Alliance of Motion Picture and Televison Producers
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Carol A. LombardiniCarol A. LombardiniPresident Direct: 818.935.5930 carol@amptp.org
January 27, 2023
Duncan Crabtree-IrelandDuncan Crabtree-IrelandNational Executive DirectorSAG-AFTRA5757 Wilshire BoulevardLos Angeles, California 90036(dci@sagaftra.org), Lindsay DoughertySecretary TreasurerStudio Transportation Drivers, Local #399P.O. Box 6017North Hollywood, California 91603(Idougherty@ht399. org), Russell HollanderRussell HollanderNational Executive DirectorDirectors Guild of America, Inc.7920 Sunset BoulevardLos Angeles, California 90046(russh@dga.org), Matthew D. LoebMatthew D. LoebInternational PresidentInternational Alliance of Theatrical StageEmployees and Moving PictureTechnicians, Artists and Allied Crafts ofthe United States, its Territories andCanada207 West 25th Street, 4th FloorNew York, New York 10001(iapresident@iatse.net), Thomas O’DonnellThomas O’DonnellPresidentLocal #817/I.B.T. Theatrical Drivers andHelpers817 Old Cuttermill Rd.Great Neck, New York 11021(tj @local817.com)
Re: February 1, 2023 Return to Work AgreementRe: February 1, 2023 Return to Work Agreement. This letter is to memorialize the parties’ agreement on a new Return to Work Agreement as ofFebruary 1, 2023, under which the terms of Parts I and II of the Return to Work Agreement as ofJuly 19, 2021, as modified by the letter agreements dated February 15, 2022, May 6, 2022, July16, 2022 and October 23, 2022, are further modified as indicated below. The Agreement shallexpire on April 1, 2023.
Letter Agreement Re: February 1, 2023 Return to Work Agreement Letter Agreement Re: February 1, 2023 Return to Work Agreement January 27, 2023Page 2
1. Eliminate Testing Requirements in Zones B and C - Part II
Modify Part II of the Agreement as follows:
a. Eliminate any pre-employment testing requirements for individuals who will beEliminate any pre-employment testing requirements for individuals who will beemployed in Zone B or Zone C, and eliminate any periodic testing requirementsfor employees employed in Zone B. For the avoidance of doubt, Producers retain the right to implement moreFor the avoidance of doubt, Producers retain the right to implement morestringent testing protocols than those required by the Agreement pursuant to Item3.a.viii. of the Agreement, and if a Producer exercises its right to requireadditional categories of employees to undergo pre-employment testing, any preemployment tests required by the Producer will be subject to the third paragraphof Item 3.a.ii.(2) of Part II (which specifies that offers of employment arecontingent on the prospective employee undergoing pre-employment test(s)required by the Producer which yield(s) a negative result, with the exception ofcertain individuals traveled by air prior to conducting and/or obtaining the resultsof the pre-employment test(s)).
b. If the Producer identifies an employee employed in Zone B or Zone C as havingIf the Producer identifies an employee employed in Zone B or Zone C as havingcome into “close contact” with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, the Producer shall make a COVID-19 test available to the Zone B or Zone Cemployee upon the employee’s request.
2. COVID-19 Compliance Supervisor - Parts I and II2. COVID-19 Compliance Supervisor - Parts I and II00285391.DOCX; 2 2Letter Agreement Re: February 1, 2023 Return to Work AgreementJanuary 27, 2023Page 2Eliminate the requirement under Parts I and II of the Agreement that the COVID-19Compliance Supervisor or a member of the compliance team be physically present on theproduction (when such requirement currently applies), provided that the COVID-19Compliance Supervisor or a member of the compliance team is accessible at all times during working hours, which may include via telephone.
Letter Agreement Re: February 1, 2023 Return to Work AgreementLetter Agreement Re: February 1, 2023 Return to Work AgreementJanuary 27, 2023 Page 3
3. Temporary COVID-19 Sick Leave - Parts I and II
All employees shall have a total of five (5) days of temporary COVID- 19 paid sick leaveAll employees shall have a total of five (5) days of temporary COVID- 19 paid sick leaveper Producer, which may be used during the period beginning February 1, 2023 andending on April 1, 2023, to cover one or more Eligible COVID-19 Events.
Sincerely,
Carol A. LombardiniCarol A. LombardiniCAL;vwl
ACCEPTED AND AGREED: Matthew D. LoebMatthew D. Loebon behalf of the IATSE