LOCAL 728, LIGHTING TECHNICIANS Studio Minimum Rates 8/1/10-7/30/11 Schedule A B** C Employee Type Daily Weekly Weekly Minimum Guarantee - Consecutive 5 days Cumulative 54 hours 1 1/2x after (hours) 8 and/or 40 40 Exempt Minimum Call (hours) 8 9 Occ. Code Classification Per Hour Per Hour Per Week 5-Day Rate 5400 General Foreperson 2,151.65 5401 Chief Lighting Tech. (Gaffer) 39.72 39.200 2,391.17 5403 Asst. Chief Lighting Tech. (Best Boy) 36.05 35.405 2,159.71 5411 Sub-Foreperson 37.35 35.405 2,159.71 5421 Chief Rigging Technician 37.35 35.405 2,159.71 5425 Running Repair Technician 35.25 5431 Special Lighting Technician/ Lighting Board Technician* 35.25 5441 Gang Boss 35.25 5451 Electrical Lighting Technician 34.51 5452 Rigging Technician (Off Production)# 34.51 5453 Entry Level Employee 30.35 * Special Operator's #5431 Rate will be paid for: (1) fixtures; (2) gaffing still set-ups off shooting set; (3) gas driven wind machines, when assigned by Producer to employees hereunder; (4) to all multi-dimmer panel operators where such operator is controlling multiple lights on cue, and to spotlight operators operating any type lamp used as a spotlight; (5) lightning equipment; additional 254 per hour; and, ** Weekly Employees: Employees under this schedule will be paid at the scheduled Regular Basic Hourly Rate for the first forty (40) hours of the five-day workweek and not less than one and one-half (1-1/2) times such basic hourly rate of pay for all time over forty (40) hours in such workweek, with a guarantee that the employee will receive, for regular time and for such overtime as the necessities for the business may demand, a sum not less than the scheduled weekly guarantee for each five-day workweek. 1. The guaranteed pay of weekly employees who absent themselves without the employer s consent may be reduced one-fifth (1/5) of the weekly guarantee for each day of absence. 2. A combination of employment under studio and distant location schedules may be used to fulfill the weekly guarantee of five (5) days for studio employment. # Completely interchangeable with Electrical Lighting Technician #5451. Minimum Staffing - Studio/ Nearby Location Feature/TV: Chief Lighting Technician (Gaffer), 1 st Assistant (Best Boy) Showbiz Labor Guide 2010/2011 Los Angeles - Page 117
LOCAL 728 - LIGHTING LOS ANGELES Overtime Gold Worked 1x 1 1/2x 2x 2 1/2x 3x 3 3/4x 4x 5x On Production - Studio (Solely on the premises of a studio) 1st 5 days 8 9-12 12E 6th day 12 12E 7th day 12 12E Holiday 12 12E On Production - Bus To (Studio zone location and/or combination of studio zone location and nearby location) 1st 5 days 8 9-14 14E 6th day 14 14E 7th day 14 14E Holiday 14 14E Off Prod / Report To (Off production - solely on the premises of a studio; report to within the zone) 1st 5 days 8 9-12 12E 6th day 12 12E 7th day 12 12E Holiday 12 12E 1st 5 days Flat Rate 60 PH & W hours 6th day 1/5 of flat rate x 1.5 7 PH & W hours 7th day 1/5 of flat rate x 1.5 8 PH 7 W hours Holiday 1/5 of flat rate x 2 E = Elapsed hours, including meal periods. Meals cannot be deducted in Gold, so calculate Gold hours before deducting meal period. Does not apply to television On Production employees whose work occurs solely on the premises of a studio or at a zone location, or at a combination of a studio and a studio zone and/or nearby location. Night Premiums Called to work between: Premium On Time Worked 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. 10% Between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. 20% All time worked 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. 20% Time worked until 6:00 a.m. Holidays Not Worked Daily 8 hours If paid as holiday occurs Subject to PH&W Daily 8 hours Paid at end of show* Not subject to PH&W Weekly 1/5 of weekly rate Paid as holiday occurs Subject to PH&W, Hol & Vac 1/5 of flat rate Paid as holiday occurs Subject to PH&W, Hol & Vac * A daily scheduled employee will receive 3.719% of his/her annual straight time earnings including night rate premiums as payment for holidays not worked. Rest Period Work Location On Production Off Production Studio 9 8 Report To Location 10 10 Bus To Location 9 8 Page 118 - Los Angeles Showbiz Labor Guide 2010/2011
Meal Penalties Time Past Required Interval Theatrical Television 1st half hour or fraction thereof 7.50 8.50 2nd half hour or fraction thereof 10.00 11.00 3rd half hour or fraction thereof and each succeeding half hour or fraction thereof 12.50 13.50 NOTE: Meal periods will commence within 6 hours following first call; however, not earlier than 2 hours after employee reports to work, succeeding meal periods for the same employee will commence within 6 hours after the end of the preceding meal period. Note: Not more than one meal period will be deducted from work time for an employee during the minimum call. A second meal period may be deducted for those employees who work in excess of one and one-half hours past minimum call. Exception: Meal period may be extended to 6 1/2 hours without penalty when used for wrapping up or to complete the camera take(s) in progress, until print quality is achieved. Such extension will not be scheduled nor automatic. Showbiz Labor Guide 2010/2011 Los Angeles - Page 119
