ACTRA members ratify CBC agreement

TORONTO — Members of ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) have ratified an agreement reached between the performers union and the CBC to extend the current CBC Radio and Television Agreements for a one-year period from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, the union announced Monday. The agreement extension provides Canadian performers at the CBC with a 1.5% increase to minimum fees, which will be retroactive to July 1, says the news release. “I am delighted we were able to come to this agreement with the CBC,” said David Sparrow, ACTRA national president, in the...