pittsburgh ballet theatre, inc. - American Guild of Musical Artists

(f) Personal Baggage - The Employer shall provide and pay for the transportation ofthe Artist’s personal baggage to such outside point or points and return to the City of Originationup to the maximum limit provided by carriers for travel in the United States, and the Employershall be liable for any loss to the Artist on account of loss or damage to his/her personal baggage(ordinary wear and tear excepted) while in transit, if the Artist shall have provided a suitablecontainer therefore and shall have kept the same locked when not in use, but not in excess ofOne Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each Artist.(g)Transportation to Places of Performance RehearsalThe Employer agrees that in the event that the Artist, while on tour only, shall berequired to perform or rehearse in any town at a place further than one-half (½) mile from acentral point near which the majority of the Artists shall be quartered (to be mutually agreedupon by the Artists and the Employer), then bus or similar transportation to and from such placeshall be provided for all Artists by the Employer at its own expense. If the Artist is scheduledfor rehearsal outside the theater of performance, the Employer will grant the Artist sufficienttime to allow the Artist travel time to reach the theater of performance in addition to the timerequirements of subparagraph 22(f). In the event of inclement weather, or if the route betweenthe hotel and the theater is deemed to be unsafe, after consultation between the AGMArepresentative and the Employer, a bus shall be available to Artists one-half (½) hour aftercurtain time to provide transportation to the hotel. Prior to the tour, the tour planner shallprovide the delegates with a map showing nearby eating accommodations. If the delegates donot believe that the available eating accommodations are adequate or sufficiently nearby, theEmployer shall provide transportation for Artists to and from an acceptable eatingaccommodation or provide meals at the theatre or hotel.(h) The Employer shall provide for transportation to all park performances, lecturedemonstrations, rehearsal videotaping sessions and other similar activities which occur outsideof a one (1) mile radius from the Employer’s principal place of business in the City ofOrigination. The Employer may request that the Artists carpool in such circumstances. AnyArtist who provides such transportation shall be reimbursed at the prevailing IRS mileage ratefor business travel per mile driven. The number of miles reimbursed shall be from theEmployer’s principal place of business to the place of performance and back, as determined bythe Employer. This same system may be applied when the Company performs at the BedfordSprings Festival.(i)Travel on Free DayWhere the Employer requires that the Artist travel on a Free Day, the Artist shall be paidthe hourly penalty rate with a two (2) hour minimum call and, thereafter, s/he shall becompensated at the penalty rate in one-half (½) hour segments.(j)Method of TransportationWhere railroad, boat, bus, car and/or airplane transportation is used, the specialprovisions set forth under paragraphs 32, 33, 34 and 35, respectively, shall be applicable.26