Stunt Captain shall consult
with all other artistic personnel prior to the first rehearsal in order to achieve the
optimum degree of safety.
(H) If the actual set is unavailable, the Company shall make available duplicate
equipment: trampolines; teeter boards; mini tramps and skeleton scaffolding for
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climbing or high leaps and falls. All appropriate mats (i.e., tumbling, landing and
crash mats) shall be readily accessible, (and in undamaged condition), for these
rehearsal and warm-up purposes.
(I) All equipment used in the performance of any stage fight or stunt shall be
checked for safety purposes prior to each performance.
27. FILMING/VIDEOTAPING.
(A) The Walt Disney Company, or its authorized agent, may film, videotape or
record in any format performers engaged in their contractually assigned
performance duties without additional compensation, for publicity and/or direct
promotion* of the Walt Disney Company theme parks, (i.e., the WALT DISNEY
WORLD RESORT, DISNEYLAND, TOKYO DISNEYLAND or DISNEYLAND
PARIS ).
* It is agreed that publicity and/or direct promotion does not include any retail sale.
Examples of publicity/direct promotion include:
(1) radio and television commercials.
(2) promotionals created for travel agencies and Conventions.
(3) closed circuit television hotel programming for Disney owned hotels or
hotels on the property of the Walt Disney Co. or any of its parks, or Hotels with
a participation arrangement with Disney.
(4) in-house/participant documentaries, archival footage and industrials.
(5) archival footage for convention and wedding clients (the Company shall
notify the client that said tape may only be used as an archival record and may
not be used for commercial or industrial purposes).
(6) specials, parades, and grand openings promoting Disney theme parks, (i.e.,
Walt Disney World Christmas Special, etc.).
(7) a co-promotion of Disney theme parks with any commercial entity.
(8) a home video promotion of Disney, which promotes the Disney theme parks.
(9) network news or newsmagazine shows.
It is understood that restaging or rescheduling may be required and that said
publicity and promotional materials may be used on radio, television (network;
cable, including premium channels such as The Disney Channel; and syndicated) or
internet type communication media which is available to the public at no charge,
without limitation. It is also understood that pay-per-view is not considered publicity
under this article.
(B) Film and Videotape for Use in Productions.
(1) A performer may be required to participate in a taping or filming for use as
an element in the production of the performer’s statused show. Such film or
tape may be used during the period in which the performer is employed by the
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Company. When employment is terminated, use of such film or tape may not
exceed one year from the date of such termination.
(2) A performer may also be taped or filmed for use in a production which is not
the performer’s statused show. When taped or filmed under this paragraph, he
will be compensated for continued use of the tape or film at the rate of $150.00
in addition to the appropriate hourly rate. Said payment provides for unlimited
use of said tape or film for a period not to exceed three years from the date of
taping or filming. If the Company wishes to use said recording beyond this
date, the Company shall negotiate with the performer for said usage but the
performer is not obligated to agree to such additional usage.
(3) Taping or filming of a performer for use in a production other than the
performer’s statused show shall be voluntary. Prior to any filming or taping
session under (2), the performer shall be issued a rider which shall specify that
the filming or taping is under (2) above.
(C) General Provisions.
(1) When a performance is to be taped or filmed, performers will be notified at
least 24 hours in advance if any lighting or effects will be changed to
accommodate the filming or taping. Where a production contains choreography
or stunt work, and any additional lighting equipment will be used for the filming
or taping, the performers will be given the opportunity to view the stage under
the new lighting conditions prior to the performance.
(2) Stunt Pay. When a special filming or taping session is scheduled, the stunt
increment shall be paid for each hour of the filming or taping session in which
the stunt performers participate.
(D) Any Other Filming/Videotaping. No performer shall be required to do any
filming/videotaping not set forth in Section (A) or (B) above, unless said
filming/videotaping is paid pursuant to or the equivalent of, the then applicable
SAG/AFTRA contract rate.
(E) Notification.
(1) The Company will provide at least 24-hours advance notification to all
performers of filming, videotaping, or recording in their respective area, with a
copy to Equity. Such notification will be posted on the call board at each
affected performance location and shall include the following information: date
(and time, if known), location, cast involved, production company, and client or
name of production. The stage management and/or film or taping crew should
have proper identification visible to the performers. Where the written
notification has not been issued or is not at the location or in the possession of
the film or taping crew prior to the beginning of the performance, then filming,
videotaping or recording will be delayed until the Company can verify the
appropriateness of the filming, videotaping or recording.
(2) The Company will provide no less than two business days individual
notice to all performers involved in a filming, videotaping, or recording as
prescribed in (A)(1) and (A)(7).
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(3) The Company will make reasonable effort to accommodate any performer
who does not wish to be filmed, taped or recorded for commercials or cocommercials per rule 27(A)(1) and (A)(7).
28. AUDIO TAPING AND VOICE-OVERS.
(A) Required Recording Sessions.
(1) A performer may be required to participate in group vocal recording
sessions solely for the purpose of making a back-up or “sweetener” tape for the
performer’s statused show. A Principal performer may be required to record a
lip-synch tape solely for the purpose of back-up for the performer who has
made the tape. Such recording sessions may be held during regularly
scheduled rehearsal hours and will be paid at the appropriate straight-time or
overtime rate. Should the Company decide, after the fact, that it wishes to use
said tape as a lip-synch tape for another performer, the Company shall
negotiate with the performer for said usage but the performer is not obligated to
agree to such additional usage. If the performer agrees by means of a rider to
the additional usage, the negotiated fee shall be not less than the fee for
voluntary recording session in (B) below. No other usage shall be permitted.
When the performer’s employment is terminated, the use of said lip-synch tape
shall not exceed two years from the date of such termination.
(2) A performer scheduled to perform at a Convention/Special Event may be
required to participate in a voice-over recording session as an element of that
event without additional compensation. The recording session will take place
during the performer’s Convention/Special Event. If the Convention/Special
Event spans more than one day (e.g. “Star Wars Weekends,” “Super Soap
Weekend”), the performer whose vocal recording is to be used must be present
for each day of the event for which the recording is used. Should the Company
decide, after the fact, that it wishes to use said recording for subsequent
Conventions/Special Events, the Company shall negotiate with the performer
for said usage but the performer is not obligated to agree to such additional
usage. If the performer agrees by means of a rider to the additional usage, the
negotiated fee shall be not less than the fee for voluntary recording session in
(B) below.
(B) Voluntary Recording Sessions.
Recording sessions for any and all other
purposes shall be voluntary and shall be paid at no less than the net overtime rate
of $150.00 ($100 x 1.5) per hour with a minimum two hour call. No other overtime
rules are applicable to this rate, e.g., double-time on seventh consecutive day
worked. Should such recording session take place during the regularly scheduled
work day, the above recording rate will be paid in addition to all straight-time due.
Said payment provides for unlimited use of said recording with no subsequent
payments. In the event that said recording is used for retail, the performer will be
paid a one time only fee equal to the original amount paid for the recording.
(C) Prior to any recording session under either (A) or (B) above, the performer shall
be issued a rider which clearly states which rule governs the recording session.
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(D) The Company shall decide whether to record under Rule 28(A) or request
recording under Rule 28(B), or to record independently in developing lip-synch or
“sweetener” tracks. The performer may be required to use any tape designated by
the Company.
(E) Excluding third party recording sessions, recording sessions scheduled under
(B) above that are cancelled with less than 24-hours notice shall be paid at the rate
of $150 (100 x 1.5) per hour for a minimum two hour call up to one-half of the
booked session, which payment shall not exceed four hours maximum.
29. PHOTOGRAPHS AND PUBLICITY.
(A) Photographs. Photographs of the cast and production may be taken for the
purposes of publicizing and advertising the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT.
Photographs in non-performance related situations are voluntary.
(B) Photographic – Retail Sale.
(1) Authorization. The Company must obtain the performer’s written
authorization by way of a contract rider before the performer’s picture may be
used in conjunction with a retail product and said authorization must specify the
retail product involved.
(2) Usage Fee.
If the performer consents to the use of his name or
photographic likeness, as aforesaid, the performer shall be paid a usage fee of
not less than $150.00 for each negotiated use.
(3) Compensation for a Photo Call. In addition to the usage fee, photo calls for
the purpose described above shall be compensated as follows:
(a) For a scheduled photo call of a performer in a regularly performed role:
(1) If the photo call is within the performer’s scheduled shift and the
performer has performed all of his scheduled shows, he will be
compensated at the appropriate overtime for a minimum of one hour.
(2) If the photo call is within the performer’s scheduled shift but is
replacing a scheduled show, the appropriate matrix time will be applied.
(3) If the photo call is contiguous to a performer’s scheduled shift, the
performer will be paid at the appropriate overtime for a minimum of one
hour.
(4) If the photo call is not contiguous to the scheduled shift, the
performer will be paid for a four hour call at the appropriate overtime.
(b) If a photo is taken of a performer during a regularly scheduled
performance, there will be no additional compensation.
(c) For a scheduled photo call of a performer outside of a regularly
performed role, the performer shall be compensated at a rate of $50.00 per
hour at time and one-half for a minimum of two hours.
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(C) Notice. Whenever possible, 24-hours written notice for all photo calls will be
given to performers.
(D) Performers who do not wish their photos used in publicity and/or advertising
after terminating from the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT may notify the
Company in writing of such desire, and when the material is next printed the photo
will be removed.
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SECTION V. WORK RULES
30. REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE WORK RULES.
(A) Scheduling.
(1) Span of Day. Normally 8 out of 9 hours. (See individual schedule matrix.)
(2) Days Off. The performer shall normally be scheduled two days off in each
week of rehearsal or performance or combination of both. Days off need not be
consecutive. Except where management has determined that days off must be
assigned, performers shall have the opportunity to bid for days off, once per
year, within one month after contract renewal at each stage or location. If a
conflict exists between two performers as to day off preference, the performer
with the greater seniority shall prevail. Seniority shall be determined by
Company hire date.
(3) Change of Day(s) Off, Scheduled Work Day, or Work Times.
(a) Change in day(s) off – additional work assignment. The Company will
issue schedules two weeks in advance of the work week for full-time or
contracted casuals.
A full-time performer who receives a change in his day(s) off schedule shall
be notified as soon as possible in writing, but no less than seven days prior
to the affected work day, bona fide emergencies* excepted.
A contracted casual who receives a change in his regularly scheduled work
day(s) shall be notified as soon as possible in writing, but no less than
seven days prior to the affected work day, bona fide emergencies*
excepted.
(b) Notice of a change in scheduled work day times for full-time performers
and contracted casuals shall be given in writing as soon as possible, but no
less than seven days in advance of the affected work day, bona fide
emergencies* excepted. The Company will notify the performer of a
change in the number of scheduled performances as soon as possible.
(See Rule 30(A)(4)(b).)
(c) Failure of notice. Failure of the Company to comply with the above
minimum notice to full-time and casual performers will result in payment of
appropriate overtime for the affected work day(s) unless such failure is a
result of a bona fide emergency.*
(d) Casuals. Any casual performer who accepts work assignments with
less than seven days notice, in addition to their regularly scheduled work
day(s), will be paid at the appropriate straight-time rate, unless modified by
(A)(5)(a).
