Contract 2007-2011 - American Guild of Musical Artists

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(4) Personal Baggage – The Employer shall provide and pay for thetransportation of the Artist’s personal baggage to such outside point or points andreturn to the City of Origination consisting of up to two (2) bags of not more than fifty(50) pounds each and that the Artist shall be responsible for paying any charges forexcess baggage, up to one hundred (100) pounds weight, and the Employer shall beliable for any loss to the Artist on account of any loss or damage to his/her personalbaggage (ordinary wear and tear excepted) while in transit, if the Artist shall haveprovided a suitable container therefore and shall have kept the same locked when not inuse, but not in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each Artist. While on tour,whether inside or outside the United States, personal baggage must be available to theArtist at least once a week.(5) Transportation to Places of Performance or Rehearsal – TheEmployer agrees that in the event that the Artist, while on tour only, shall be required toperform or rehearse in any town at a place further than one-half (1/2) of a mile from acentral point near which the majority of Artists shall be quartered (to be mutuallyagreed upon by the Artists and the Employer), then bus or similar transportation to andfrom such place shall be provided for all Artists at the Employer’s expense. In thoseinstances where the Employer is not required to provide transportation to the place ofperformance or rehearsal, the Employer will in all such instances provide the Artistswith information concerning public transportation and directions to theaters andrehearsal halls.(6) Posting of Travel Schedule – When an Artist is required to travelon the day following a performance, the notice of travel call shall be posted no lager than6:30 P.M. prior to the end of the evening performance preceding the day of travel.(7) No Artist shall leave the City of Origination for work outside saidcity unless the Employer, prior to his/her departure there from has provided and paidfor his/her transportation and his/her baggage, including return transportation back tothe City of Origination. AGMA reserves the right to set up other terms and conditions ofgranting permission to the Employer to take any Artists for an engagement, series ofengagement or tour outside the United States of America and Canada.32.DOMESTIC TRAVEL ONLY(a) There shall be no more than ten and one-half (10 1/2) hours of totaltravel time in any day with no rehearsal and/or performance except in circumstancesbeyond the control of the Employer, e.g. travel delays, and that the Employer shallutilize its best efforts, with respect to air travel, to schedule non-stop flights. On a daywith either a rehearsal or a performance, there shall not be more than eight (8) hours,including travel plus rehearsal/performance. Time in excess of the foregoing periodswhich is caused by travel delays shall not require any overtime or penalty payments.There shall be no travel after midnight except as set forth in paragraph (b) below.(b) If travel after midnight is from performance to hotel, airport to hotel,or airport to Metropolitan Opera House or City Center, then to the extent that travel isbeyond midnight, the start of the next day shall be delayed by that time, i.e, the fourteen(14) hour span shall commence upon arrival at the hotel. Buses shall leave the theater4847-3313-3571.10 30
one-half (1/2) hour after all curtain calls but if the bus delays departure because ofDancer delay, the amount of the delay shall not be charged to the Employer.33.BUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OF(a) Any Artist who is required to travel by bus more than six (6) hours perday shall be compensated for such travel at one half (1/2) of the hourly Overtime Ratefor each half hour (1/2) of travel or fraction thereof.(b) Proof of Insurance – The Employer agrees to submit proof to AGMA inwriting that the carrier carries public liability insurance of at least One HundredThousand Dollar ($100,000) for each Artist engaged in travel with a maximum of TwoMillion Dollars ($2,000,000) on each vehicle employed.(c) Performances in Successive Days – Where the Employer shall playengagements in ten (10) different communities every day for ten (10) consecutive days,and then continues to another community to play an engagement for the eleventh (11 th )consecutive day, the Employer shall pay to each Artist the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00); ifunder these circumstances the Employer continues to play engagements in successiveand different communities on the days immediately following the ten (10) days as above,the Artist shall receive Five Dollars ($5.00) for each such playing date in differentcommunities.(d) Bus Standard – The Employer agrees that transportation by bus shallbe by first class motor bus, with heating and ventilating facilities in working order. Inthe event the bus used to commence a tour requires replacement because of anemergency, such replacement bus shall meet the same standards as to seating capacity,luggage facilities, ventilation and heating facilities as in the initial bus. Suchreplacement shall take place within no more than five (5) days from the date of theoccurrence of the emergency. Where such replacement does not take place within thetime specified above, the Artists shall have the right to refuse to travel by bus. Wheresuch replacement bus arrives within the time specified above but is not up to thestandards of the initial bus, the Employer shall have not more than five (5) days fromdate of arrival to obtain another replacement. Where such second replacement does notarrive within the time specified above, or is not up the standards of the initial bus, theArtists shall have the right to refuse to travel by bus. The Employer will make everyeffort to obtain buses of one level. There will be a distance of 36” from the front of oneseat to the front of the seat behind it. Two (2) passengers may be required to ride on therear seats provided that the rear seats recline. Bus seats must be of maximum widthmust have maximum reclining position and luggage racks must be large enough toaccommodate practice cases.(e) Travel on a Free Day – Where the Employer requires the Artist totravel on a Free day, the Employer shall compensate the Artist at one-half (1/2) of thehourly Overtime Rate for each half (1/2) hour of travel or fraction thereof.(f) Lunch Stop and Rest Stops – The Employer agrees that where an Artistis required to travel by means of bus, the Artist will have a lunch stop of one (1) hourafter approximately four (4) hours of travel and a rest stop after each period ofapproximately two (2) hours of travel. The first hour of the lunch stop and the first4847-3313-3571.10 31
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