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| Basic Scale Wages & Overtime Rates |
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Session (1 hr) |
Overtime (20 min.) |
| Basic Scale |
$110.00 |
$36.37 |
| 1st Double (30%) |
$33.00 |
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| Each Subsequent Double (15%) |
$16.50 |
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Basic Scale for Sideline Musicians: for an 8-hour day, $162.88
Overtime (15 min.) $7.64 |
| Contractor required for 10 or more musicians. |
| Leader, Contractor or Musician performing alone - double the Basic Scale. |
| When a leader or contractor also performs as a side musician, the scale payment for the leader or contractor includes the performance of a single instrumental part. The scale payment for any additional instrumental part(s) as provided in Section 16 of the agreement shall be side musician’s scale for each part. |
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| Health & Welfare |
$15.00 per session (with a two session cap) plus 2% of Session Scale |
| Pension |
12% of Session Scale |
| Initial Use |
Side musician, Sideline musician, or Copyist
(plus applicable doubling and multiple part fees)
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$31.00 |
| Leader, Contractor, Arranger, Orchestrator,
or musician performing alone |
$62.00 |
| This use payment entitles the Employer to use all commercial announcements claimed from the same original session for the initial cycle from the date of first use of each spot. |
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| Use/Reuse Payments |
| 1. |
Reuse of a spot for 13 weeks in television or radio - 75% of the Session Fees. |
| 2. |
Use or reuse of a spot for 8 weeks in radio only - 80% of 13 week cycle payment. |
| 3. |
Use and reuse fees are paid under scale in effect at the time of the original session. |
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| Premium Pay |
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All work done between midnight and 8:00am; on Sundays and on the following holidays is paid at double the applicable scale: New Years Day, Labor Day, Washington’s Birthday, Thanksgiving Day, Memorial Day, Christmas, and Independence Day. |
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Cancellations: No cancellations or postponements without consent of the Federation.
Hold Period: 40 Minutes beyond the length of the call.
Rest Period: 5 minutes first hour, 10 minutes each subsequent hour.
First Air Date: Employer must submit first air date reports when spots air. |
| Dubbing & New Use |
| Dubbing - transfer of a music track into a commercial used in the same broadcast medium |
75% of 1-hour Session Fee |
| New Use - transfer of music track into a commercial used in a different broadcast medium |
75% of 1-hour Session Fee |
| Dubbing and New Use fees are paid the scale amount in effect at the time of the Dubbing or New Use. |
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| Adding Specific Factual Information |
| To make copy and/or video changes over the recorded music of a commercial, provided such changes are limited to destination, points and times of departures, frequency of service, telephone numbers, rates, prices, availability, dates, dealer names and addresses. Such changes may be made without creating a new or additional commercials provided all versions are identical except for these informational changes. |
| For every 13-week cycle of use of any commercial incorporating any such changes, including the first use cycle, the musicians shall receive 200% of the applicable reuse fee. This does not apply to commercials for which regional or local rates are being paid. |
| Mechanical Editing |
| Shortening or lengthening a music track for a spot - Dubbing Fee. |
| Short Term TV Use |
| 3 spots for the same advertiser for 10 weeks aggregate use during one 13-week cycle in one medium - 75% of Session Fee. |
| Non-Broadcast Use |
| Non-broadcast use in an additional broadcast media except video cassettes - Dubbing Fee. For an additional payment of 150% of the conversion fee the Employer may obtain two consecutive 52-week periods of non-broadcast use. |
| Additional Broadcast Medium Use |
| Use of a spot in an additional broadcast medium - Session Fee, or New Use Fee |
| Commercials Not Used for Two Years |
Session Fee under the scale in effect at the time the commercial is reactivated.
Reuse under the scale in effect at time of reuse. |
| Adjusting Undisputed Overpayments |
| Where an overpayment has been made to a musician and there is no factual dispute as to overpayment, the overpayment may be credited against subsequent payments due to the same musician no sooner than 10 business days after the notice set forth in sub-paragraph (1) below has been sent, when the following conditions have been met. |
| 1) |
The Employer has given written notice to the musician with a copy to the local of which the .musician is a member identifying the reason for the overpayment, the amount and date thereof, and the commercial(s), advertiser and agency involved; and: |
| 2) |
The notice is given within ninety (90) days of the overpayment |
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| Meal Period |
| With respect to any musician for whom a session call is more than six hours, or for whom the session extends beyond six hours as a result of overtime, a meal period of not less than one-half hour nor more than one hour shall be provided not later than six hours after the musician reports for work. Such meal period shall not be considered work time. |
| Cartage |
| If a public carrier (i.e. cartage company) is used, Employer will pay cartage bills as submitted. If a private transportation is used, the Employer will pay a musician cartage fees as follows: |
| $30.00 |
harp, keyboard, string bass and timpani ,marimba, chimes, vibraphone |
| $12.00 |
tuba, all drums, all amplifiers, baritone sax, bass sax, cello, accordion, cordovox and contra-bass clarinet. |
| Any bill submitted in an amount in excess of $30 and $12 respectfully shall be paid provided that the receipt is submitted for actual and reasonable expenses incurred. |
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| Foreign Use - 12 month’s use |
| Europe |
$68.75 |
| Outside Europe |
$68.75 |
| World-wide use paid at start of cycle |
$110.00 |
Each commercial may be used for 24 months by paying an additional 50% of scale.
Payment shall be made on a per commercial announcement basis. |
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| Dubbing (Dub) Fee |
75% of Session Fee for National commercial,
100% of Session Fee for Regional or Local Commercials.
A dub is where one takes an existing bed of music and creates an additional commercial within the same medium. i.e. A producer wishes to create a fourth (additional) commercial (total amount of commercials allowed per 1 hour session is 3) so the producer pays a dub fee which is 75% of the Original Session Fee. (For this example we are discussing a National commercial.) |
| Conversion Fee |
75% of Session Fee for National spot,
100% of Session Fee for Regional or Local Commercials.
A conversion is where one takes an existing bed of music and creates a new commercial in a different medium. i.e. A producer wishes to take an existing bed of music from a television commercial* and place that music in a radio commercial, so the producer pays a conversion fee which is 75% of the Original Session Fee. (For this example we are discussing a National commercial.)
* A conversion can also be Radio to TV. |
| Internet Use: Made for Initial Use on Television or Radio |
| One Dub Fee for each 52-week period of use. |
| Internet Use: Made for Initial Use on the Internet |
| 1. |
One session fee for any minimum call session (see rates under Basic Scale - Session Fees, pg. 1). |
| 2. |
Initial Use payment for first 6-month period of use (see Initial Use Fee rates, pg. 3). |
| 3. |
One dub fee (equivalent) for second 6-month period of use. |
| 4. |
One dub fee (equivalent) for each subsequent 52-week period of use. |
| Sideline |
| Sideline base scale per 8 hours |
$162.88 |
| Overtime per 15 min |
$ 7.64 |
| One person sideline per 8 hours |
$191.61 |
| Overtime per 15 min |
$ 8.98 |
| "Silent" or "Speaking Bits" |
Same as SAG/AFTRA |
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