Conciliator appointed in actors-producers contract battle

TORONTO - The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists (ACTRA) has "welcomed" the appointment of Ontario’s most senior government conciliator to mediate talks between ACTRA and producers, a release said today. Reg Pearson, Director of the Office of Mediation with the Ontario Labour Ministry, was appointed mediator after ACTRA filed for conciliation. ACTRA and the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association (CFTPA) and l’Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec (APFTQ) had been making little progress in reaching a new Independent Production Agreement, with the two sides trading accusations of bad faith bargaining. “He is...