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(updated 4/28/2009)
AFTRA & SAG Board of Directors have ratified the tentative new Commercials Contracts which will take effect on April 1, 2009. The Union Memebers decision to ratify or not is scheduled to be announced Mid-May. Some of the highlights include the following:
- 5.1% overall increase in wages and other compensation
- 4.43% increase in session fees
- Internet and new media use will be 1.3 times session for an 8 week use and 3.5 times session fee for one year’s use
- Pension & Welfare rate will increase to 15.3%
- For crowd scenes registered extras requirement will be 45
- New exclusivity provision for the made for cable only commercials
- Instituted for the first time a contract provision to pay extras a round-trip mileage fee of $8