(e) Notice of Cancellation for Casuals.
Notice of cancellation of a
scheduled work day or scheduled overtime for any contracted casual on a
non-regularly scheduled day or for a non-contracted casual, shall be given
as soon as possible, but with no less than 72-hours notice in advance of the
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affected work day, bona fide emergencies* excepted. Such scheduled time
canceled with less than 72-hours notice shall be paid at the rate it would
have been paid if the time had been worked.
(f) The performer(s) will notify the Company of a call in/call sick no less
than one hour prior to his call time, regardless of time of day. The
Company will designate the specific number for the performer(s) to call.
Failure to call in/call sick one hour prior to the call time may result in
discipline according to the Attendance Guidelines established by the
Company.
*A bona fide emergency is defined as unforeseen circumstances or
conditions beyond the control of management, such as acts of God.
(4) Turnabout Procedure.
(a) A performer released from work with less than eight hours until the
beginning of the next call, shall be placed on continuous shift upon return to
work and will be paid the applicable overtime commencing with the ninth
cumulative hour paid.
(b) The Company may adjust the span of day, including the call time and/or
release time, of a performer’s schedule up to one hour without notice
when the sole purpose of such adjustment is to provide eight hours
between release time and call time of the succeeding shift. (See Rule
30(A)(4)(a).)
(5) Overtime.
(a) Overtime will be paid at time and one-half for work beyond eight hours
per day, and/or 40 hours per week (payroll week of Sunday through
Saturday) and/or for performances/shows and/or rehearsals beyond the
maximum number indicated by the applicable Schedule Matrix.
(b) Double-time will be paid for all hours worked beyond 16 consecutive
hours worked.
(c) Hours paid for jury duty, funeral leave, personal holidays and vacation
will be included in the computation of overtime.
(d) Overtime Canceled. Scheduled overtime canceled within 24 hours of
the intended call shall be paid at the overtime rate, except as provided in
30(A)(3)(e).
(e) Overtime for performances beyond the applicable Schedule Matrix
“Maximum Performances per Day or Week” shall be calculated at the
appropriate rate multiplied by Show Value, or, in half-hour increments from
the end of the previous show, whichever is greater.
(f) Performance and/or Mid-Show Delays.
(1) Once per day, if a delay in show occurs which causes the
performance to exceed the maximum performance length, as specified
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in the show matrix, by five minutes or less, the Performer(s) will not be
entitled to any additional compensation, regardless of the reason for the
delay.
(2) For all other performances scheduled or added to the day, any
delay in performance that exceeds the maximum performance length,
as specified in the show matrix, will result in compensation to the
affected Performer(s) in one-half hour increments at the appropriate
overtime rate, regardless of the reason for the delay.
(3) At the time a delay occurs that results in the Company’s use of (1)
above, the Company will, within 24 hours of such delay, notify Equity’s
Business Representative(s) by email message the name of the affected
show, its scheduled performance time, the length of the delay and the
general nature of the problem which caused the delay. Failure to notify
Equity as described herein shall result in compensation to the affected
Performer(s) in one-half hour increments at the appropriate overtime
rate.
(4) This shall only apply to shows that have more than one scheduled
performance per day.
(g) Overtime for performances or rehearsals not covered in the applicable
Schedule Matrix shall be calculated at the appropriate rate in half-hour
increments with applicable minimum calls. (See Rule 16(D) and 30(I)(3).)
(6) Sixth and Seventh Days.
(a) A performer scheduled on a sixth consecutive day in a payroll week will
receive time and one-half for all hours worked, provided the performer has
worked five work days, if work is available.
(b) A performer scheduled on a seventh consecutive day on a payroll week
will receive double-time for all hours worked, provided the performer has
worked six work days, if work is available.
(c) Calculation of the premium time will be based on the scheduled work
which takes place on the scheduled days off.
(7) Performance and Rehearsal Day Schedules. The schedule for the week
shall be posted no later than the first day of the preceding week. The posted
schedule shall include: span of day, the first call of the day, the time of each
performance, rehearsal calls, the time of the scheduled meal break, and
designated days off.
(B) Schedule Matrix.
(1) Please refer to the individual schedule matrices published and updated
separately for maximum performances and rehearsals, minimum time between
performances / rehearsals, and show value.
(2) Prior to the first public performance of a new or changed show, the
Company and Equity shall meet for discussion and input on all categories of the
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Schedule Matrix for said show. Should the Company and Equity not agree on
appropriate matrix values, the Company shall assign a 90 day temporary
matrix. By the end of 90 days, the Company and Equity shall negotiate all
categories of the Schedule Matrix. By the end of 120 days, should the
Company and Equity not agree on appropriate matrix values, the dispute shall
be subject to arbitration procedures of Rule 43. The parties agree there will be
no retroactive pay as part of the resolution.
(3) In those instances where the posted schedule calls for fewer than the
maximum number of performances for any day, as specified in the applicable
Matrix, the following shall apply:
(a) Added Performance - Cast. The Company will make every effort to give
advance notice of at least one day when adding a performance to the
regularly scheduled work day of a cast, but reserves the right to add such
performance when necessary.
(b) Added Performance - Individual.
The Company may assign an
individual performer to use the remaining performances, up to the matrix
maximum, for purposes of substituting for another performer. No additional
payment shall be required if the individual performer has been notified no
less than 12 hours prior to the call time, or by midnight of the previous
calendar day, whichever is earlier. If such advance notice has not been
given, the performer shall be paid at the appropriate overtime rate times
show value for the number of additional performances given. (See (c)
below, for exception.) This notice requirement applies across shows and
into Conventions.
(c) Double Scheduled Work Day. If an individual performer completes his
regularly scheduled work day regardless of whether the schedule uses the
maximum number of matrix performances and, with or without advance
notice, is asked to do another performer’s complete schedule of shows,
said performer shall be paid the following:
(1) Eight hours straight-time and, if the additional scheduled workday
constitutes less than 50% of the maximum number of matrix
performances, the performer shall be paid an additional four hours at
the appropriate overtime rate;
(2) Eight hours straight-time and, if the additional scheduled workday
constitutes 50% or more of the maximum number of matrix
performances, the performer shall be paid an additional eight hours at
the appropriate overtime rate.
(d) Contingency Shows.
The Company has represented its desire that
every performance includes a full complement of performers and production
elements as originally created. Contingency Shows are defined as an
approved alternative to the normal show. They are planned and rehearsed
in advance of performance before an audience.
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It is understood that emergency re-blocks will occur at times for issues that
were not foreseen. In these instances the Lead, Dance Captain, Vocal
Captain, and/or Fight/Stunt Captain will assist the Entertainment Manager
in creating and quickly rehearsing a safe solution to ensure the show is able
to be performed again as soon as possible.
(e) Early Release. A performer who takes an Early Release (ER) prior to
the completion of his scheduled number of performances for the day will be
docked show value times the appropriate rate for the number of scheduled
performances missed.
(C) Rehearsals.
(1) Rehearsal Breaks. Within any rehearsal period, there shall be a break of
five minutes within each 60 minutes of rehearsal. If a five minute break is not
given at the end of 55 minutes, a ten minute break must be given at the end of
80 minutes of rehearsal, except during run-throughs or dress rehearsals when
the 15 minute break shall be given at the end of the scene or show.
(2) Rehearsal Breaks for Dance Shows. For any structured dance show, there
shall be a break of five minutes after no more than 55 minutes of rehearsal,
except during run-throughs or dress rehearsals, when a minimum 15 minute
break shall be given at the end of the scene or show.
(3) During the rehearsal process for shows that involve large and/or heavy
props, it is agreed that the Entertainment Manager and Lead or appropriate
Captain (i.e., Dance, Vocal and/or Fight/Stunt), will meet at the beginning and
end of each rehearsal to ensure there is appropriate communication and
monitoring of the rehearsal process.
(4) Performance time may be exchanged for rehearsal time at an exchange
ratio as specified in the appropriate show matrix.
(5) Whenever possible, the performer shall receive a one week notice of
rehearsals which impact call time or release time.
(6) Required Rehearsals.
(a) New performers shall normally be given no less than one dress
rehearsal on stage at their performance location. Said dress rehearsal shall
include all costumes, costume changes, shoes, props, set pieces, etc. The
Company shall advise Equity, in advance, of any deviation from this
provision.
(b) At the request of a current performer who has not performed the show
for at least six weeks, there shall be a “brush-up” or “walk-through”
rehearsal.
(D) Performances.
(1) Half-Hour Call. There shall be a half-hour call prior to the performer’s first
performance of the day which shall be considered the performer’s time for
getting into costume and make-up and preparing for performance. At the
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Company’s sole discretion, an additional one-half hour of warm-up time prior to
the performer’s first performance of the day may be scheduled.
(a) Each week, up to one hour of non-performance time may be called for
scheduling of the following activities:
administrative meetings, note
sessions and wardrobe fittings. Such non-performance time must be
posted on the schedule in accordance with Rule 30(A)(3), and shall be
limited to use for the cast at each stage/performance location and not be
applied to individual performers, with the exception of wardrobe fittings
which may be individually scheduled. This provision shall not apply to
Conventions/Special Events.
(b) Any other call scheduled prior to the half-hour call shall count against
the maximum rehearsal time permitted in the matrix or shall be paid at the
appropriate overtime rate.
(c) Up to one-half hour of non-performance time for specialty make-up will
be incorporated into the performance matrix for those shows requiring such
make-up.
(2) There shall be a maximum half-hour call for each succeeding performance.
(3) The “places” call for each show shall be a maximum of five minutes prior to
the scheduled performance time.
(E) Minimum Time Between Performances.
(1) Minimum time between performances shall be specified in the applicable
Schedule Matrix.
(2) Minimum Break. During the minimum time between performances, there
shall be a minimum break of 15 minutes which shall not be invaded, except for
emergency replacement rehearsals. The balance of the minimum time between
performances shall not be unreasonably invaded by work-related incursions.
(3) The minimum time between a performance and any other scheduled activity
or between two performances at different locations shall be 30 minutes. For
purposes of this rule, Pleasure Island shall be considered a single performance
location and for DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS “Streetmosphere”
performers, New York Street shall be considered a separate location from the
Sunset/Hollywood Boulevards area.
(4) Meal breaks and minimum time between performances shall not be invaded
for required travel to and from performance and/or rehearsal locations.
(F) Meal Breaks.
(1) A one hour meal break shall normally be scheduled as near as reasonably
practicable to the mid-point of the scheduled performance or rehearsal day,
except that, if the total scheduled performance day is six and one-half hours or
less, no meal break shall be required. Any deviation from the one hour meal
break on a regularly scheduled basis shall be discussed with Actors’ Equity
Association in advance of implementation.
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(2) Provided the performer can reasonably obtain and eat a meal in the allotted
time or a nutritious catered meal is provided, a meal break of less than one hour
but not less than one-half hour may be scheduled.
(3) If the work day exceeds nine hours, additional meal breaks shall be given so
that no more than five hours elapse beyond the end of the previous meal break.
(4) The meal break(s) shall be in addition to the minimum time between
performance and/or rehearsals (rehearsal to rehearsal excepted).
