ACTRA warns of potential job action on commercial production

TORONTO – Actors union ACTRA has asked for a conciliation officers' report, which would allow the union to be in a legal strike position by the middle of October, it said in a release today. After 17 months of negotiations between ACTRA and the associations that represent Canada's advertising industry (ICA/ACA) for a new commercial agreement, there still is none and ACTRA members are in the midst of a strike vote right now. "We are not looking for a strike," said ACTRA national president, Richard Hardacre. "We have additional negotiating dates planned. However, we will not agree to a contract...