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AGREEMENT OF AUGUST 1, 2018 BETWEEN PRODUCERAND STUDIO TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS, LOCAL #399OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(LOCATION MANAGERS AGREEMENT)Table of ContentsArticlePage1.2.3.4.Scope of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Union Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Wage Scales, Hours of Employment and WorkingConditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.Better Conditions - Deal Memos - Personal ServiceContracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.Authority of Union and Producer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.Grievance and Arbitration Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.No Strike - No Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119.Conflict with Laws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1210. Term of Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1411. Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1412. Health Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1413. Pension Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1813A. Motion Picture Industry Individual Account Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 2314. Motion Picture Industry Health Plan - Retired EmployeesFund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2415. Multi-Employer Bargaining Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2716. Employee Assistance Program for Drug and AlcoholAbuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2717. Loan-Outs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2818. Employer in Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2919. Designating Responsible Employer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2920. Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2921. "Professional" Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3122. Contract Services Administration Trust Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3123. Effective Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3224. Gender - Included Meanings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3225. Payroll Deposit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3226. California Sick Leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3427. Waiver of New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act andSimilar Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3628. 401(k) Plan Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-i-
WAGE SCALES, HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKINGCONDITIONS§I. STUDIO MINIMUM WAGE SCALEParagraph1.2.2.13.4.5.6.7.8.9.PageStudio Minimum Wage Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Classification and Wage Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Report of New Hires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Payroll Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wage Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Minimum Guarantees; Workweek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Definition of Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Use of Employee's Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rest Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38393939404041424243§II. NEARBY LOCATION DEFINITIONS AND WORKINGCONDITIONS10.11.Nearby Locations Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Studio Rates and Working Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44§III. DISTANT LOCATION MINIMUM WAGE SCALE12.Distant Location Minimum Wage Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44§IV. DISTANT LOCATION DEFINITIONS AND WORKINGCONDITIONS13.14.15.16.Distant Locations Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Traveling Expenses and Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travel Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Employees Hired Outside of Los Angeles County. . . . . . . . . . . .46464747§V. GENERAL CLAUSES17.18.Hazardous Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Aircraft Flight Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-ii-
§V. GENERAL CLAUSES lly Cold or Wet Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Earnings Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personal Service Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Studio Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Non-Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Foremen and Supervisory Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seniority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reporting of Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Employees in the Armed Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vacations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jurisdictional Disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Severance Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Re-Employment of Former Labor Union Officers . . . . . . . . . . . .Return of Transferred Employee to Bargaining Unit . . . . . . . . . .Leave of Absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pregnancy Leave of Absence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bulletin Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Interpretations of Contract Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Meal Periods and Meal Reimbursement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reimbursement of Stolen Cash Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Late Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Payment for Working Following Completion of Assignment . . .Payroll Company Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wrap Allowance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . idelettersNo. 1:Sideletter re Special Conditions for One-Hour EpisodicTelevision Series, the Production of Which CommencedPrior to August 1, 2003, and for One-Half Hour and OneHour Pilots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73No. 2:Sideletter re Special Conditions for New One-Hour EpisodicTelevision Series, the Production of Which Commences on orafter August 1, 2003 and for One-Half Hour Digitalor Videotape Single Camera Dramatic Television Seriesand Digital or Videotape Non-Dramatic Series of AnyLength, the Production of Which Commences on or AfterAugust 1, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-iii-
