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

The Employer agrees to purchase insurance on the life of each Artist during said airplane travel,having a value of no less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), which may be purchasedpersonally by each Artist if Employer pays cost of premium directly to each Artist. When theEmployer purchases the flight insurance, he will provide beneficiary cards at the beginning ofeach season. Air travel shall be timed from the time of transportation call until arrival at thedestination hotel or at the Pittsburgh Airport whichever is applicable. When departing from thePittsburgh Airport, transportation call shall be one half hour before scheduled departure. TheEmployer agrees that, in all cases where it is necessary for Artists to travel between airportterminals and airports, the Employer will arrange for and pay for the transportation of the Artistbetween city airport terminals and airports. Should departure by airplane be delayed due to anyconditions, adequate accommodations shall be provided all Artists, including hotel room,between 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. in a hotel where the entire Company can be called for theflight simultaneously. When a flight is chartered by the Employer, the makeup kits and practiceclothes will, whenever possible, be carried on the same plane as the Artists. Scenery and otherequipment will not be carried in the passenger section of the plane if it is of a nature and size thatwill cause discomfort to or endanger the Artists. If the Artist is required to travel by airplane,s/he shall be granted a ninety (90) minute rest period at the hotel prior to any class, call or otheractivity. The time off will be counted from time of arrival at hotel. If the Artist is called upon toperform any services for the Employer during the established rest period following flight, theArtist shall be paid at one-half (½) the hourly penalty rate for each half-hour (½) or part thereofthat the rest period is violated.Any Artist who is required to travel by air more than:A. five (5) hours on a one- (1-) performance day, orB. eight (8) hours on a non-performance day, orC. two 2 hours on a two- (2-) performance dayshall be compensated for such travel at the rate of one-half (½) the hourly overtime rate for eachhalf (½) hour of travel or fraction thereof. Travel time will be counted from departure hotel toarrival hotel or from departure hotel to performance theater or rehearsal place, whichever occursfirst. The Employer will not be responsible for payment of overtime contained in this paragraphif the excess travel time was due to inclement weather, mechanical failure, or delay in departureor landing of the aircraft over which the Employer has no control.(b) Following any intercontinental flight of five (5) or more hours’ duration, norehearsal shall be scheduled within twenty-four (24) hours after the Company’s arrival at thehotel, and no performance will be scheduled within (30) hours after the Company’s arrival at thehotel. Should the day following the twenty-four (24) hour rest period be a performance day,there shall be no call prior to 12:00 noon.36. PERFORMANCE AND REHEARSAL CONDITIONS(a) The Employer agrees to take all responsible steps in an effort to obtain thefollowing performance and rehearsal conditions:29