(5) The Company shall provide nutritious catered meal(s) when no meal break
is given or when eating facilities are not reasonably accessible within the
allotted meal break.
(G) Work Not Permitted. Performers shall not be permitted to do set or prop moves
which, due to the following, are inherently hazardous: location on stage, weight of
the set piece or prop, construction, pyrotechnic or electrical effects, proximity to
machinery or simultaneous movement of the scenery or effects.
(H) Special Events.
(1) Performers may be assigned to Special Events, such as but not limited to,
the Easter or July Fourth Parades, press events or non-profit support activities.
(2) The Company reserves the right to reschedule the performers’ nine hour
scheduled work day to accommodate Special Events. (See Rule 30(A)(3).)
(3) Regularly scheduled rehearsal time (see applicable Schedule Matrix) may
be used for Special Event rehearsal.
(4) Performance time may be exchanged for Special Event time at the following
ratios:
Special Event Performance Time = 1 to 1
Special Event Rehearsal Time = as specified in the appropriate show matrix
(not to exceed two hours per show exchange [See 30(H)(5)(a) for exception]).
(5) Breaks.
(a) Atmospheric Performance Call. Following 60 minutes of work time
(excluding half-hour call), the performer shall receive a 15-minute minimum
break. Within the 60-minute block of performance time, actual performance
time shall not exceed a total of 45 minutes. Performance time exchanged
for rehearsal time may not exceed two hours per day.
(b) Production/Show Performance Call. If there is no rehearsal, there shall
be a maximum half-hour call prior to the performance. If there is a
rehearsal, there shall be a minimum break of one-half hour plus half-hour
call between the end of rehearsal and the start of performance. If there are
multiple performances, there shall be a minimum of 30 minutes between
performances.
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(c) If a break as defined in (a) or (b) above is not given when required, the
performer shall be paid one-half hour at the appropriate overtime rate.
(6) Any hours worked in excess of total performance time shall be compensated
at the appropriate overtime rate, in one-half hour increments.
(7) When a performer is required to memorize scripted material and no
rehearsal time is allocated for that purpose, the performer shall receive
compensation computed on the basis of one-half hour at one and one-half
times contractual rate for each page or partial page of dialogue, double spaced.
The parties agree that said compensation formula shall have no applicability to
the allocation of rehearsal time for these purposes.
(8) During the rehearsal process for Special Events that involve large and/or
heavy props, it is agreed that the Entertainment Manager and Lead or
appropriate Captain (i.e., Dance, Vocal and/or Fight/Stunt), will meet at the
beginning and end of each rehearsal to ensure there is appropriate
communication and monitoring of the rehearsal process.
(I) Convention/Industrial Calls.
(1) Definition. A Convention/Industrial call is defined as any atmosphere or
show performance associated with a Convention and/or Industrial event.
(2) Convention/Industrial Calls Within a Nine Hour Scheduled Work Day.
(a) The Company reserves the right to reschedule the performers’ nine hour
scheduled work day to accommodate Convention/Industrial calls. (See
Rule 30(A)(3).)
(b) Regularly scheduled rehearsal time (see applicable Schedule Matrix)
may be used for Convention/Industrial rehearsal.
(c) Performance time may be exchanged for Convention/Industrial time at
the following ratios:
Convention/Industrial Performance Time = 1 to 1
Convention/Industrial Rehearsal Time = as specified in the appropriate
show matrix (not to exceed two hours per show exchange [See
30(I)(2)(d)(1) for exception]).
(d) Breaks.
(1) Atmospheric Performance Call. Following 60 minutes of work time
(excluding half-hour call), the performer shall receive a 15-minute
minimum break. Within the 60-minute block of performance time,
actual performance time shall not exceed a total of 45 minutes.
Performance time exchanged for rehearsal time may not exceed two
hours per day.
(2) Production/Show Performance Call. If there is no rehearsal, there
shall be a maximum half-hour call prior to the performance. If there is a
rehearsal, there shall be a minimum break of one-half hour plus half-
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hour call between the end of rehearsal and the start of performance. If
there are multiple performances, there shall be a minimum of 30
minutes between performances.
(3) If a break as defined in (1) or (2) above is not given when required,
the performer shall be paid one-half hour at the appropriate overtime
rate.
(e) Any hours worked in excess of total performance time shall be
compensated at the appropriate overtime rate, in one-half hour increments.
(f) If the show being performed for the Convention audience is defined in a
Schedule Matrix, the performer shall be paid at the appropriate rate times
show value or in half-hour increments, whichever is greater.
(g) If the performer must travel to a different location for the Convention
and/or sound check, and/or to resume performances of the statused show,
all such travel will either be accounted for in Matrix time or paid at the
appropriate overtime rate.
(h) The half-hour call for the Convention show will be accounted for in
Matrix time or will be paid as one-half hour at the appropriate overtime rate.
(3) Convention/Industrial Calls Contiguous to Scheduled Work Days. These
calls shall be paid at the appropriate overtime rate in one-half hour increments,
with a minimum of one and one-half hours up to two hours. Contiguous
extensions to the scheduled shift which exceed two hours shall be paid in
accordance with (4) below.
(4) Convention/Industrial Calls Not Contiguous to Scheduled Work Days.
Convention/Industrial calls on a scheduled day off, or calls where there is a
break in pay from completion of the scheduled work day will be paid at four
hours overtime.
(a) Actual performance/work time, including half-hour call, shall be based
upon 50% of total hours paid. Following 60 minutes of work time (excluding
half-hour call), the performer shall receive a 15-minute minimum break.
Within the 60-minute block of performance time, actual performance time
shall not exceed a total of 45 minutes.
(b) If a performance is defined in a Schedule Matrix, the performer’s matrix
time (at show value) including half-hour call shall be accounted for within
the four hour call.
(c) Time performed/worked in excess of the 50% performance time, or in
excess of the allotted matrix time, or an extension of the four hour minimum
call will be paid at the overtime rate in one hour increments.
(5) When a performer is required to memorize scripted material and no
rehearsal time is allocated for that purpose, the performer shall receive
compensation computed on the basis of one-half hour at one and one-half
times contractual rate for each page or partial page of dialogue, double-spaced.
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The parties agree that said compensation formula shall have no applicability to
the allocation of rehearsal time for these purposes.
(6) The Company will provide as much notice as possible to performers
scheduled for Convention/Industrial work following their scheduled work days or
on scheduled days off.
(7) During the rehearsal process for Conventions/Industrials that involve large
and/or heavy props, it is agreed that the Entertainment Manager and Lead or
appropriate Captain (i.e., Dance, Vocal and/or Fight/Stunt), will meet at the
beginning and end of each rehearsal to ensure there is appropriate
communication and monitoring of the rehearsal process.
(8) Auditions. Any required audition for Convention clientele shall be on
Company time and shall be paid at the appropriate rate.
(J) Equity Business. One-half hour non-work time, exclusive of rehearsal call, shall
be set aside during the first week of rehearsal (or at any other mutually agreed time)
to allow the cast to conduct Equity business, including the election of an Equity
Deputy. It shall not be counted as part of the rehearsal period. The Company will
notify Equity of the scheduling of the one-half hour meeting with as much notice as
is reasonably practicable. The Equity Business Representative may schedule a
one-half hour meeting with new individual cast members by contacting the
respective operating area.
31. UNDERSTUDIES, SWINGS AND SUBSTITUTES.
(A) The parties agree that it is in the best interest of both the Company and the
performers to maintain performance quality and to protect the health and well-being
of the performers. Therefore, the Company agrees to retain sufficient understudies,
swings, and substitutes in numbers determined at the sole discretion of
management. The Company agrees to make every reasonable effort to keep the
swing rotation in effect at all times in dance shows and chorus stunt shows.
(B) Performers within the Actors’ Equity Association Bargaining Unit shall be given
first opportunity to substitute for regular performers. In emergency situations,
Management/Leads at the stage will contact available Equity Unit substitutes. Only
in the event that an Equity Unit substitute is not available, or cannot be reached,
may non-Equity Bargaining Unit substitutes be used with exception to Rule 31(C)
below. It is further understood that payment in such instances shall be pursuant to
Rule 16(E)(6) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
(C) Subsequent to the rehearsal period, the non-Equity Bargaining Unit substitute
will be entitled to one public performance per rehearsed role. During rehearsals
and the public performance, the non-Bargaining Unit substitute will be paid the
Equity minimum rate for the appropriate classification/role, or his own rate,
whichever is greater. The Equity performer is not required to be present during the
non-Equity Bargaining Unit substitute’s public performance. There shall be no loss
of pay, including stunt increment, to the Equity performer, and the substitute’s
performance shall count toward the Equity performer’s matrix maximum.
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32. TRAVEL.
This rule shall apply to the following: in-state events of seven days or less, including all
work and travel; and out-of-state events of seven days or less and two cities or less,
including all work and travel. Tours lasting more than seven days shall use the rules of
the touring addendum.
(A) Except as provided below, performers who travel for the Company shall do so
under the terms of the existing Company travel policy. Travel arrangements shall
be made at the sole discretion of the Company. Performers who refuse to travel by
air may be denied travel opportunities.
(B) Per diem. Per diem will be paid at the Government High/Low non-taxed rate,
(based on location).
(C) Travel time which occurs within the normally scheduled work day will be
considered as time worked and paid at the appropriate rate. Travel time which
occurs outside the normally scheduled work day will not be considered as time
worked and, consequently, not paid. Travel time which occurs on a performer’s day
off or holiday will be compensated for those hours which correspond to the normally
scheduled work day.
(D) Travel time per day shall not exceed the following: 11 hours on a travel-only
day; 12 hours in combination with actual hours worked, i.e. eight hours plus four
travel hours. Excess travel will be paid at the appropriate overtime rate.
(E) Performers performing in road shows may be scheduled with a break in shift
provided that the Company allows at least a three hour period of non-captive time
between the end of the first call and the beginning of the next call.
(F) Ground Transportation.
(1) Short Distance. Travel within a 100 mile radius of the Walt Disney World
Resort may be taken in any properly insured vehicle driven by a properly
licensed operator. The vehicle will be equipped with heat, air conditioning and
seating accommodations for each performer. There shall be no smoking in the
vehicle. The Company shall at its own expense transport the performer when
the performer is required to travel from Walt Disney World Property to the
engagement.
(2) Long Distance. Travel which exceeds the 100 mile radius shall be in a
vehicle which is equipped with heat, air conditioning, and seating
accommodations for each performer. There shall be no smoking in the vehicle.
Travel time shall not exceed 11 hours in one day. Travel time shall be
calculated as the total time from the travel call to the arrival at the destination
hotel or performance location.
(3) Travel Breaks. There shall be a minimum of one ten-minute comfort stop
within each two hour travel period unless the vehicle has on-board lavatory
facilities. There shall be a meal stop of at least one hour as near as reasonably
practicable to the mid-point of the travel period. In the event of a travel period
delay due to unforeseeable circumstances, there shall be an additional meal
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stop of at least one hour after no more than six and one-half hours have
elapsed from the end of the previous meal break.