No. 3:Sideletter re Special Conditions for Movies for Television,Long-Form Television Motion Pictures, Programs Made forInitial Exhibition on DVD and Low Budget TheatricalProductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78No. 4:Sideletter re Professional Equipment Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . 81No. 5:Sideletter re Screen Credit for Location Managers . . . . . . . 82No. 6:Sideletter re Out-of-Pocket Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83No. 7:Sideletter re Negotiation of Hourly Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84No. 8:Sideletter re Productions Made For New Media . . . . . . . . . 86No. 9:Sideletter re Productions Made for Basic Cable . . . . . . . . . 92No. 10:Sideletter re Location Managers Hired in Los AngelesCounty to Perform Work Outside the Thirteen WesternStates, but Within the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94No. 11:Sideletter re Coverage under the Location ManagersAgreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95No. 12:Sideletter re Diversity and Inclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97-iv-
AGREEMENT OF AUGUST 1, 2018 BETWEEN PRODUCERAND STUDIO TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS, LOCAL #399OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(LOCATION MANAGERS AGREEMENT)THIS AGREEMENT is executed as of August 1, 2018 betweenSTUDIO TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS, LOCAL #399 of theINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS(hereinafter referred to as the "Union"), on the one hand, and theALLIANCE OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISIONPRODUCERS, on behalf of1440 Productions LLC40 North Productions, LLCForesight Unlimited, LLCForward Processing CA, Inc.Abominable Pictures, Inc.Alameda Productions, LLCdba Legendary AlamedaProductions LLCAlive and Kicking, Inc.American Summer Productions, Inc.Artcraft Productions Inc.Goff Productions, LLCBig Indie Pictures, Inc.Blue Cat Productions, LLCBonanza Productions Inc.Bronson Avenue LLCBuddy Time LLCI Like Pie, Inc.Egregious Entertainment, LLCEPSG Management ServicesEye Productions Inc.New Line Productions Inc.New Regency Productions, Inc.Next Step Productions LLCNWT 2, LLCHBO Entertainment, Inc.HBO Films, Inc.Horizon Scripted Television Inc.Howler Monkey Productions Inc.Hyphen Hyphen LLCKapital Productions, LLCLakeshore Entertainment Group, LLCLD Entertainment Company LLCCameron Slater Inc.Legendary Features Productions,Carnival Row Productions, LLCLLCCast & Crew Production Payroll, LLC Legendary Pictures Funding, LLCCBS Films Inc.Legendary Pictures Productions, LLCCBS Studios Inc.Lennox House Pictures Inc.Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.Company Prime, LLCMain Processing, Inc.Concrete & Clay LLCMalibu Road, LLCCorporate Management Solutions, Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.dba CMS ProductionsMGM Television Entertainment Inc.CPT Holdings, Inc.Milk Street Productions, LLCMinim Productions, Inc.Dyminium Productions, LLCMutiny Pictures Inc.-1-
Olive Productions, LLCOrchard Road Productions, LLCThat's Fantastic, LLCTibernia Productions, Inc.Turner North Center Productions,Pacific 2.1 Entertainment Group, Inc.Inc.Paramount Pictures CorporationTVM Productions, Inc.Picrow, Inc.Twentieth Century Fox FilmPicrow Festures Inc.CorporationPicrow Streaming Inc.Pineapple Lasagne Productions Inc.Undiscovered North American ApePictures, Inc.Ruff Draft Productions, LLCUniversal Cable Productions LLCUniversal City Studios LLCScreen Gems Productions, Inc.Senior Moment Movie, LLCWarner Bros. PicturesShowtime Pictures DevelopmentWarner Bros. TelevisionCompanyWarner Specialty Video Productions,Sony Pictures Studios, Inc.Inc.Stalwart Films, LLCWoodridge Productions, Inc.Storyteller Production Co., LLCSunny Television Productions, Inc.AND THOSE PRODUCERS WHICH HAVE EFFECTIVELYCONSENTED, IN WRITING, TO BE A PART OF THE SINGLEMULTI-EMPLOYER BARGAINING UNIT, (each hereinafterrespectively referred to as the "Producer" and collectively referred to asthe "Producers"), on the other hand.In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, theparties hereto agree as follows:ARTICLE 1.SCOPE OF AGREEMENTThis Agreement shall be applicable to the classifications ofemployees listed in the "Wage Scales, Hours of Employment andWorking Conditions" set forth herein, employed by Producer to performservices in the County of Los Angeles, or hired by the Producer in theCounty of Los Angeles to perform services outside the said County, butwithin the thirteen (13) Western States.In the event the Producer elects to and does employ a person in theCounty of Los Angeles, California to perform work outside the limits ofthe United States, its territories and Canada in any of the jobclassifications covered hereunder, then the provisions of this Agreementshall apply to such person. However, such person and Producer maymake any other agreement to apply to such employment, such as a "flat-2-