LOCAL 728 - LIGHTING LOS ANGELES LOCAL 728, LIGHTING TECHNICIANS Distant Location Minimum Rates 8/1/10-7/30/11 Schedule A B** C Employee Type Daily Weekly Weekly Minimum Guarantee - Consecutive 6 days Cumulative 60 hours 1 1/2x after (hours) 8 and/or 40 40 Exempt Minimum Call (hours) 9 1/2 9 Occ. Code Classification Per Hour Per Hour Per Week 5-Day Rate 5400 General Foreperson 2,151.65 5401 Chief Lighting Tech. (Gaffer) 39.72 39.199 2,743.94 5403 Asst. Chief Lighting Tech. (Best Boy) 36.05 35.405 2,478.36 5411 Sub-Foreperson 37.35 35.405 2,478.36 5421 Chief Rigging Technician 37.35 35.405 2,478.36 5425 Running Repair Technician 35.25 5431 Special Lighting Technician/ Lighting Board Technician* 35.25 5441 Gang Boss 35.25 5451 Electrical Lighting Technician 34.51 5452 Rigging Technician (Off Production)# 34.51 5453 Entry Level Employee 30.35 * Special Operator's #5431Rate will be paid for: (1) fixtures; (2) gaffing still setups off shooting set; (3) gas driven wind machines, when assigned by Producer to employees hereunder; (4) to all multi-dimmer panel operators where such operator is controlling multiple lights on cue, and to spot-light operators operating any type lamp used as a spotlight; and, (5) lightning equipment; additional 254 per hour. ** The guaranteed pay of weekly employees who absent themselves without the employer s consent may be reduced 1/6 of the weekly guarantee for each day of absence. # Completely interchangeable with Electrical Lighting Technician #5451. Overtime On Production - Distant Gold Worked 1x 1 1/2x 2x 4x 1st 6 days 8/40 9-14 14E 7th day 14 14E Holiday 14 14E 1st 5 days Flat Rate 60 PH&W hours 6th day 1/5 of flat rate x 1.5 7 PH&W hours 7th day 1/3 of flat rate 8 PH&W hours Holiday 1/3 of flat rate E = Elapsed hours, including meal periods. Meals cannot be deducted in Gold, so calculate Gold hours before deducting meal period. Page 120 - Los Angeles Showbiz Labor Guide 2010/2011
NOTE: The day of departure and the day of return will be considered distant location days. Minimum Staffing - Distant No express provisions; however, when lighting equipment other than camera batteries is brought from Hollywood, it is industry practice that at least one person from Local 728 be taken to handle and operate such equipment. Idle Day Provisions 6th or 7th day not worked in the employee s work week Daily & Weekly Employees Allowance of 4 hours pay at straight time, at the minimum wage rate (not work time) plus PH&W for 8 hours. 1/12 of the weekly rate, plus PH&W for 7 hours on 6 th day and 8 hours on 7 th day Travel Time Travel Only - Daily & Weekly Employees Travel Only - Employees Travel & Work Combined Pay at straight time (4 hour min., 8 hour max.) 1/6 of the minimum Rate Travel time within the minimum call is paid as work time and counts toward Golden Hours. Travel beyond the minimum call is paid as work time but not at the Golden Hour rate, and cannot trigger the beginning of Golden Hours. Travel beyond the minimum call and between 6 p.m. - 6 a.m., when sleeping accommodations are provided, does not count as travel or work time. Holidays Not Worked Daily Minimum call Paid as holiday occurs Subject to PH&W Weekly 1/6 of weekly rate Paid as holiday occurs Subject to PH&W, Hol & Vac 1/6 of flat rate Paid as holiday occurs Subject to PH&W, Hol & Vac Rest Period 8 hours. Meal Penalties Time Past Required Interval Penalty 1st half hour or fraction thereof 7.50 2nd half hour or fraction thereof 10.00 3rd half hour or fraction thereof and each succeeding half hour or fraction thereof 12.50 NOTE: Meal periods will commence within 6 hours following first call; however, not earlier than 2 hours after employee reports to work, succeeding meal periods for the same employee will commence within 6 hours after the end of the preceding meal period. Note: Not more than one meal period will be deducted from work time for an employee during the minimum call. A second meal period may be deducted for those employees who work in excess of one and one-half hours past minimum call. Exception: Meal period may be extended to 6 1/2 hours without penalty when used for wrapping up or to complete the camera take(s) in progress, until print quality is achieved. Such extension will not be scheduled nor automatic. Showbiz Labor Guide 2010/2011 Los Angeles - Page 121