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PRESS
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2003
Contact: Jeremy Price (519) 685-2540
LMA
charges failure to bargain in good faith
By a unanimous
decision, the Executive Board of the London Musicians' Association
- Local 279 AFM (LMA) has voted to support the filing of a
formal complaint against Rogers Television, Cable 13. The
allegation of failure to bargain in good faith under the federal
Status of the Artist Legislation will be filed with the Federal
government in the near future.
The decision
comes after attempts to reach a "first time" scale
agreement between the LMA and Rogers reached a recent impasse.
Commenting
on the decision, LMA President Paul Sharpe states "While
the details of achieving an agreement may be somewhat complex,
the main issue here is quite simple. Professional musicians
that we represent need to get paid when they perform on a
Rogers Television production. In lieu of financial compensation,
they offer "exposure". You can't deposit exposure
into your bank account. It's not going to pay the rent or
feed your family. We need to resume these talks so we can
resolve this, as well as other issues. Our decision to file
a formal complaint was based on Cable 13's outright refusal
to participate further."
Details
are available at www.DearTedRogers.com
The London
Musicians' Association - Local 279 AFM (LMA) is dedicated
to representing the interests of professional musicians within
its jurisdiction. Whether it is negotiating fair agreements,
defending its freelance member's contracts, securing benefits
such as health care and pension, or lobbying our local, provincial
or federal governments, the LMA is committed to raising industry
standards and placing the professional musician in the foreground
of the London and area cultural landscape. For more information,
contact Jeremy Price
(519) 685-2540 or visit the LMA Web site at www.londonmusicians.com.
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