deal" contract, in the place and stead of the provisions of thisAgreement, provided such other agreement is negotiated and approvedby the Union.The term "employee," as hereinafter used, shall be deemed to meanan employee subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.The parties agree to establish a committee to discuss whetherrevisions to this Article 1. are needed.ARTICLE 2.RECOGNITIONThe Producer recognizes the Union as the exclusive collectivebargaining representative of all employees employed by Producer in theclassifications listed in this Agreement. The Union makes thisAgreement on behalf of such employees, the majority of whom theUnion warrants are members of the Union in good standing.The Union represents that the terms of this Agreement have beensubmitted to its membership and have been duly approved thereby.ARTICLE 3.UNION SECURITY(a) Each and every employee subject to this Agreement hired bythe Producer to perform services in the County of Los Angeles, or hiredby the Producer in the County of Los Angeles to perform servicesoutside said County but within the thirteen (13) Western states, shall beand remain a member in good standing of the Union on the thirtieth dayfollowing his first day of employment or the effective date of thisAgreement, whichever is the later. The foregoing requirements of unionmembership as a condition of employment shall be subject to theobligations of the parties under the law.(b) Within a reasonable time, but not to exceed three (3) daysafter receipt of written notice from the Union that any such thenemployed employee is not a member as above required, and that suchemployee has been so notified, in writing, prior to such notice toProducer, the Producer shall discharge any such employee who fails toremedy such default within said three (3) days after Producer receivessuch notice. The Producer shall not be in default unless it fails to act, ifnecessary, within said time after receipt of such notice.-3-
(c) Producer agrees to inform the Union within seven (7)working days of a newly-hired employee covered by this Agreement.Such notice will include full name, address and social security number.(d) Employees of Producer who heretofore have been membersof the Union, no matter what their current membership status, shall bedeemed in compliance with Article 3 of this Agreement by the paymentof the periodic dues uniformly required of other members classified asLocation Managers.(e) In case of repeal or amendment of the Labor ManagementRelations Act of 1947, or in case of new legislation renderingpermissible any union security to the Union greater than that specified inthis Article of this Agreement, then and in such event, such provisionsshall automatically be deemed substituted in lieu hereof. In such event,and if permissible under law, the Union agrees to supply adequate,competent and qualified employees for the job requirements of theProducers in the crafts and classifications covered by this Agreementand, if the Union fails to do so, the Producer may secure such employeesfrom any source.ARTICLE 4.WAGE SCALES, HOURS OF EMPLOYMENTAND WORKING CONDITIONSWage scales, hours of employment and working conditions shallbe as set forth in the "Wage Scales, Hours of Employment and WorkingConditions" herein.ARTICLE 5.BETTER CONDITIONS - DEAL MEMOS PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTSNothing in this Agreement shall prevent any individual fromnegotiating and obtaining from the Producer better conditions and termsof employment than those herein provided. Provided also, that theProducer, at its discretion, with or without Union consultation, may giveany individual better conditions and terms than those herein provided.The following, when individually negotiated pursuant to thisArticle, are subject to grievance and arbitration: the guaranteed periodof employment, wage rate or salaries, equipment rental and travel. Ifsuch items are included in a deal memo or personal service contract, acopy thereof shall, upon request, be furnished to the Local Union. Such-4-
deal memo or personal service contract shall conform, as a minimum, tothe terms and conditions of this Agreement.The following language shall be included in all deal memos orpersonal service contracts: "All provisions of this deal memo (orpersonal service contract) are subject to and must provide no less thanthe terms and conditions of the Location Managers (Local #399)Agreement."Producer will notify the Union of the fact that it has executed anywritten personal service contract or deal memo with any person subjectto this Agreement, and will certify that such personal service contract ordeal memo conforms, at least, to the terms and conditions of thisAgreement and that an extra copy of such contract has been furnished tothe employee.No such granting to any individual of better conditions and terms,if any, shall in any manner affect the conditions and terms hereinprovided, nor shall it be considered, in any manner, as a precedent forgranting better conditions and terms than those herein provided to anyother individuals or job.ARTICLE 6.AUTHORITY OF UNION AND PRODUCERThe Union and the Producer each agrees that it will not maintainnor adopt any Articles or By-laws or any rules or orders which willprevent compliance with this Agreement.ARTICLE 7.GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDUREIn the event of any dispute between the Union or any of thepersons subject to this Agreement and the Producer with regard towages, hours or other conditions of employment under this Agreement,or with regard to the interpretation of this Agreement,* the procedure,unless otherwise specifically provided herein, shall be as follows:*Any such disputes that give rise to an alleged violation of Sections 8(a)(1) and/or 8(a)(3) of theNational Labor Relations Act, or in which the facts alleged would constitute such a violation, arealso subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure under this Article 7.-5-
