ACTRA voices support for WGC in its contract negotiations with CMPA

TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the national union representing performers in recorded media in Canada, released Monday a statement of support for the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC), as the screenwriters’ union continues to negotiate a new collective agreement with the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA). “After a year of turmoil and disruption caused by growing inequities in the US, our eyes now turn to the bargaining table in Canada,” the statement reads. “The Writers Guild of Canada has been at the bargaining table for nine days over six weeks with the CMPA...