(4) Where applicable, the vehicle, upon arriving at its destination, will first
deliver the performers to their accommodations. In every case where the
performance site is situated more than 1/4 mile from the hotel or in inclement
weather, or if travel to and/or from the performance will occur after 9 PM, the
vehicle will transport the performers to the performance site and return them to
the hotel after the performance. The vehicle shall leave the performance site
when all performers are ready to be transported to the hotel. However, the time
of departure shall be no later than 30 minutes after the end of the performance.
In the event of an accident or illness a member of WDW management will stay with
the performer until the performer is able to travel.
33. CLASSES.
All classes that a performer is required or “requested” to attend shall be included as part
of the total week as stipulated in Rule 30.
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34. LAWS GOVERNING.
All contracts of employment shall be subject to, be construed by, and all the rights of the
parties thereto shall be determined by the laws of the State of Florida, except as
otherwise provided herein.
If any provision of this Agreement should be held invalid or unlawful by any tribunal of
competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby, but shall
remain severally valid, binding, and in full force and effect.
35. INTERPRETATION.
The parties hereto may interpret, alter, or amend the Agreement by mutual action in
writing, and no individual performer shall have cause to complain therefore, it being
understood that any interpretation or arrangement mutually satisfactory to the parties
hereto shall be binding upon all individual performers, whether such action be
prospective or retroactive.
36. MANAGEMENT RIGHTS.
Except as expressly and clearly limited by the terms of this Agreement, the Company
reserves and retains exclusively all of its normal and inherent rights with respect to the
management of the business, including, but not limited to, its right to select and direct
the number of performers assigned to any particular classification of work; to subcontract work; to establish and change work, schedules and assignments; to lay off,
terminate or otherwise release performers from duty for lack of work or other just cause;
to make and enforce rules for personal grooming and the maintenance of discipline; to
discontinue conduct of its business or operations in whole or in part; to institute
technological changes and otherwise to take such measures as management may
determine to be necessary to the orderly, efficient and economical operation of
business.
37. BULLETIN BOARDS.
The Company shall provide bulletin boards for the posting of information, auditions, and
official Equity and Company notices. The boards shall be of reasonable size (but not
less than two feet by three feet) and shall be accessible to all performers. It is agreed
that no Equity matter of any kind shall be posted in and about the premises of the WALT
DISNEY WORLD RESORT except on said Boards. It is agreed by Equity and the
Company that it is the responsibility of each performer to be knowledgeable of notices
posted.
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38. WORK STOPPAGES AND LOCKOUTS.
(A) No Lock-outs or Strikes. During the existence of this Agreement, there shall be
no strikes, picketing, work stoppages or disruptive activity by Equity or by the
performer, and there shall be no lock-out by the Company.
(B) Failure to Cross Picket Line - Violation of Agreement. Failure of any performer
covered by the Agreement to cross any picket line established at the WALT
DISNEY WORLD RESORT is a violation of this Agreement, unless the Company
and Equity agree that entry or performance will result in physical violence or injury
to the performer.
(C) Union’s Responsibility to Prevent Work Stoppage, Strike or Disruptive Activity.
Equity shall not sanction, aid or abet, encourage or condone a work stoppage, strike
or disruptive activity at the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT and shall undertake
all possible steps to prevent or to terminate any strike, work stoppage, or disruptive
activity. No performer shall engage in activities that violate the Article. Any
performer who participates in or encourages any activities which interfere with the
normal operation of the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT shall be subject to
disciplinary action, including discharge. Equity shall not be liable for acts of
performers for which it has no responsibility. The failure of the Company to
exercise this right in any instance shall not be deemed a waiver of this right in any
other instance, nor shall the Company’s right to discipline all performers for any
other cause be in any way affected by this Section.
(D) Disputes with Concessionaires.
Disputes between Equity and any
concessionaire operating in the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT shall be so
handled as not to interfere with the Company’s business or the business of any
concessionaire not a party to such disputes. No picketing or concerted action
against any one or more of the concessionaires will be conducted at the WALT
DISNEY WORLD RESORT.
“Concessionaire” as used herein, includes a
concessionaire and also a licensee, exhibitor, participant, sponsor, contractor, subcontractor or lessee. In the event any other organization pickets at or near the
WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT, Equity agrees that such picket line, so far as
they and the performers they represent are concerned, shall not affect the operation
of the Company or concessionaires who are not involved in the dispute.
39. UNION ACTIVITY AND CHECK-OFF.
(A) Union Solicitation. Solicitation for union purposes by Equity shall not take place
on working time, in working areas, in public areas, nor in the tunnel complex (except
in break areas contained therein), but may be conducted in non-working areas and
on non-working time in parking areas, break areas and lunch rooms.
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(B) Access of Union Representatives to Premises. Representatives of Equity,
designated in writing to the Company by Equity, shall be permitted to enter the nonpublic areas of the WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT for the purpose of
determining that this Agreement is being complied with by the Company and for the
presentation and handling of grievances. Said representatives shall also be
permitted to enter the public areas of the Company for the purpose of viewing
performances. Said representatives, who shall not number more than a total of five
at any one time, shall comply with the access regulations and security regulations of
the Company and shall not interrupt the performance of performer work
assignments.
(C) Deputies. Equity shall have the right to appoint Deputies in each cast as it
deems necessary. The Deputy shall serve as liaison between the cast and Equity.
The Deputy shall have the right to receive and report, but not to promote,
performer’s complaints or differences and to discuss and assist in the adjustment of
the same with the appropriate manager on Company property without the loss of
pay during regular working hours. (See Rule 40(D), EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY, NON-DISCRIMINATION AND NON-RETALIATION.)
(D) Joint Committees. The Company agrees that up to ten performers, as
designated by Equity on a case by case basis, shall have the right to attend
meetings of a Joint Committee without loss of pay during regular working hours.
(E) Check-off. The Company agrees to withhold from the wages on each payroll
week uniform weekly membership dues, initiation fees and other assessments for
each performer who signs and submits an authorization form. The Company shall
forward such dues to the certified financial secretary or other properly designated
official of Equity on or before the third week following the last week in the month in
which dues are deducted. Equity agrees to indemnify and save the Company
harmless against any and all claims, suits, or other forms of liability arising out of
the deductions of money for union dues from performers’ pay. Equity assumes full
responsibility for the disposition of the moneys so deducted once they have been
turned over to the certified financial secretary or properly designated official of
Equity.
40. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, NON-DISCRIMINATION AND NONRETALIATION.
(A) Non-Discrimination.
(1) The Company and Equity agree there shall be no discrimination against any
performer or prospective performer due to race, color, creed, sex, age, national
origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability, as provided in
federal and state legislation.
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(2) The parties agree to support and to foster compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990. Thus, nothing in the Agreement shall be construed
as being inconsistent with or as requiring the parties to behave in any manner
inconsistent with federal or state law.
(3) The Company agrees that the active solicitation of ethnic, women, and
senior performers, and performers with disabilities shall be evident in all ads,
notices, call and casting breakdowns to agents and casting directors in order to
encourage participation in the casting process. The Company and Equity
further agree to work through existing Company and Equity units and
appropriate outside resources, and through the contractual Joint Committee
process to identify and encourage the open casting of ethnic, women, and
senior performers, and otherwise qualified performers with disabilities.
(B) Non-Retaliation. The Company and Equity agree there shall be no retaliation
against an individual who has made a good faith complaint about discrimination or
harassment due to race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, religion, marital
status, sexual orientation or disability. Employees who believe they have been
harassed, discriminated against or retaliated against should promptly report the
facts of the incident and the name of the person involved to their Human
Resources, Labor Relations Department or Equity Business Representative.
(C) The Company and Equity reaffirm their mutual commitment to a flexible and
imaginative process which casts performance roles without regard to race, gender,
age or physical ability when such considerations are not germane to the role while
recognizing and understanding the necessity of artistic and creative discretion in the
casting process.
(D) The Company and Equity agree that there shall be no discrimination against any
performer serving as Deputy or any performer due to Union activities or affiliation.
(E) For purposes of this Agreement, references to performers in the masculine
gender shall be deemed to apply equally and without distinction or discrimination to
the female gender.
41. BLACKLISTING.
The Company and Equity agree to prevent blacklisting. Opposition to blacklisting is not
a controversial issue between the Company and Equity.
42. JOINT EQUITY/WALT DISNEY WORLD COMMITTEE.
The Company and Equity recognize the mutual benefit of joint meetings of
representatives of both parties. The Company and Equity hereby establish a Joint
Committee to study, explore and make recommendations in areas of mutual concern
that have been referred to the Committee, by agreement of both parties. The parties
declare it to be their desire and intent that the determination and votes in all matters by
all members of the Committee shall be factual and open-minded in character rather than
being representative of the respective parties. The Company and Equity further agree
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that the Joint Committee shall be required to meet within 30 days if requested in writing
by either party.
(A) Committee Structure.
(1) The Joint Committee shall consist of representatives from Equity and
representatives from the Company. Any committee may, at its discretion,
create working sub-committees as required on the specific issues under study.
(2) Each party shall pay the expenses, if any, incurred by its Committee
members.
(3) Permanent Committee members will include one Company representative
from Labor Relations and one Union representative from Equity staff (Business
Representative level or higher) who will serve as co-Chairs of the Committee.
Other Company or Union representatives may be added on an ad hoc basis
depending on the issue under discussion. Meetings will be jointly chaired.
(B) Authority and Function.
The Committee’s authority shall be limited to
discussion, exploration and study of subjects either referred to it by the parties or
stipulated by this Agreement. No Committee shall engage in collective bargaining
or in any way modify, add to or detract from the provisions of the Agreement.
(C) The referral of an item to the Committee shall not extend any time limits
specified in Rule 43, GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.
43. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.
(A) Grievances Settled According to Procedure. The parties agree that any
grievance arising out of the interpretation or application of the terms of this
Agreement, with the exception of terminations and policy grievances which will be
expedited to Step 3, shall be settled promptly in accordance with the following
procedure.
(B) Definitions.
(1) Grievance. A grievance, within the meaning of this procedure, is defined as
a dispute or difference of opinion between the parties concerning the meaning,
interpretation, application or alleged violation by the Company or Equity of this
Agreement.
(2) Time Limits. The parties recognize that it is important that grievances are
processed and resolved as rapidly as possible. Therefore, the number of days
indicated at each step of the grievance procedure should be considered as a
maximum to expedite the process. The time limits specified may be extended
by mutual agreement as evidenced by a waiver in writing signed by an
authorized representative of the Company and Equity.
Otherwise, the
grievance shall be regarded as withdrawn.
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(C) Procedure.
(1) Step 1. Any performer, believing that he has suffered a grievance, shall
immediately notify the cast Deputy, who shall notify the Equity Business
Representative. The performer or the Equity Business Representative shall
discuss the alleged grievance and attempt to resolve the problem with the
performer’s immediate manager or the appropriate Company representative. In
order to be deemed timely, a grievance must be discussed within ten business
days after its occurrence or within ten business days after the performer had a
reasonable opportunity to become aware of the occurrence, whichever is later.
Failure to observe the aforementioned time limitations shall be deemed as a
waiver and the grievance will be regarded as abandoned.