Step OneThe aggrieved party shall discuss the matter with his immediatesupervisor. In the event the matter is not resolved, then within five (5)days thereafter, the aggrieved party shall reduce the grievance to writingand mail or deliver same to the other party and concurrently furnish acopy of such notice to the designated representative of the Local Union.Such written notice shall contain the specific contract provisions andsections which are alleged to have been violated, a clear statement of thefacts of the alleged violation, the name of the grievant and the remedythat is being requested. Upon receipt of such written notice, thereceiving party will be required to respond within ten (10) working days.The Shop Steward and the Department Head shall immediately discussthe matter and the grievance shall be settled if at all possible. Thedecision, if any, of these representatives shall be final and binding uponthe parties and any employees concerned.Step TwoIf the grievance is not settled in Step One within ten (10) daysfollowing the invocation of Step One, or if there is no Shop Steward, theaggrieved party may proceed to Step Two by delivering or mailing,within ten (10) days thereafter, a written demand, which shall include astatement of the particulars of the claim, upon the other party. Failure ofthe aggrieved party to so serve such demand shall constitute a waiver ofthe claim.Upon receipt of such written notice, but no later than ten (10) daysafter receipt of such notice, the Business Representative of the LocalUnion and the designated representative of the Producer shallimmediately discuss the matter and the grievance shall be settled if at allpossible. The decision, if any, of these representatives shall be final andbinding upon the parties and any employees concerned.Step ThreeIn the event the grievance is not settled in Step Two, or if theBusiness Representative of the Local Union and the designatedrepresentative of the Producer fail to meet in Step Two, the aggrievedparty may proceed to Step Three by delivering or mailing to the otherparty and Contract Services Administration Trust Fund (CSATF), withinten (10) days following the completion of Step Two or, if there is nomeeting in Step Two, within ten (10) days after service of the demand inStep Two, a written request for Step Three proceedings. The disputeshall thereupon be submitted for resolution to a panel comprised of three-6-
(3) Union representatives and three (3) Producer representatives. Thethree (3) Union representatives shall consist of Secretary-TreasurerSteve Dayan, or his designee, and two (2) additional persons designatedby the Union. The three (3) Producer representatives shall consist ofAMPTP President Carol A. Lombardini, or her designee, and two (2)additional persons designated by the Producer. However, suchadditional persons cannot be a party to the dispute or have a beneficialinterest in the determination of the dispute. The Union representativesand the Producer representatives shall each have one vote.The grievance shall be heard by such Producer and Unionrepresentatives at a mutually-established time and place. The parties tothe grievance shall be present and shall be responsible for thepresentation of their own evidence at such time and place. Failure ofeither party to the grievance to comply with the foregoing requirementsshall be deemed a waiver of the claim or waiver of any defense to theclaim, as the case may be.The panel shall schedule the order of the grievances to be heard.The panel will afford the parties an oral hearing on the merits of suchgrievance and render a written decision thereon within five (5) workingdays from the close of the hearing, but in no event later than twenty (20)working days after the hearing is commenced. The panel shall determineits own rules and procedures. The decision of the panel, if any, shall befinal and binding upon the parties and any employees concerned.Step FourIf no decision is rendered by the Step Three panel within theabove-mentioned period, by failing to agree or otherwise, then theparties may proceed to expedited arbitration or regular arbitration asprovided below:The aggrieved party may elect to proceed to expedited arbitrationin cases involving the discharge for cause of an employee subject toParagraph 25 within ten (10) working days following the completion ofStep Three. The aggrieved party may also elect to proceed to expeditedarbitration following Step Three in cases wherein the claim for wagesdoes not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ( 15,000). The aggrieved partymay also proceed to expedited arbitration following Step Three overdisputes with regard only to the "Wage Scales, Hours of Employmentand Working Conditions" provision of this Agreement, subject to thisArticle 7, and provided the claim for damages does not exceed fifteenthousand dollars ( 15,000). Any other case may be submitted toexpedited arbitration only by the mutual agreement of the parties.-7-
