National Commercial Agreement

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  National Commercial Agreement of 2021 (PDF 1MB)
• Table of Contents (PDF 92KB)
  • pages I-V

  
  
• Witnesseth (PDF 78KB)
  • page 1

  
  
• Article 1 – Recognition and Guild Shop (PDF 110KB)

  1-100 – Recognition and Guild Shop

  • 1-101 – Recognition – page 2
  • 1-102 – Guild Shop – page 2

   

  1-200 – Definitions

  • 1-201 – Commercial or Television Commercial – page 4
  • 1-202 – Geographic Scope of Agreement – page 5

   

  1-300 – Definitions of Employees Recognized

  • 1-301 – Director – page 5
  • 1-302 – Unit Production Managers – page 8
  • 1-303 – First Assistant Directors – page 9
  • 1-304 – Second Assistant Directors – page 10
  • 1-305 – Exclusive Jurisdiction – page 10

  
  
• Article 2 – Disputes (PDF 103KB)
  • 2-101 – Disputes – page 10
  • 2-102 – Liquidated Damages – page 11
  • 2-103 – Non-Payment – page 11
  • 2-104 – Access and Examination of Books and Records – page 12

  
  
• Article 3 – Pension and Health Plans (PDF 118KB)
  • 3-101 – Employer Pension Contributions – page 12
  • 3-102 – Employer Health Contributions – page 12
  • 3-103 – Loan-Outs – page 13
  • 3-104 – Definition of Salary for Pension and Health Contributions – page 13
  • 3-105 – Reporting Contributions – page 14
  • 3-106 – Trust Agreements – page 15
  • 3-107 – Non-Payment of Pension and Health Contributions – page 16
  • 3-108 – Access and Examination of Books and Records – page 16
  • 3-109 – Commercial Industry Administrative Fund – page 17

  
  
• Article 4 – Minimum Salaries and Working Conditions of Directors (PDF 91KB)
  • 4-101 – Minimum Salaries – page 18
  • 4-102 – Preparation Time – Director – page 18
  • 4-103 – Sixth and Seventh Day, Holiday and Layover Time – page 19
  • 4-104 – Holidays – page 19
  • 4-105 – Severance Pay for Directors – page 20
  • 4-106 – Director’s Preparation, Completion and Travel Time – page 20
  • 4-107 – Starting Date – page 21
  • 4-108 – Director-Cameraperson – page 21
  • 4-109 – Copy of Spot – page 22
  • 4-110 – Work in Excess of 18 Hours – page 22
  • 4-111 – Production Centers – page 22

  
  
• Article 5 – Staffing, Minimum Salaries and Working Conditions of Unit Production Managers, First Assistant Directors and Second Assistant Directors (PDF 200KB)

  5-100 – Staffing

  • 5-101 – UPM Staffing – page 23
  • 5-102 – First Assistant Director Staffing – page 23
  • 5-103 – Second Assistant Director Staffing – page 24

   

  5-200 – Minimum Salaries

  • 5-201 – Minimum Salaries – page 25

   

  5-300 – Working Conditions

  • 5-301 – Work Day – page 26
  • 5-302 – Work Week – page 27
  • 5-303 – Overtime – page 27
  • 5-304 – Work in Excess of Eighteen Hours – page 28
  • 5-305 – Rest Period – page 28
  • 5-306 – Sixth and Seventh Days – page 29
  • 5-307 – Work in Higher Classification – page 29
  • 5-308 – Preparation and Completion Time – page 29
  • 5-309 – Meals – page 30
  • 5-310 – Travel Time – page 30
  • 5-311 – Holidays – page 31
  • 5-312 – Vacations – page 32
  • 5-313 – Conclusion/Termination of Services – page 32
  • 5-314 – Cancellation Fee – page 33
  • 5-315 – Severance Pay – page 34
  • 5-316 – Production Centers – page 35

  
  
• Article 6 – Qualification Lists and Interchange (PDF 115KB)

  6-100 – Qualification List Funding and Safety Training

  • 6-101 – Qualification List Funding – page 35
  • 6-102 – Mandatory Safety Training – page 35

   

  6-200 – [Deleted]

   

  6-300 – Commercial Qualification Lists

  • 6-301 – Number of Lists and Categories – page 36
  • 6-302 – Preference of Employment – page 37
  • 6-303 – Selection and Funding of the CQA – page 38
  • 6-304 – Requirements for Placement on the Lists – page 39
  • 6-305 – Cross-Listing – page 42
  • 6-306 – CQA Application Procedure – page 43
  • 6-307 – New York Area Guarantee Provision for Unqualified Applicants – page 45

  
  
• Article 7 – Miscellaneous Provisions (PDF 134KB)
  • 7-101 – Hazardous Work Allowance – page 46
  • 7-102 – Strikes and Picket Lines – page 47
  • 7-103 – Hold Harmless – page 48
  • 7-104 – Subcontracting – page 48
  • 7-105 – Producers Bound by this Agreement – page 49
  • 7-106 – Late Payments/Bond – page49
  • 7-107 – Conformity to Law-Saving Clause – page 50
  • 7-108 – No Discrimination – page 50
  • 7-109 – Minimum Terms and Conditions – page 52
  • 7-110 – Management Rights – page 52
  • 7-111 – Non-Commercial Productions – page 52
  • 7-112 – Employment on ‘Live & Tape’ Commercials – page 54
  • 7-113 – Study Committees – page 54
  • 7-114 – Production Services – page 54
  • 7-115 – Non-Disclosure Agreements – page 55
  • 7-116 – Waiver of New York City Earned Sick Time Act  – page 55
  • 7-117 – Termination of Signatory Status – page 55

  
  
• Article 8 – Low Budget Commercials (PDF 85KB)

  8-100 – Low Budget Commercials – page 56

   

  8-200 – Low Budget Non-Traditional Commercials – page 56

  
  
• Article 9 – Spec Spots and PSAs (PDF 98KB)
  • 9-101 – Spec Spots – page 57
  • 9-102 – PSAs – page 57

  
  
• Article 10 – Duration of Agreement (PDF 98KB)
  • 9-101 – Spec Spots – page 57
  • 9-102 – PSAs – page 57

  
  
• Exhibit A - Staff Deal Reporting Memorandum (PDF 62KB)
  • page 59
    

  
  
• Exhibit B – Commercial Project Listing Form (PDF 256KB)
  • page 60
    

  
  
• Exhibit C – Commercial Director Notice of Employment (PDF 75KB)
  • page 61
    

  
  
• Exhibit D – DGA Industrial Supplement to the National Commercial Agreement of 2021 (PDF 137KB)
  • 7-111(B)(i) – Non-Theatrical Industrial and Religious Motion Pictures – page 62
  • 7-111(B)(ii) – Government, Non-Scripted, Documentary and Classroom Productions – page 64

  
  
• Exhibit E – Midwest Sideletter (PDF 131KB)
  • page 67
    

  
  
• Exhibit F – Second Assistant Director Qualification List Sideletter (PDF 134KB)
  • page 70
    

  
  
• Exhibit G – AICP Sideletter (PDF 191KB)
  • page 73
    

  
  
• Exhibit H – Tech Scouts Sideletter (PDF 124KB)
  • page 90
    

  
  
• Exhibit I – Location Scouts Sideletter (PDF 66KB)
  • page 91
    

  
  
• Exhibit J – Non-Disclosure Agreement (PDF 128KB)
  • page 92
    

  
  
• Exhibit K – CIAF Sideletter (PDF 131KB)
  • page 93
    

  
  
• Code of Preferred Practices Commercials (PDF 80KB)
  • page 95