U.S. Studios Strike Labor Deal With Canadian Actors
deadline.comWhile the AMPTP is going down to the wire in negotiations with U.S. actors, their counterparts north of the border have struck their own deal.
The studios have secured a contract extension with Canadian actors that includes a 5% increase in wages. The deal is between the AMPTP, in partnership with the Canadian Media Producers Association – BC Branch, and the BC Council of Film Unions, which includes IATSE 891 and IATSE 669 and Teamsters 155, the Directors Guild of Canada – BC and UBCP/ACTRA.
The move is a slight surprise given the labor tensions in the States. Vancouver is the second largest production center in North America with shows such as Fire Country, The Good Doctor and Riverdale all shooting there.
The contract still needs to be ratified by its members. Ellie Harvie, President, UBCP/ACTRA, the local actors union, said that the 2021-2024 BC Master Production Agreement Extension, which will maintain the current terms and conditions with a 5% wage increase would now run through the end of March 2025. “The extension is intended to provide immediate labour [sic] stability in BC thereby increasing work opportunities at a time when many in our industry have been out of work due to the labour uncertainty in the U.S.
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