If any aggrieved party decides to so proceed to expeditedarbitration, that party must, within ten (10) working days after the closeof Step Three as above mentioned, proceed by delivering or mailing tothe other party and to CSATF a written request for such expeditedarbitration. In the case in which mutual agreement to proceed toexpedited arbitration is required, such party may, at the same time,request an invocation of the regular arbitration procedure provided forbelow and, in the event no such mutual agreement to proceed toexpedited arbitration, when required, is received by the aggrieved partywithin five (5) working days after service of such request, the aggrievedparty may proceed to the regular arbitration procedure provided below.In the alternative, the aggrieved party may proceed to regulararbitration by delivering or mailing to the other party a written demandfor regular arbitration within ten (10) calendar days following the closeof Step Three, as above mentioned. Failure of the aggrieved party to soserve such a request and/or demand within the respective prescribedperiods shall constitute a waiver of the claim.In scheduling any grievance in Step Three or Step Four, preferenceshall be given to any grievance involving the discharge of an employeeor a grievance involving the Industry Experience Roster.(a)Expedited ArbitrationCases that are submitted to expedited arbitration shall beheard by an expedited arbitration panel within ten (10) working daysafter the other party receives the demand for expedited arbitration orwithin ten (10) working days after the other party gives notice of itsagreement to proceed to expedited arbitration in cases in which themutual agreement of the parties is required.The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers(hereinafter "the AMPTP") and the Union shall forthwith appoint four(4) arbitrators and four (4) alternates with recognized experience asprofessional labor arbitrators as members of the standing panel of neutralarbitrators.From the panel of names of the neutral arbitrators, thearbitrators shall be assigned, in rotation, by Contract ServicesAdministration Trust Fund (hereinafter "CSATF") to the cases as theyarise. The parties to an expedited arbitration may, by mutual consent,select an arbitrator out of rotation provided that notice of their selectionis given to CSATF prior to the appointment of the arbitrator next inrotation.-8-
During the term of this Agreement, the parties may add thenames of additional persons to the panel of neutral arbitrators to eithersupplement said panel or replace persons no longer available to serve.The parties will not file briefs or use a stenographic record,but may present a written statement of the facts. The arbitrator shallhave authority to rule on all motions and decide the case. The neutralarbitrator shall render a written decision within five (5) days from theconclusion of the hearing. The writing of an opinion will be at thediscretion of the neutral arbitrator.Hearings will be scheduled at CSATF as soon as reasonablypractical after the selection of the neutral arbitrator, unless the partiesand the neutral arbitrator mutually agree otherwise. If such personselected as the arbitrator is not available, another arbitrator shall beselected by the same process as above described. The decision of thearbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties and any employeesconcerned. The neutral arbitrator shall have the power to determine onlythe specific grievance or dispute as described in the first paragraph ofthis Article 7 and, when appropriate, award wage payments, adjustmentsor damages consistent with the contract, in an amount not to exceedfifteen thousand dollars ( 15,000), but shall not have the power toamend, modify or effect a change in any of the provisions of thisAgreement, nor to determine jurisdictional disputes between the Unionand any other labor organization. The decision of the neutral arbitratorin an expedited arbitration shall be non-precedential and his decisionand/or opinion, if any, shall not be offered or admitted into evidence inany other proceeding other than: (1) a judicial action seekingconfirmation, correction or vacation of said decision; or (2) a grievanceor arbitration proceeding involving the same Producer and Union.The bills of the arbitrator, together with a completedinformation form, shall be sent by the arbitrator to the Union and theProducer involved in the expedited arbitration, with copies to CSATF.The information form shall be jointly prepared by the Chairman of theBasic Crafts and CSATF. The fees of the impartial arbitrator and thecosts of the arbitration shall be borne by the losing party. The arbitratorshall have the discretion to determine who is the "losing party." Allother costs and fees shall be borne by the party incurring same.(b)Regular ArbitrationThe aggrieved party may elect to proceed to regulararbitration within ten (10) working days following the completion ofStep Three if no agreement has been reached by the parties.-9-
If such demand is served for a regular arbitration, then theparties shall select a sole arbitrator to hear and determine the grievanceeither by: (1) mutual agreement of the parties; or (2) by lot, from the listof arbitrators, under the following procedure: the name of the arbitratorshall be selected from the list of arbitrators obtained from the FederalMediation and Conciliation Service (which the parties shall endeavor tomaintain currently), within five (5) days of the receipt of such demand.Such hearing shall be held within fourteen (14) days after thearbitrator is selected, at such time and place as the arbitrator shalldetermine. If the arbitrator so selected is unable or unwilling toundertake the arbitration within the time limit herein provided, anotherarbitrator shall be selected from such list. The decision of the arbitratorshall be rendered in writing, stating his reasons for the award, withinthirty (30) days after the submission of the grievance for decision. Thearbitrator's decision shall be final and binding upon the parties theretoand upon any employees concer
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