News

Bargaining for minimum fees and the overtime rate (only) for the last two seasons of the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens Agreement (LGBA) with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal successfully concluded on January 25, 2017.

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Recently negotiated changes to the 2017-2020 Alberta Ballet Agreement (ABA) with the Alberta Ballet were ratified in a mail-in vote (only) concluded February 20, 2017.

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Written reports by Council President Allan Teichman and Executive Director Arden R. Ryshpan, and the ratified 2015-2016 Financial Statement, are now available.

• Agenda
• Council President Report
• Executive Director Report
• 2015-2016 Financial Statement

Video presentations of the Council President's Report (delivered by Allan Teichman) and the Executive Director's Report (delivered by Arden R. Ryshpan) to the Equity membership are now available.

Equity launched its innovative Not in OUR Space! campaign at last evening's National Annual General Meeting in Toronto.

Recently negotiated changes to the 2017-2020 Royal Winnipeg Ballet Agreement (RWBA) with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet were ratified in a mail-in vote (only) concluded Thursday, June 8, 2017.

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Titled Creative Canada, this strategy provides a new vision and approach to creative industries and to growing the creative economy by the Government of Canada. It has received mixed reviews.

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Recently negotiated changes to the 2017-2020 Vancouver Opera Agreement with the Vancouver Opera were ratified in a mail-in vote (only) concluding August 10, 2017.

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At its meeting of September 25, 2017 Equity's national Council accepted Allan Teichman's resignation as Council President. Allan has served as Council President for a record three plus terms encompassing 11 years of tireless and exceptional work.

Read the official statement here.

Executive Director Arden R. Ryshpan and First Vice-President Stephen Erickson are representing Equity at the 2017 FIA (International Federation of Actors) Executive Meeting. Arden's report to the FIA North America working group (including other visiting English language affiliates) is now posted too.

Read the FIANA Meeting - Country Report here.

At its meeting of October 29, 2017, Secretary-Treasurer Scott Bellis (Councillor for BC & the Yukon) was appointed Council President and Diane Speirs (Councillor for Western Opera) was appointed to the vacant position of Secretary-Treasurer.

Read the official statement (PDF) here.