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55. DISCRIMINATION FORBIDDENThe Employer and the Union agree that they will not discriminate against any Artist incompensation, performances, engagements or in their general relationship with any Artist,because of any such Artist’s activities in behalf of AGMA, nor shall the Employer nor the Uniondiscriminate against any Artist because of his/her race, sex, creed, color, affectional preferenceand/or national origin.56. SEGREGATIONNo Artist will be required to appear in any theater or place of performance wherediscrimination is practiced because of race, color, creed, affectional preference or national originagainst any: 1) Artist or 2) patron, as to admission or seating arrangements.57. ABSENCE OF MANAGERIn the absence of the General Manager and/or Company Manager on tour, the Employerwill designate an individual who will be responsible for carrying out the duties to be performedby management.58. SAFEKEEPING OF VALUABLESThe Employer shall provide a strongbox to be kept by a responsible staff member of theCompany, for storing of Artists’ money and other valuables during all performances and dressrehearsals. The Employer will not, however, assume liability for items placed in the strongboxfor safekeeping.59. UNSAFE THEATERSThe Employer agrees that Artists will not be requested or required to rehearse or performin any theater or other facility which is unsafe or unsanitary or which contains a substandardfloor.(a) The Employer’s representative with the AGMA delegate will report to Employerall unsafe and improperly constructed floors for dance. The Employer will investigate allaspects of the stage floor in question to determine if it meets the requirements of a safe floor fordance. Artists shall not be required to rehearse or to perform on any concrete or marble floors orupon any other similarly inflexible surface which is considered unsafe or injurious to theDancers. Artists shall not be required to rehearse or perform upon any wooden floors which aredirectly laid over similar surfaces lacking in safe dance resiliency or on floors with irregular oruneven surfaces. AGMA and the Employer agree to work collectively to provide the bestpossible conditions of safety and sanitation for the Artists.(b)Hard Floor VariationAlthough the collective bargaining agreement prohibits any Artist from performing on aconcrete or substandard floor, in the event any Artist is required to perform in aLecture/Demonstration, Open Rehearsal or Performance on a substandard floor as determined by41
a representative of the Artist(s) and a member of the artistic staff, an alternate version of thechoreography will be performed to ensure the safety of the Artist(s). Such alternativechoreography will be less physically demanding and will minimize all jumps and modify pas dedeux variations. The Lecture/Demonstration format will emphasize character dances or adagiowork from any pas de deux excluding jumps, variations and coda(s).60. CONDUCT IN THE WORKPLACE(a) Artists shall be punctual and fully prepared to commence rehearsal andperformance at the times posted.staff.(b)(c)Artists shall report injury or illness immediately to the Artistic and AdministrativeSmoking or eating while in the costume is forbidden.(d) When Artists are under contract all Company-related publicity is under theEmployer’s control. Artists shall cooperate by providing publicity information to the Employer.Artists shall not communicate with the media regarding Company-related matters withoutcoordinating with the Employer.(e) Artists shall not change choreography without the approval of the ArtisticDirector or his/her representative.(f) Artists shall maintain themselves in the physical and technical conditionnecessary for the performance of their professional duties.61. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES(a) AGMA agrees that, during the period of this Agreement, neither it nor its agentsnor its members will authorize, instigate, condone or engage in a deliberate work stoppage,interruption or slowdown of work, or a strike.(b) The Employer agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, there shall be no“lockout” of the employees.62. INDEMNIFICATIONThe Employer agrees that any liability imposed upon AGMA as a result of a PBTBargaining Unit Member’s occupational injury, illness or death which is covered by theEmployer’s workers’ compensation policy shall be assumed under said policy to the extentpermitted thereunder and by law. The Employer retains the exclusive responsibility to provide asafe and healthful workplace and is exclusively liable under its workers’ compensation insurancepolicy for job-related injuries, illnesses or deaths which come thereunder.42
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