Do You Work Commercials?

by Suzanne Burkhead
National Board Member and Vice Chair, Committee of Locals

This spring, our new union negotiated a very successful commercials contract, which was overwhelmingly approved by the SAG-AFTRA membership in May. This contract covers all commercial work on TV, radio, the Internet and new media platforms. Our ability to successfully see wage and payment increases for members totaling $238 million in all categories is a measure of our success as one union.

The commercials contract is very important to us in Texas, representing major earnings for our members. Now that the national contract negotiations have concluded, Texas members and staff have been negotiating the Texas Regional Commercials Contract (TRC) to mirror the increases we received in the national contract.

Our local negotiations have now concluded and we are pleased to announce the acceptance of the new 2013 TRC with a wage increase of 6 percent and a P&H and H&R increase to 16.8 percent. Local industry partners in the Texas Policy Committee of Broadcast Relations and our National Executive Committee have approved the contract and the 2013 TRC is now in effect.

To review the 2013 Texas Regional Commercials Contract in its entirety, simply look under Agreements in the Commercials section of the online Production Center or give our local office a call.