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orionflood

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So I'm on a long show and now they are starting to put in a broll day in every week and cutting me within 24hrs most times since they aren't sure which day it'll be per week. I'm not sure how to respond since it is a long show and not sure how cancellation policy works on non union reality. Anybody had this issue?

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If it were a Union Show and you were a daily hire the rules for cancellation would be found below.

On a non-union show it is whatever you negotiate in writing.   If you haven't negotiated any kind of cancelation fee in advance you probably won't get anything better than the pitiful Union Contract agreement which is shown below.

 

15. Change and Cancellation of Calls

(a) Calls for Daily Schedule and Weekly Schedule sound

employees and “On Production” projection employees may be changed

or cancelled if made: (1) before 8:00 p.m. of the day preceding the call

for any day other than the sixth or seventh day worked in the employee's

workweek; or (2) with six (6) hours notice on the day of the call,

provided that such notice is given after 7:00 a.m. on the day of the call.

 

(B) Calls for “Off Production” projection employees may be

changed if made (1) before 8:00 p.m. of the day preceding the call for

any day other than the sixth or seventh day worked in the employee’s

workweek; or (2) with six (6) hours notice on the day of the call,

provided that such notice is given after 7:00 a.m. on the day of the call.

 

© With respect to all sound department employees and Weekly

in the employee's workweek may be cancelled before 8:00 p.m. on the

day preceding the day of the call.

 

(d) If, at the time of a call, the employee called is not on the

employer's payroll, such call may not be cancelled. The foregoing shall

be applicable whether such employee is an "On Production" or "Off

Production" employee.

 

 

 

Schedule projection employees, calls for the sixth or seventh day worked

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There's not much you can do - like Tom said, either quit the gig (or threaten to)... or accept it and possibly re-negotiate next "season"... though they will likely just hire someone else and do the same thing to them.

For future reference, maybe make sure the deal memo has some of your interests listed as well - contracts should be mutually beneficial... so you could include provisions for cancellations, guaranteed hours, etc... union or not - there should still be some kind of deal memo.

~tt

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orion: " how cancellation policy works on non union reality. "

you are at their mercy! (unless you negotiate something, and get it in writing)

 

" Anybody had this issue? "

yep... plenty

 

and be careful when opening the weekly rental can-of-worms, as the production will want a 3 day week, or less!

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