The immediate manager or appropriate Company representative shall give an
oral reply within seven business days after submission of the grievance. If said
manager or representative fails to give an oral reply within the time limits
provided, the grievance may be appealed to the next step of this grievance
procedure.
(2) Step 2. If the grievance shall not have been adjusted under Step 1, then
within seven business days after the reply given under Step 1, or after the date
by which a reply should have been given under Step 1, the Equity Business
Representative shall notify the performer’s Division Head of the grievance. The
Division Head or his designated representative and the Equity Business
Representative shall discuss the grievance within seven business days after
invocation of Step 2 in an attempt to settle the grievance. It shall be incumbent
upon the Business Representative to schedule the discussion with the Division
Head. The Division Head or his designated representative shall provide the
Equity Business Representative with an oral reply within seven business days
of the discussion. If the Division Head fails to give an oral reply within the time
limits provided, the grievance may be appealed to the next Step of the
grievance procedure.
(3) Step 3. If the grievance shall not have been adjusted under Step 2, then
within seven business days from the date of the Division Head’s oral decision or
the date when the decision should have been submitted by the Division Head,
the grievance shall be reduced to writing upon the accepted Grievance Form
which shall set forth the relevant information concerning the grievance,
including a short description of the alleged grievance, the date on which the
grievance occurred, an identification of the section of the Agreement alleged to
have been violated, and where possible, the requested remedy and shall be
presented to the Labor Relations office. The Labor Relations representative
and the Equity Business Representative shall meet within seven business days
in an attempt to resolve the grievance. The Labor Relations representative
shall provide the Equity Business Representative with a written reply within
seven business days after the parties have met. If the Labor Relations
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representative fails to give a written reply within the time limit provided, the
grievance may be appealed to the next Step of this grievance procedure.
(4) Step 4.
(a) If the grievance shall have been submitted but not adjusted under Step
3, either party may, within ten business days after receipt of the written
reply, request in writing that the grievance be submitted to an Arbitrator
mutually agreed upon by the Company and Equity.
(b) The parties agree to select a panel of arbitrators to hear outstanding
grievances. The panel will consist of Roger Abrams and up to three other
arbitrators to be agreed upon by the parties.
The arbitrators shall serve on a rotating basis. Permanent placement on
the rotation list will be based on the date each arbitrator accepts the
designation for the panel. An arbitrator will be passed in rotation and the
parties will proceed to select the next arbitrator on the list if:
(1) The arbitrator’s availability is delayed and the length of the delay is
unacceptable to Equity and the Company or;
(2) An arbitrator is unwilling to take the particular matter referred to him
or;
(3) An assigned case is settled at any time thereafter prior to the
arbitrator rendering a decision.
Except for disputes relating to Rule 12, TERMINATIONS, the decisions
of the arbitrator shall be rendered in writing within 30 days following the
conclusion of the hearing.
(D) Equity shall act on behalf of the Performer in any arbitration proceedings in
accordance with Equity’s Constitution and By-Laws, and no Performer is authorized
to commence any arbitration proceedings without the consent of Equity.
(E) Expense and Location. The expenses of arbitration, including the compensation
of the arbitrator, shall be shared equally by Equity and the Company. Both parties
herein agree that all arbitrations shall take place in the City of Orlando or at a place
mutually agreeable to both parties.
(F) Nothing herein shall be construed to give the arbitrator the authority to alter,
amend, or modify any of the provisions of this Agreement.
(G) Only one grievance shall be before a specific Arbitrator at one time.
(H) Expeditious Arbitration. In any dispute relating to Rule 12, TERMINATIONS,
either the Company or Equity shall have the right to invoke the following expeditious
arbitration procedure:
(1) The dispute or grievance shall be asserted in a written notice sent by
registered mail or by telegram, return receipt requested, to the other party.
Simultaneously, a copy of such notice shall be sent, return receipt requested, to
the arbitrator at an address to be designated by the arbitrator or panel.
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(2) The dispute, complaint, or grievance shall be submitted to arbitration within
72 hours after receipt of notice by the arbitrator and the award shall be issued
not later than 48 hours after their conclusion of the hearing. The parties shall
argue their cases orally at the conclusion of the hearing and no written briefs
shall be filed.
(3) The award of the arbitrator shall be in writing and may be issued with or
without opinion. If any party desires an opinion, said party may request same,
but such request shall not delay compliance with, or enforcement of, the award.
(4) The failure of any party to attend the arbitration hearing as scheduled shall
not delay said arbitration, and the arbitrator is authorized to proceed to take
evidence and issue an award as though such party were present. The decision
of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding on all parties with no further appeal,
except for reasons of setting aside an Arbitrator’s award as set forth in
applicable Federal and Florida law.
The parties agree to the following list of permanent arbitrators for all
Expeditious Arbitrations relating to Terminations during the term of this
Agreement: Roger Abrams and up to three other arbitrators to be agreed upon
by the parties.
44. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
(A) Term. This Agreement and any further amendment or supplement hereto shall
be in full force and effect from September 21, 2008 through September 15, 2012
and from year to year thereafter, subject to the right of either party to terminate the
same at any anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement following
September 15, 2012 upon the giving of notice of termination not later than 60 days
preceding the effective date of such termination.
(B) Existing Contracts. Any individual contracts of employment existing on or signed
on or subsequent to September 21, 2008 shall be modified in accordance with the
new rules. Equity may advise its members that no member shall work for Walt
Disney World Co. unless an Agreement Governing Employment at the WALT
DISNEY WORLD RESORT is in effect.
(C) Complete Agreement. The parties acknowledge that during the negotiations
which resulted in this Agreement, each had the unlimited right and opportunity to
make demands and proposals with respect to any subject or matter not removed by
law from the area of collective bargaining, and that the understandings and
agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise of that right and opportunity,
are set forth in this Agreement. Therefore, the Company and Equity, for the life of
this Agreement, each voluntarily and unqualifiedly waive the right and each agrees
that the other shall not be obligated to bargain collectively with respect to any
subject or matter referred to or covered in this Agreement, or with respect to any
subject or matter not specifically referred to or covered in this Agreement, even
though such subjects or matters may not have been within the knowledge or
contemplation of either or both of the parties at the time that they negotiated or
signed this Agreement.
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ADDENDUM I - “CASUALS”
September 21, 2008
Phil Bernard
Walt Disney World, Inc.
P.O. Box 10,000
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Dear Phil:
Equity and the Company agree that the following will continue to be incorporated by
reference into the Collective Bargaining Agreement as amended effective September
21, 2008 and expiring on September 15, 2012.
APPLICATION OF RULES TO CASUALS AS SPECIFIED HEREIN.
In the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between Actors' Equity Association and Walt
Disney World Co., the following list of rules will be applied to Casuals as modified
herein. Rules not listed will be interpreted as standard language in the
administration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
RULE 7(B) & (D) - EXCLUSIVE SERVICE
Applies to Casual Regular on regularly scheduled days.
RULE 8 - CONTRACTS
Applies to Casual Regular and Casual Temporary on an individual contract for a
specified period of time, except 8(I)(1) does not apply to Casual Temporary.
RULE 10 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PERFORMER
Applies to Casuals.
RULE 11 - PROBATIONARY PERIOD
A performer will go through one probationary period as either a Full-time or Casual
Regular employee. A Casual Temporary converting to Casual Regular or Full-time
status will be subject to a probationary period unless such period has already been
completed successfully.
RULE 12 - DISCIPLINE, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND TERMINATION
Applies to Casual Regular and contracted Casual Temporary.
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RULE 12(G)(2)(c) - PERFORMANCE RELATED TERMINATIONS
Casual Temporary not on an individual employment contract will be given a two (2)
week notice.
RULE 13 - CLOSE OF SHOW NOTICE
Applies to Casual Regular and contracted Casual Temporary.
RULE 14 - LAYOFF
Applies to Casual Regular and Contracted Casual Temporary.
RULE 15 - PAY DAY
Applies to Casuals.
RULE 16 - PAY RATES
Applies to Casuals as noted.
RULE 17 - SICK LEAVE
Does not apply to Casuals.
RULE 18 - HOLIDAYS
Does not apply to Casuals, except as noted in 18(M) and 18(N).
RULE 19 - VACATIONS
Does not apply to Casuals.
RULE 20 - PENSION AND WELFARE
Applies to Casuals except Rule 20(C).
RULE 21 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Applies to Casual Regular and contracted Casual Temporary, except Rule (F) and
(G).
RULE 22 - COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Applies to all Casuals with exception of Rule 22(B) which applies only to Casual
Regular and contracted Casual Temporary.
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RULE 22(F) - SHOES
In a good faith effort, the Company will strive toward the earliest possible employee
notification of Convention shows and provide the appropriate footwear for the
Casual performer.
RULE 23 - PROPERTY
Applies to Casuals.
RULE 24 - SAFE AND SANITARY
Applies to Casuals.
RULE 25 - PERFORMANCE RISKS
Applies to Casual Regular and contracted Casual Temporary.
RULE 26 - STAGE FIGHTING OR STUNTS
Applies to Casuals except 26(A) which applies to Casual Regular and contracted
Casual Temporary.
RULE 27 - FILMING/VIDEOTAPING
Applies to Casuals. Regarding the Casual Temporary performer, the Company will
notify the Casual employee as soon as possible if it is less than two days.
RULE 28 - AUDIO TAPING AND VOICE-OVERS
Applies to Casuals except the following:
(A)(1) Applies only to Casual Regular and contracted Casual Temporary and for the
contracted show only.
RULE 29 - PHOTOGRAPHS AND PUBLICITY
Applies to Casuals.
RULE 30 - REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE WORK RULES
Applies to Casuals as noted, except 30(A)(5)(c) does not apply to Casuals.
(B) Applies to Casuals
RULE 32 - TRAVEL
Applies to Casuals
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ADDENDUM II - “Schedule Matrix”
The following pages contain a performance schedule matrix (current as of
September 21, 2008) for each show performed within the Walt Disney World
Resort. Each show’s matrix is listed on a separate table for each park (DISNEY’S
ANIMAL KINGDOM, EPCOT, MAGIC KINGDOM, PLEASURE ISLAND and
DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS, and RESORTS/INDUSTRIAL) in which
performances occur. Please be advised that each schedule matrix is subject to
change should there be marked changes in any show.
For any new show developed, a schedule matrix will be negotiated and posted on
the call board. [See Rule 30(B)(2).]
These tables are for reference only. If you have any questions, please contact your
entertainment office or Equity. Each office maintains an original signed copy of
each schedule matrix.
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ANIMAL KINGDOM
FESTIVAL OF LION
KING
FINDING NEMO, THE
MUSICAL
FLIGHTS OF WONDER
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
MAX
PERF
LENGTH
MAX
PERFS
DAY
MAX
PERFS
WEEK
MAX
REH
DAY
MAX
REH
WEEK
MAX
PERF:REH
CONV.
