Bill 137 explained in plain English
Labour Stability in the Industries of Film, Television, Radio and New Media Act, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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The Labour Stability in the Industries of Film, Television, Radio and New Media Act, 2010, aims to regulate labour relations in these industries by applying parts of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, enabling scale agreements between designated worker and producer bargaining agents, and defining dispute resolution processes.
This bill, called the Labour Stability in the Industries of Film, Television, Radio and New Media Act, 2010, aims to create labour stability in these industries. It does this by applying certain parts of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 to workers and producers in the film, television, radio, and new media sectors. It allows for 'scale agreements' to be made between designated bargaining agents for workers and producers, which will set minimum terms and conditions for work. The Ontario Labour Relations Board will have a role in dispute resolution if the mechanisms in the scale agreement are not sufficient. The bill also lists specific associations that are designated bargaining agents for media industry workers, and provides a process for these associations, and for producers' associations, to become designated bargaining agents. It also outlines how these designations can be revoked. Importantly, the bill states that it does not affect any rights or obligations related to Ontario or federal tax laws.
- It applies certain provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, with modifications, to labour relations within the film, television, radio, and new media industries.
- It defines 'media industry worker' and 'producer' for the purposes of the Act.
- It allows for 'scale agreements' to be made between designated bargaining agents for media industry workers and designated bargaining agents for producers, which set minimum terms and conditions for work.
- It specifies how scale agreements are applied to contracts between producers and media industry workers, allowing for terms that exceed the minimums.
- It provides mechanisms for resolving disputes arising from scale agreements, either through the agreement itself or by application to the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
- It designates specific associations as bargaining agents for media industry workers.
- It establishes processes for media industry worker associations and producers' associations to apply to become designated bargaining agents.
- It establishes processes for revoking the designation of bargaining agents.
- It clarifies that the Act does not affect rights or obligations under Ontario or federal tax legislation.
- It allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations related to the implementation and administration of the Act.
- Workers in the film, television, radio, and new media industries
- Producers in the film, television, radio, and new media industries
- Media industry worker associations
- Producers' associations
- The Minister of Labour
- The Ontario Labour Relations Board
- Media industry workers have the right to have their terms and conditions of work governed by applicable scale agreements.
- Producers have the obligation to adhere to applicable scale agreements when engaging media industry workers.
- Designated bargaining agents have the authority to bargain and enter into scale agreements on behalf of their members.
- Media industry workers and producers can agree to terms in their contracts that are higher than the minimums set in a scale agreement.
- Parties to a scale agreement have the right to resolve disputes through the agreement's dispute resolution mechanisms or by applying to the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
- Media industry workers and producers retain their rights and obligations under Ontario and federal tax legislation.
- The Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
- The bill explicitly states that it does not affect the rights or obligations of media industry workers or producers under Ontario or federal tax legislation.
- The specific provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995, that will apply, along with any adaptations, modifications, and limitations, are to be prescribed by regulation.
- The criteria and processes for designation and revocation of bargaining agents are to be prescribed by regulation.
- The definition of 'media industry worker' can be expanded by regulation to include a prescribed class of individuals or to be defined within a scale agreement.
- The specific content of regulations regarding membership, successor rights, notice, and transitional matters are not detailed in the bill itself.
Prescribed provisions of this Act and its regulations will apply to labour relations in the film, television, radio, and new media industries.
Source: Section 4(1)
The Ontario Labour Relations Board will have the same powers, duties, and functions when acting under this new Act as it does when acting under the Labour Relations Act, 1995, particularly concerning dispute resolution.
Source: Section 5
When appointing members to the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may consider the need to fulfill the Board's functions under this new Act related to the media industry.
Source: Section 8
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