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NCA Stability – Bulletins

May 2023
  • May 5: NCA Bargaining Update
  • May 2: NCA Bargaining Resumes Today
April 2023
  • April 28: Update to all ACTRA members
  • April 26: NCA Bargaining Resumes on May 2
March 2023
  • March 24: Update from our Bargaining Committee
January 2023
  • January 13: A Joint Update from ACTRA, ICA and ACA
December 2022
  • December 23: ACTRA and ICA will return to the bargaining table
  • December 21: The holiday season is a time to reflect and renew
  • December 9: More advertisers hear they need to change agencies
  • December 2: Continuing to take our message to the advertisers
November 2022
  • November 25: Taking the message to the advertisers' head offices
  • November 10: The AFC is here to help
October 2022
  • October 19: Lock out update
September 2022
  • September 30: International support grows for ACTRA performers
  • September 28: Support from around the world
  • September 23: Spreading the word nation-wide
  • September 20: In case you missed it: Spreading the word and gaining support
  • September 15: Talking to advertisers
  • September 13: We’re not only talking to agencies, we’re talking to their clients
  • September 8: More world-class ACTRA performances
  • September 7: Fact check: More disrespect and destructive behaviour by the ICA
  • September 6: Labour Day solidarity
August 2022
  • August 30: City councillor to Cossette: Don’t break the Toronto model
  • August 26: What a week to review!
  • August 25: Hey Cossette, it’s time for another first
  • August 24: What today’s Rally for Respect looked like
  • August 22: Read all about it in the Toronto Star—and join our protest outside Cossette
  • August 18: Kevin Hanchard to ICA agencies: “let’s find a way forward”
  • August 16: Our letter to the ICA's board
  • August 10: You know her voice (and we know they’re missing it)
  • August 8: We’re missed…and they know it.
  • August 3: Our turn to stand in solidarity
July 2022
  • July 29: Great ads make money. Shouldn’t you?
  • July 28: Disrespected. Exploited. Locked out. Share your stories.
  • July 27: Racing to the bottom? It’ll cost you.
  • July 25: Fighting for excellence
  • July 22: Solidarity has no borders
  • July 21: Canada’s live performers add their voice to the fight
  • July 20: ACTRA wants to come back to the table – the ICA only pounds on it
  • July 20: Labour giant urges ACTRA performers to stand strong
  • July 19: Directors Take Action in support of ACTRA performers
  • July 18: Canada’s talent agents stand in support of ACTRA members
  • July 15: Leo Burnett, it’s time to come back to the table
  • July 14: What makes our partnership strong?
  • July 13: It’s time for Leo Burnett to honour its own philosophy
  • July 12: Word is getting out about advertising agencies’ attack on commercial actors
  • July 11: This is what happens to bad employers like Leo Burnett and Ben Tarr
  • July 6: Why advertisers deserve the best
  • July 4: Why is your performance worth fighting for?
June 2022
  • June 29: Let’s focus on making award-winning ads together
  • June 27: What are we fighting for?
  • June 24: More Canadian stars join the fight to protect performers’ rights
  • June 22: ACTRA posts Locking Out Engager list plus more Canadian stars join the fight
  • June 20: Canadian stars join the fight to protect performers’ rights
  • June 17: ACTRA Town Hall on the National Commercial Agreement
  • June 15: Join us for ACTRA’s NCA Solidarity and Action Plan Town Hall
  • June 13: Register now for ACTRA’s NCA Solidarity and Action Plan Town Hall
  • June 10: Four things to say to an advertising agency that believes the ICA’s misinformation
  • June 8: Five reasons to stick together in solidarity
  • June 6: Strength in Solidarity
  • June 3: ACTRA and ACA welcome new partner in renewal NCA
  • June 1: The renewal NCA is now in effect
May 2022
  • May 30: What’s a collective agreement?
  • May 27: What do advertisers think about the renewal of the NCA?
  • May 26: Let’s correct the record
  • May 25: Know Your Lines! Debunking misinformation in the commercial industry
  • May 20: Taking legal action against ICA’s union-busting
  • May 17: ACTRA takes the ICA to the Ontario Labour Relations Board
  • May 16: We need your help to keep making great commercials
  • May 13: We have a contract and we are acting to enforce it
  • May 12: Vote YES today.
  • May 11: Where in the world do union members still make commercials?
  • May 10: What did you miss from last night’s NCA Town Hall?
  • May 9: Background on bargaining.
  • May 6: Voting is open. Vote Yes.
  • May 5: What's the status of the NCA?
  • May 4: Want a legal opinion on the status of the NCA?
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