Actors vs. producers: 20 days left

TORONTO – While the clock ticks towards the December 31st expiry of the collective bargaining agreement between Canadian film and TV producers and the actors who perform for them, the two sides appear bogged down in a procedural battle. The Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) along with the Association de producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec (APFTQ) say the Bargaining Protocol which has worked to ensure proper bargaining between the actors and producers since 1995 is being tossed aside by ACTRA, the actors union. "ACTRA is insisting on a conciliation process that is outside of the...