Marie Kelly succeeds Stephen Waddell as ACTRA National Executive Director, April 8th, 2019 - Marie Kelly has been tapped to helm ACTRA, the national union of professional performers working in the English-language recorded media sector in Canada, as National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator.
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ACTRA stands in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA members during their strike against ad agency BBH, March 25th, 2019 - ACTRA stands in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA as they strike against advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Inc. (BBH). After nearly 20 years as a signatory the ad agency is attempting to illegally abandon its obligations under the union contract.
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Federal Budget Forgets Canada’s Screen Industry, March 20th, 2019 - Toronto, ON -- Yesterday’s federal budget announcement was an opportunity to invest further in Canadian recorded media creators, as has been done in recent federal budgets. ACTRA and ACTRA Recording Artists’ Collecting Society (RACS) were pleased to see the $20 million provision over two years for the Canada Music Fund, as well as other arts and culture budget measures, but were disappointed Canada’s screen-based industries were overlooked.
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