MAX
SCHED
WORK DAY
SHOW
VALUE
MIN TIME
BET PERFS
AND/OR REHS
30 Min
4
20
1 Hr (1)
3 Hrs
1:2
6 Hrs
2.0
30 Min
40 Min
4 (2)(3)
15 (4)
1 Hr
3 Hrs
1:3
9 Hrs
2.0
30 Min
30 Min
5
25
1 Hr
3 Hrs
1:3
9 Hrs
1.6
30 Min
Rehearsal is not permitted between performances (except in genuine emergency).
Maximum Performance Day for performers in the roles of Marlin, Dory and Nemo shall be 3 – Show Value = 2.6 per performance.
Performers in the tracks that include the roles of Bruce, Anchor and Chum may perform only one 4-show day in a performance week.
Maximum Performance Week for performers in the roles of Marlin, Dory and Nemo shall be 13.
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EPCOT
EPCOT ACTING CO.
MOROCCAN BELLY
DANCER–RESTAURANT
MAX
PERF
LENGTH
30 Min
30 Min (1)
MAX
PERF
DAY
5
7
MAX
PERF
WEEK
25
35
MAX
REH
DAY
1 Hr
1 Hr
MAX
REH
WEEK
3 Hrs
5 Hrs
MAX
PERF:REH
CONV.
1:3
1:3
MAX
SCHED
WORK DAY
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
SHOW
VALUE
1.6
1.1
MIN TIME
BET PERFS
AND/OR REHS
30 Min
30 Min
30 Min
6
30
1 Hr
3 Hrs
1:3
9 Hrs
1.3
15 Min
25 Min (2)
6
30
1 Hr
3 Hrs
1:3
9 Hrs
1.3
15 Min (3)
20 Min
20 Min (4)
8
8
40
40
1 Hr
1 Hr
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
1:3
1:3
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
1.0
1.0
20 Min
15 Min (3)
MARRAKESH
“Mo’Rockin” Belly
Dancer
SLAPSTICK STUDIO
THEATER
SPIRIT OF AMERICA
TURTLE TALK
(5)
VOICES OF LIBERTY
(Echo Sets) (6)
15 Min
N/A
7
2
35
10
1 Hr
0
3 Hrs
0
1:3
9 Hrs
1.0
0.5
15 Min
15 Min
SEASONAL
CANDLELIGHT
HOLIDAY
STORYTELLERS (7)
TREE LIGHTING
60 Min
15 Min
2
8
10
40
1 Hr
1 Hr
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
1:3
1:3
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
4.0
1.0
30 Min
20 Min
30
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1:3
N/A
1.0
15 Min
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Dancer not to exceed 15 consecutive minutes of dance.
Two consecutive shows may be performed followed by a 25 minute break. Three consecutive shows may be performed followed by a 30 minute break.
It is mutually agreed that posted show times are approximate and may vary up to ten minutes without penalty (inclusive of release time).
Includes House turnaround.
Two consecutive shows may be performed, followed by a 25 minute break.
Echo Set may be substituted in place of normal 15 minute performance. (Show value to remain 1.0.)
Calculation of time necessary to travel between different performance locations shall be in addition to minimum time between performances.
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MAGIC KINGDOM
CAPTAIN JACK
SPARROW’S PIRATE
TUTORIAL
CINDERELLA’S ROYAL
TABLE “DREAMS COME
TRUE” DINNER
DAPPER DANS (1)
DREAM ALONG WITH
MICKEY
KINGDOM PLAYERS
MONSTER, INC., THE
LAUGH FLOOR
STORY TIME WITH BELLE
SEASONAL
CELEBRATE THE SEASON
‘TWAS CHRISTMAS
MICKEY’S NOT-SO-SCARY
HALLOWEEN PARTY /
MADAME CARLOTTA
MICKEY’S NOT-SO-SCARY
HALLOWEEN PARTY / MIX
& MINGLE
PIRATE AND PRINCESS
PARTY / ROYAL GUARD
RECRUITMENT
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
MAX
PERF
LENGTH
25 Min
MAX
PERF
DAY
6
MAX
PERF
WEEK
30
MAX
REH
DAY
1 Hr
MAX
REH
WEEK
3 Hrs
MAX
PERF:REH
CONV.
1:3
MAX
SCHED
WORK DAY
9 Hrs
SHOW
VALUE
1.3
MIN TIME
BET PERFS
AND/OR REHS
25 Min
19 Min
8
40
1 Hr
3 Hrs
1:3
9 Hrs
1.0
15 Min
20 Min
22 Min
9
8
36
32
1 Hr
1 Hr
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
1:3
1:3
10 Hrs
10 Hrs
1.1
1.25
20 Min
30 Min
30 Min
20 Min
5
10
25
50
1 Hr
1 Hr
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
1:3
1:3
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
1.6
0.8
30 Min
15 Min (3)
25 Min
6
30
1 Hr
3 Hrs
1:3
9 Hrs
1.3
30 Min
25 Min
25 Min
30 Min
6
6
N/A
30
30
N/A
1 Hr
1 Hr
N/A
5 Hrs
5 Hrs
N/A
1:2
1:2
1:3
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
N/A
1.3
1.3
1.6
30 Min
30 Min
20 Min
10 Min
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1:2
N/A
0.8
20 Min
25 Min
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1:3
N/A
1.3
20 Min
(2)(4)
DAPPER DANS: If more than seven performances are scheduled, two performances shall be reserved for Bicycle and/or Trolley appearances.
Includes House turnaround.
Two consecutive shows may be performed, followed by a 25 minute break.
It is mutually agreed that posted show times are approximate and may vary up to ten minutes without penalty (inclusive of release time).
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RESORTS
HOOP DE DOO REVUE
MICKEY’S BACKYARD
BARBECUE (1)
PRINCESS TEA PARTY (2)
SPIRIT OF ALOHA (7)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4a)
(4b)
(5)
(6)
(7)
MAX
PERF
LENGTH
MAX
PERF
DAY
90 Min
160 Min
3
1
MAX
PERF
WEE
K
12
5
MAX
REH
DAY
MAX
REH
WEEK
MAX
PERF:REH
CONV.
MAX
SCHED
WORK DAY
SHOW
VALUE
MIN TIME
BET PERFS
AND/OR REHS
1 Hr
1 Hr
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
1:2
1:2
10 Hrs
9 Hrs
3.33
8.0
30 Min
60 Min
1 Hr
3 Hrs
1:2
9 Hrs
4.0
45 Min (6)
2 Hr
5 Hrs
1:2
9 Hrs
4.0
45 Min
110 Min
2
7
(3)
(4a)
(4b) (5)
120 Min
2
10
After no more than 75 minutes of actual performance time, a break of no less that 20 minutes must be given. Subsequent to this break, after no more than 60 minutes of
actual performance time, a second break of no less than 15 minutes must be given.
It is understood that scheduling will typically include a combination of “Princess Tea Party” performances and Atmosphere sets.
Performance clock begins when performer leaves Victoria & Albert’s, clock stops while held in stage right kitchen/prep area, and clock begins once again when performer
enters stage, clock stops at end of show when performer enters Victoria & Albert’s.
On a day when only one “Princess Tea Party” performance is scheduled, the second show may be converted into two 30-minute atmosphere sets at 1.6 SHOW VALUE
each. On a day when NO “Princess Tea Party” shows are scheduled, five 30-minute atmosphere sets may be substituted at 1.6 SHOW VALUE each. Total show value
hours for the week shall not exceed 28.
With a least seven days advance notice, if there are NO “Princess Tea Party” shows scheduled for that week, then the performer may be scheduled in accordance with the
complete KINGDOM PLAYERS atmosphere matrix.
The maximum performance week may be increased to 8 shows when no Atmosphere performances are schedule or converted, in which case the total show value hours for
the week shall not exceed 32.
Minimum time between performances when performing streetmosphere sets shall be 30 minutes.
The Fire Knife dancer may perform in the “Torch Lighting Ceremony” once per performance day and shall receive a separate stunt increment for said performance.
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DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD
STUDIOS
ANNOUNCER/MC/HOST
BEAUTY & THE BEAST
EPIC STUNT THEATER (1)(6)
FANTASMIC
HANDPRINT CEREMONY
JEDI TRAINING
ACADEMY(4)
LIGHTS! MOTORS! ACTION!
(Drivers/Motos) (14)
LIGHTS! MOTORS! ACTION!
(Actors)
MULCH, SWEAT AND
SHEARS(7)
PLAYHOUSE DISNEY
PLAY ‘n DINE
STAR CONVERSATIONS
STREETMOSPHERE (3)
VOYAGE LITTLE MERMAID
MAX
PERF
LENGTH
N/A
MAX
PERF
DAY
N/A
MAX
PERF
WEEK
N/A
MAX
REH
DAY
0
MAX
REH
WEEK
0
MAX
PERF:REH
CONV.
N/A
MAX
SCHED
WORK DAY
N/A
30 Min
40 Min
30 Min
20 Min
30 Min
5
5
N/A
N/A
5
25
25
N/A
N/A
25
1 Hr
1 Hr
N/A
1 Hr
1 Hr
5 Hrs
3 Hrs
N/A
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
1:2
1:2
1:2
1:3
1:3
41 Min (9)
3
12 (10)
3 Hrs
41 Min
4
15
30 Min
5
25
1.5
Hrs
1.5
Hrs
1 Hr
26 Min
45 Min (8)
30 Min
30 Min
20 Min
6
4
N/A
5
7
30
20
N/A
25
35
1 Hr
1 Hr
1 Hr
1 Hr
1 Hr
(12)
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
N/A
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
SHOW
VALUE
1.6 per
30 Min
1.6
1.6
2.0
1.2
1.6
MIN TIME
BET PERFS
AND/OR REHS
Breaks must
equal perf time
30 Min
15 Min
30 Min
30 Min
20 Min
1:2
9 Hrs
2.6 (11)
40 Min
3 Hrs
1:2
9 Hrs
2.0
40 Min
3 Hrs
1:3
9 Hrs
1.6
30 Min (7)
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
3 Hrs
1:3
1:2
1:3
1:3
1:3
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
9 Hrs
1.3
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.1
15 Min
15 Min
30 Min
30 Min
15 Min
(13)
(2)
(1)
Stunt Rider performers shall be limited to 22 stunt performances, except as follows:
(A) Chorus Stunt Rider performers shall be rotated through the roles of "Shill" or Stunt Driver, three times per week without loss of stunt increment.
(B) Principal Stunt Rider performers shall be rotated through non-stunt principal roles no less that three times per week.
(C) Any other additional Stunt Rider performances beyond 22 will be paid the appropriate overtime rate times Show Value.
(2)
Two consecutive performances may be worked before a 15 Minute Break must be given. Three consecutive performances may be worked once a day before a 20 minute
break must be given.
(3)
Four performances and one parade may be worked when the parade is scheduled as first or last performance of Scheduled Day. (PARADE SHOW VALUE = 1.6). Three
performances and one parade may be worked when the parade is scheduled within middle of the Scheduled Day or during extended summer hours. (PARADE SHOW
VALUE = 3.2).
(4)
Jedi Training Academy sets may be exchanged for Motorcade (Parade) sets at a one to one conversion.
(6)
For actors playing Indy: Maximum performance day shall be four; Maximum performance week shall be 20. (Show value = 2.0.)
