Inquiries have been made at #ACTRA Council meetings about the lack of transparency concerning the union funds that the leadership has been spending.
The President, Treasurer, and other National Executives attending those meetings avoided answering those questions.
#ACTRA National is holding a referendum to raise the working dues of their union members on gross earnings from 2.25% to 2.5%
A great many ACTRA union members have been comparing notes with one another in a group email exchange in the hopes of voting down the proposed dues increase
#ACTRAToronto
#sagaftra #sag
"ACTRA Toronto looks forward to working with all (political) parties to continue strengthening Ontario's position as a world-class, $3 Billion film, television & digital media production destination and to improve and protect the lives and livelihoods of professional performers"
#ACTRAToronto #UBCP #UBCP/ACTRA #ACTRAMontreal
#ACTRA 's Public Affairs and Communications department spent $657,483 in 2024.
$472,000 of that amount was paid out in staff salaries.
$1.65 million dollars was spent on IT in 2024.
That represents roughly 25% of the unions total expenses in 2024.
#ACTRA National Council's expenses rose by almost $100,000 in 2024.
$273,000 was spent in 2023 and $370,000 was spent in 2024.
The cost of travel and honorariums factored into the $97,000 increase in expenses.
#ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA #ACTRAAlberta
#ACTRA invested $300,000 in FirstOntario Credit Union's Creative Arts Division.
ACTRA donated $66,506 to 'industry causes' while running a $352,299 deficit in 2024
#ACTRAToronto #UBCP #UBCP/ACTRA #ACTRAAlberta
A motion to ban observers from attending #ACTRA National Committee meetings was made at one of the meetings.
The motion did not pass. That could very well change in the not too distant future. If the motion was passed it would ensure even less transparency.
#ACTRA/UBCP #ACTRAToronto
#ACTRAToronto #UBCP/ACTRA #ACTRAAlberta
Precise dollar figures are being brought up in the group email discussion.
#ACTRA spent $81,888 on 5 meetings with the Federal government and 10 to 12 provincial government meetings in 2024. Outsourcing to PAA Advisors increased the cost of lobbying.
The #ACTRA members who are actively participating in the group email exchange are doing exactly what current #ACTRAToronto President Kate Ziegler and a group of dissatisfied ACTRA union members did when they formed the #RCAP (Rank and File Caucus of ACTRA Performers).
It has been brought up that #IATSE 's working dues are only 2%.
#SAGAFTRA charges their union members 1.575% for working dues.
A number of prominent Canadian public sector unions that charge their members less than 2% were mentioned in the group email exchange.
#ACTRA/UBCP #ACTRAAlberta