(7)
For performances scheduled at Rockin’ Roller Coaster, five minutes of travel time may be added to the maximum performance length and, following the performance, the
minimum time between this performance and the next performance may be reduced to 25 minutes.
(8)
Within each 45-minute set, the performers will take two five-minute breaks, the timing of which may not disrupt the flow of the show.
(9)
Includes the captive time in cars five minutes prior to published show time. (NOTE: Call to vehicles is five minutes before call to top of show and for purposes of this matrix,
“show time” begins with cue to “roll video.”)
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(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
There will be a monthly cap of 44 shows, which will be tracked on a rolling four week period.
(A) Included within the show value is the 30-minute vehicle warm-up, the final “show-ready” vehicle check, one duty-free 15-minute break prior to call to vehicles, the actual
performance as defined in (9) above, and the vehicle refuel after the performance.
(B) With proper notice, a maximum of 2 vehicle warm-ups may be scheduled per day. Additional warm-ups, or warm-ups scheduled without proper notice, will be paid at
one-half the show value, at the appropriate overtime rate.
Applies to 5-day, 40-hour contracted performers only. Maximum performance week for performers on less than 40-hour contracts will be pro-rated as follows: 4-day/32hour = 9 performances; 3-day/24-hour = 7 performances; 2-day/16-hour = 6 performances; 1-day/8-hour = 3 performances. (NOTE: Non-contracted CTs will be scheduled
as if they were CRs, e.g., a CT scheduled or called to work for 2 days in a workweek may not exceed 6 performances.)
In accordance with Rule 30(D)(1), additional call time prior to the half-hour call shall count against this maximum rehearsal time, as will any other meetings, note sessions
and post-show “Meet & Greets.” Note that such activities may not infringe upon the meal period and/or minimum time between performances.
NOTE: A performance may be exchanged for Stunt Assistant duty at a 1:1 ratio, and will count toward the maximum performances/day and per week.
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D.E.G.
DEG SITE VISIT ACTORS
(1)
(2)
(3)
MAX
PERF
LENGTH
15 Min
MAX
PERF
DAY
5
MAX
PERF
WEEK
15
MAX
REH
DAY
1 Hr
(2) (3)
(2) (3)
(1)
MAX
REH
WEEK
3 Hrs
MAX
PERF:REH
CONV.
1:4
MAX
SCHED
WORK DAY
9 Hrs
SHOW
VALUE
1.6
MIN TIME
BET PERFS
AND/OR REHS
30 Min
Rehearsals (for purposes of this matrix) include activities such as, but not limited to: prep work; research; costume fittings; travel; meetings; note sessions; etc.
Performance times (for purposes of this matrix) will be flexible within the nine hour span of day. Places call will also be flexible, meaning the clock does not start running
until the performance actually begins.
If a performer is released within the span of day (for purposes of this matrix) said performer can be called back to work and must remain available within the span of day.
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INDEX
A
Absence
Notfication........................................................................................................................................................ 47
Access ................................................................................................................................................ 27, 35, 36, 60
Accident ......................................................................................................................................................... 38, 57
Accompaniment...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Act of God ............................................................................................................................................................ 47
Acting Coach ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
Actors’ Equity Association
Business Representative ................................................................................................................. 10, 55, 60, 63
Constitution and By-Laws ................................................................................................................................. 64
Equity Business ............................................................................................................................................... 55
Equity League Pension..................................................................................................................................... 26
Equity Notices .................................................................................................................................................. 58
Added Performance.............................................................................................................................................. 49
Additional Compensation ............................................................................................................... 17, 18, 40, 41, 44
Administrative Meetings .................................................................................................................................. 16, 51
Aisles ................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Aliens ................................................................................................................................................................. 1, 2
Arbitration
Expeditious Arbitration...................................................................................................................................... 64
Atmosphere.................................................................................................................................................... 35, 53
Audio Taping .................................................................................................................................................. 43, 69
Auditions
Audition .................................................................................................................................... 3, 4, 5, 28, 29, 55
Audition Notices ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Conventions..................................................................................................................................................... 55
Conventions/Special Events ............................................................................................................................... 5
Equity ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Liability Insurance .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Local.................................................................................................................................................................. 4
National ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
New Productions ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Re-Audition........................................................................................................................................................ 7
Required ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
Safe and Sanitary............................................................................................................................................... 3
B
Bare feet .............................................................................................................................................................. 38
Bargaining Agent .................................................................................................................................................... 1
Barres .................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Beards ........................................................................................................................................................... 31, 33
Blacklisting ........................................................................................................................................................... 61
Bona Fide Emergency..................................................................................................................................... 46, 47
Breaks
Breaks ........................................................................................................................... 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57
Conventions..........................................................................................................................................50, 51, 53
Meal Break ..................................................................................................................................... 48, 51, 52, 57
Rehearsal ........................................................................................................................................................ 50
Run-throughs ................................................................................................................................................... 50
Special Events ................................................................................................................................................. 52
Travel Break .................................................................................................................................................... 56
Bulletin Boards ..................................................................................................................................................... 58
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C
Call Boards................................................................................................................................................3, 4, 5, 58
Call Time...................................................................................................................................................47, 49, 50
Captive Time ........................................................................................................................................................ 76
Casting......................................................................................................................................................2, 3, 4, 61
Casual Regular...................................................................................................................................... 1, 67, 68, 69
Casual Temporary ............................................................................................................................. 1, 8, 67, 68, 69
Catered Meal........................................................................................................................................................ 52
Center Line........................................................................................................................................................... 37
Check-off.............................................................................................................................................................. 60
Classes ................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Clean ................................................................................................................................. 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38
Cleaning............................................................................................................................................................... 34
COBRA ................................................................................................................................................................ 28
College Program..................................................................................................................................................... 1
Commercials ...............................................................................................................................................5, 41, 43
Commissions.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Concessionaires ................................................................................................................................................... 59
Concrete .......................................................................................................................................................... 3, 37
Contingency Shows .............................................................................................................................................. 49
Continuous Shift ................................................................................................................................................... 47
Contract Completion Bonus................................................................................................................................... 15
Contracts
Changes ............................................................................................................................................................ 6
Clean................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Renewal ............................................................................................................................................................ 6
Rider..................................................................................................................................... 6, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44
Standard Form ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Contracts Voided .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Contractual Rate.......................................................................................................................16, 17, 18, 19, 53, 54
Convention
Breaks ..................................................................................................................................................50, 51, 53
Convention/Industrial Calls ............................................................................................................................... 53
Convention/Industrial Rates.............................................................................................................................. 53
Rehearsals ...................................................................................................................................................... 53
Conventions ................................................................................................................................................1, 41, 49
Required Voice-Over........................................................................................................................................ 43
Coordinator .......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Copy to Equity .........................................................................................................................................6, 7, 13, 42
Costumes
Bras................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Cleaning .......................................................................................................................................................... 34
Design ....................................................................................................................................................... 29, 33
Disinfected................................................................................................................................................. 32, 33
Dry .................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Fittings....................................................................................................................................................... 16, 51
Hats/Headgear........................................................................................................................................... 31, 33
Hose................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Masks.............................................................................................................................................................. 32
Rental........................................................................................................................................................ 15, 34
Skin Parts ........................................................................................................................................................ 31
Socks .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Stockings......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Substitute Performers....................................................................................................................................... 32
Tights .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Wardrobe..............................................................................................................................................16, 31, 51
Weight ....................................................................................................................................................... 33, 52
Wigs/Hairpieces ......................................................................................................................................... 31, 32
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D
Dance Captain............................................................................................................................... 17, 19, 50, 53, 55
Replacement.................................................................................................................................................... 17
Temporary ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Dance Floors .................................................................................................................................................. 36, 37
Days off
Change in Scheduled Work Day ....................................................................16, 22, 29, 46, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Change of Day Off ........................................................................................................................................... 46
Day Off ............................................................................................................................................................ 46
Deductions ................................................................................................................................................15, 29, 60
Dues.......................................................................................................................................................... 15, 60
Delays
Compensation.................................................................................................................................................. 48
Mid-Show......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Notice to Equity................................................................................................................................................ 48
Performance .................................................................................................................................................... 47
Deputy
Equity Deputy............................................................................................................................ 10, 55, 60, 61, 63
Discipline
Disciplinary Action............................................................................................................4, 10, 11, 17, 58, 59, 70
Failure to Call In............................................................................................................................................... 47
Discrimination............................................................................................................................................12, 60, 61
Dishonesty ................................................................................................................................................11, 20, 26
Disinfected ..................................................................................................................................................... 32, 33
Documentaries ..................................................................................................................................................... 41
Double Time..............................................................................................................................................19, 43, 48
Dressing Rooms
Dressing Rooms.............................................................................................................................. 34, 35, 36, 38
Permanent Dressing Rooms............................................................................................................................. 35
Temporary Dressing Rooms ............................................................................................................................. 36
Drugs ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Dry ...................................................................................................................................................... 31, 35, 37, 38
E
Early Release ....................................................................................................................................................... 50
Entertainment Manager.............................................................................................................17, 18, 19, 50, 53, 55
Entrances ....................................................................................................................................................... 35, 37
Equal Employment Opportunity ............................................................................................................................. 60
Equity Business .................................................................................................................................................... 55
Equity League Pension Trust Fund........................................................................................................................ 26
Exclusive Service.................................................................................................................................................... 5
Exits..................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Extensions To Scheduled Work Day...................................................................................................................... 16
Eyewash .............................................................................................................................................................. 38
F
Falsification Of Records ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Family and Medical Leave Act............................................................................................................................... 30
Fight/Stunt Captain ...................................................................................................................18, 19, 40, 50, 53, 55
Substitute......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Filming/Videotaping ...................................................................................................................................41, 42, 69
Voluntary ......................................................................................................................................................... 42
Firearms......................................................................................................................................................... 12, 39
First Aid................................................................................................................................................................ 38
First Call of the Day .............................................................................................................................................. 48
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Floors..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
401(k) Plan........................................................................................................................................................... 28
Full-Time .................................................................................................................. 1, 2, 5, 8, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 46
Funeral Leave ...........................................................................................................................................29, 30, 47
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Green Room......................................................................................................................................................... 35
Grievance....................................................................................................................................................... 62, 63
Grit....................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Grooming ....................................................................................................................................................... 11, 58
Gross Salary......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Group Insurance................................................................................................................................................... 27
Guard Rails .......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Guide Lights ......................................................................................................................................................... 37
H
Hair/Hairpieces ............................................................................................................................................... 31, 33
Half-Hour Call............................................................................................................................................50, 51, 54
Harassment.................................................................................................................................................... 12, 61
Hats/Headgear ............................................................................................................................................... 31, 33
Health Care .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Heat ............................................................................................................................................................... 35, 36
Holiday Pay ...............................................................................................................................................21, 22, 23
Holidays ....................................................................................................................................................21, 22, 23
Housing
Temporary ..................................................................................................................................................... 8, 9
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Ice-packs........................................................................................................................................................ 38, 40
Inability to Perform............................................................................................................................................ 7, 12
Individual Employment Contract .........................................................................1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 26, 34, 40
Contracts ......................................................................5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 58, 67, 68, 70
Riders................................................................................................................................... 6, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44
Standard Contract Form ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Individually Assigned .................................................................................................................................31, 32, 33
Initiation Fees ....................................................................................................................................................... 60
Injury....................................................................................................................................3, 11, 21, 29, 37, 38, 59
Insubordination ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Insurance ......................................................................................................................................................... 3, 27
Interpretation .................................................................................................................................................. 58, 62
Intoxicants ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Intoxication ..................................................................................................................................................... 20, 26
J
Joint Committee.........................................................................................................................................60, 61, 62
Jury Duty........................................................................................................................................................ 29, 47
Just Cause .................................................................................................................................. 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 58
K
Keyboard.............................................................................................................................................................. 35
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Kick-Plate............................................................................................................................................................. 37
L
Lasers .................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Layoff ........................................................................................................................................................13, 14, 26
Lead................................................................................................................................... 17, 18, 19, 36, 50, 53, 55
Leave
Compensable Injury ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Family and Medical Leave Act .......................................................................................................................... 30
Foreign Disney Employment............................................................................................................................. 28
Funeral Leave .......................................................................................................................................29, 30, 47
Jury Duty ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
Leave of Absence ................................................................................................................. 1, 12, 21, 28, 29, 30
Medical Leave.......................................................................................................................................28, 29, 30
Temporary Leave ............................................................................................................................................. 28
Liability Insurance ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Light Duty Work .................................................................................................................................................... 29
Lighting .....................................................................................................................................................35, 37, 42
Locked Road Box ................................................................................................................................................. 36
Lockers .......................................................................................................................................................... 34, 36
Lockouts............................................................................................................................................................... 59
M
Make-up .................................................................................................................................... 9, 31, 33, 35, 36, 50
Specialty.......................................................................................................................................................... 51
Management Rights.............................................................................................................................................. 58
Masks .................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Matrix ................................................................................................................44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 71
Mats...................................................................................................................................................... 3, 38, 40, 41
Maximum.......................................................................................................................................................... 1, 47
Meal Break .......................................................................................................................................... 48, 51, 52, 57
Medical Leave ...........................................................................................................................................28, 29, 30
Mid-Show Delays.................................................................................................................................................. 47
Mileage .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Minimum ..................................................................................................................................16, 43, 44, 52, 53, 54
Minimum Calls...................................................................................................................................................... 48
Minimum Guarantee ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Minimum Notice.................................................................................................................................................... 46
Mirrors.................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Monitor System..................................................................................................................................................... 38
Moustaches.......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Multiple Rates of Pay ............................................................................................................................................ 16
N
N.C.A.A. ........................................................................................................................................................... 3, 38
Narcotics .............................................................................................................................................................. 11
Non-performance Time ......................................................................................................................................... 51
Notices
Audition Notices ............................................................................................................................................. 4, 5
Official Notices ................................................................................................................................................. 58
Termination Notices ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Two Weeks Notice ............................................................................................... 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22, 26, 46
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Overtime
Canceled ......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Overtime.....................................................................15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53, 54, 56
P
Parades.......................................................................................................................................................... 41, 52
Pay Day ......................................................................................................................................................... 15, 68
Pay Rates....................................................................................................................................................... 15, 68
Payment in Lieu of Notice ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Pension ................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Performance Delays ............................................................................................................................................. 47
Performance Risks ............................................................................................................................................... 39
Performances
Performance Locations................................................................................................... 34, 35, 38, 42, 50, 51, 56
Performance Time..................................................................................................................... 50, 51, 52, 53, 54
Performers Relations Committee........................................................................................................................... 10
Permanent Facility ................................................................................................................................................ 34
Personal Clothing ................................................................................................................................................. 34
Photographs......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Usage Fee ....................................................................................................................................................... 44
Voluntary ......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Pickets ................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Places Call ........................................................................................................................................................... 51
Platform Surfaces ................................................................................................................................................. 37
Platforming ........................................................................................................................................................... 37
Probationary Period ............................................................................................................................... 7, 10, 28, 67
Profane Language ................................................................................................................................................ 11
Prop Moves .......................................................................................................................................................... 52
Property .............................................................................................................................................. 11, 31, 34, 36
Props .............................................................................................................................................. 9, 31, 34, 40, 50
Large/Heavy .........................................................................................................................................50, 53, 55
Protective Clothing
Elbow Pads...................................................................................................................................................... 31
Publicity.......................................................................................................................................................... 41, 45
Pyramiding ........................................................................................................................................................... 19
Q
Qualified......................................................................................................................................................2, 12, 40
Quick Change Booths ........................................................................................................................................... 35
R
Raked Stage......................................................................................................................................................... 38
Ratios............................................................................................................................................................. 52, 53
Recall................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Recognition ...................................................................................................................................................... 1, 17
Recording Sessions
Cancelled......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Required .......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Rider................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Voluntary ......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Rehearsal
Breaks ............................................................................................................................................................. 50
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Rehearsal Locations................................................................................................................................... 37, 51
Rehearsal Space........................................................................................................................................ 36, 38
Rehearsal Time......................................................................................................................... 50, 51, 52, 53, 54
Required .......................................................................................................................................................... 50
Rehire Status.......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Reimbursement ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
Relocation ............................................................................................................................................. 6, 7, 8, 9, 39
Renewal ..................................................................................................................................................6, 7, 15, 46
Repair .......................................................................................................................................................32, 34, 35
Reprimands...............................................................................................................................................10, 11, 12
Responsibilities........................................................................................................................................1, 9, 10, 67
Retail Sales ...............................................................................................................................................41, 43, 44
Retroactive ..................................................................................................................................................2, 49, 58
Riders .............................................................................................................................................................. 6, 40
Road Box ............................................................................................................................................................. 36
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Safe and Sanitary
Auditions............................................................................................................................................................ 3
Safe and Sanitary.............................................................................................................................. 3, 34, 35, 36
Weather........................................................................................................................................................... 34
Safety.................................................................................................................................................. 37, 39, 40, 41
Salary Negotiations................................................................................................................................................. 7
Scaffolding ........................................................................................................................................................... 40
Scenery.......................................................................................................................................................... 37, 52
Schedule Matrix.................................................................................................................. 47, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 71
Scheduled Work Day ................................................................................... 16, 22, 29, 43, 46, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Schedules ....................................................................................................................................... 4, 46, 48, 51, 58
Scope..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Set Moves ............................................................................................................................................................ 52
Severance Pay ................................................................................................................................................. 7, 13
Shoes
Dance Footwear............................................................................................................................................... 32
New ................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Pointe Shoes ................................................................................................................................................... 32
Rental.............................................................................................................................................................. 34
Substitute Performers....................................................................................................................................... 32
Toe Shoes ....................................................................................................................................................... 32
Tumbling Footwear........................................................................................................................................... 32
Show Value ..............................................................................................................................16, 47, 48, 49, 50, 54
Showers ............................................................................................................................................................... 34
Sick Leave..................................................................................................................................... 19, 20, 21, 22, 26
Personal Leave ................................................................................................................................................ 20
Sinks.................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Sixth and Seventh Days........................................................................................................................................ 48
Skin Parts............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Smoking Area....................................................................................................................................................... 38
Sound Check........................................................................................................................................................ 54
Spacing Line......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Span of Day...............................................................................................................................................46, 47, 48
Special Effects
Fog.................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Lasers ............................................................................................................................................................. 38
Pyrotechnics .................................................................................................................................................... 38
Smoke ............................................................................................................................................................. 38
Special Events....................................................................................................................................... 1, 33, 38, 52
Breaks ............................................................................................................................................................. 52
Required Voice-Over........................................................................................................................................ 43
Stage .......................................................................................................................................35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42
Stage Fighting ...................................................................................................................................................... 40
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Standard of Conduct ............................................................................................................................................. 10
Strikes.................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Stunt Captain............................................................................................................................18, 19, 40, 50, 53, 55
Substitute......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Stunt Filming ........................................................................................................................................................ 42
Stunt Pay ....................................................................................................................................................... 27, 42
Stunts........................................................................................................................................................19, 39, 40
Subcontracting........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Substitutes ..............................................................................................................................................1, 5, 31, 55
Non-Equity....................................................................................................................................................... 55
Out-Of-Unit ...................................................................................................................................................... 55
Supplemental Workers’ Compensation .................................................................................................................. 27
Surfaces................................................................................................................................................ 3, 32, 37, 38
Suspensions................................................................................................................................................... 10, 11
Swings ................................................................................................................................................ 18, 19, 31, 55
Definition.......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Pay.................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Vocal Groups ................................................................................................................................................... 18
T
Tardiness ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Taxes ............................................................................................................................................................... 9, 15
Temporary Facility ................................................................................................................................................ 34
Temporary Housing ............................................................................................................................................ 8, 9
Temporary Matrix.................................................................................................................................................. 49
Termination
Notice ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Performance Related.................................................................................................................................. 12, 13
Sick Leave ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
Termination........................................................................................... 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 22, 27, 33, 42, 43, 65, 70
Two Weeks Notice ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Toilet Facilities................................................................................................................................................ 34, 36
Towels ................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Trampolines.......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Transportation
Air Transportation........................................................................................................................................... 8, 9
Ground Transportation ..................................................................................................................................... 56
Travel.............................................................................................................................................. 6, 51, 54, 56, 57
Tumbling
Auditions............................................................................................................................................................ 3
Mats .....................................................................................................................................................38, 40, 41
Surfaces ........................................................................................................................................... 3, 32, 37, 38
Tumbling............................................................................................................................... 3, 32, 37, 38, 40, 41
Turnabout Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 47
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U.S.A.G.......................................................................................................................................................... 38, 40
Understudies .................................................................................................................................................. 31, 55
Understudy/Replacement...................................................................................................................................... 40
Union Representation ..................................................................................................................................... 59, 60
Union Representative ..................................................................................................................................... 60, 62
Union Rights........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Unit Acts............................................................................................................................................................... 34
Unreported Absence ............................................................................................................................................. 12
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Vacation ..................................................................................................................12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 47
Priority ............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Requests ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Termination...................................................................................................................................................... 26
Vehicle ........................................................................................................................................................... 56, 57
Vehicle Warm-Up.................................................................................................................................................. 77
Ventilation ........................................................................................................................................... 32, 33, 35, 38
Videotaping ...............................................................................................................................................41, 42, 69
Vocal Captain ................................................................................................................................ 18, 19, 50, 53, 55
Replacement.................................................................................................................................................... 18
Temporary ....................................................................................................................................................... 18
Voice-Overs.................................................................................................................................................... 43, 69
Voluntary...................................................................................................................................................42, 43, 44
W
Wardrobe Fittings ........................................................................................................................................... 16, 51
Warm-up ........................................................................................................................................................ 41, 50
Weapons...................................................................................................................................................12, 39, 40
Weather ....................................................................................................................................................34, 37, 57
Wigs/Hairpieces.........................................................................................................................................31, 32, 33
Wing Space.......................................................................................................................................................... 38
Work for Outside Production Companies ................................................................................................................. 5
Work Rules................................................................................................................................................22, 46, 69
Work Stoppages ................................................................................................................................................... 59
Written Notice.................................................................................................................................. 7, 12, 13, 45, 64
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