ACTRA
{{Short description|Canadian entertainment-industry trade union}}
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| name = Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
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| abbreviation = ACTRA
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| formation = {{start date and age|1943}}
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| type = Trade union
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| headquarters = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| location = Canada
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| membership = 30,000+
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| language = English
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Eleanor Noble
| leader_title2 = Executive director
| leader_name2 = Marie Kelly
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| formerly = {{ubl | Association of Canadian Radio Artists | Canadian Council of Authors and Artists | Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists}}
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The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is a Canadian trade union representing performers in English-language media. It has over 30,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media.{{cite web
| url=http://www.northernstars.ca/jay-baruchel-to-be-honoured-by-actra/
| title=Jay Baruchel to be Honoured by ACTRA
| date=2019-01-12
| publisher=NorthernStars.ca
| access-date=2019-06-06}} The organization negotiates, safeguards, and promotes the professional rights of its members. It also works to increase work opportunities for its members and lobbies for policy changes at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels.
ACTRA's regional chapters present ACTRA Awards to honour the best in Canadian radio and television performances in their local productions.
Affiliations
ACTRA is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress and the International Federation of Actors.
In July 2005, ACTRA and the United Steelworkers announced that the two unions have entered into a strategic alliance to take on the globalization of the culture industry and to address a range of common issues.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uswa.ca/program/content/2168.php |title=13 APRIL 2005 - Steelworkers, ACTRA Join Forces in Strategic Alliance, Service Agreement |access-date=10 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212142704/http://www.uswa.ca/program/content/2168.php |archive-date=12 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}
ACTRA participated in the Faster, Together campaign to increase acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines.{{Cite web |last=Faster, Together |title=Vaccine Acceptance Coalition Gathers Momentum |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/vaccine-acceptance-coalition-gathers-momentum-834804157.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212162247/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/vaccine-acceptance-coalition-gathers-momentum-834804157.html |archive-date=2023-02-12 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Cision Newswire |language=en}}
Acronym meaning
ACRA over time evolved into the Association of Canadian Radio and Television Artists, the Canadian Council of Authors and Artists, the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists, and, in 1984, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists.
Union of British Columbia Performers
Regional issues led to the creation of the Union of British Columbia Performers, a separate subunit of ACTRA for British Columbia only.{{cite web |date=16 October 2000 |title=The Story of Us |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2000/10/16/30201-20001016/ |work=Playback |access-date=15 October 2021}}{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.ubcpactra.ca/ |website=UBCP/ACTRA |access-date=26 April 2022}}
ACTRA Awards
Every year, ACTRA branches across the country present the ACTRA Awards, some of which are handed out for performances, while others are given for union activism and contributions to the industry.
ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society
The ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society (AFBS), a member of American Fraternal Alliance, is a "not-for-profit, member-owned, federally incorporated insurance company", founded in 1959.{{cite web |title=Actra Fraternal Benefit Society |url=https://www.afbs.ca/ |website=afbs.ca |access-date=26 April 2022}}{{cite web |title=AFBS |url=https://www.actratoronto.com/afbs/ |website=ACTRA Toronto |access-date=26 April 2022}}{{cite news |title=Actra Fraternal Benefit Society - Company Profile |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/5110602Z:CN |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}} In 2010, Marie Charette-Poulin sat on the board of Governors of the ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society.{{cite web |title=2010 Annual Report |url=https://www.afbs.ca/documents/annual-report/2010/Annual-Report-2010.pdf |website=Actra Fraternal Benefit Society |access-date=26 April 2022}}
HAVEN Helpline
On 1 June 2019, ACTRA and the Directors Guild of Canada jointly launched HAVEN Helpline for members in Canada, with 24-7 support, out-sourced from Morneau Shepell, with additional financial support from AFBS and Telefilm Canada.{{cite news |last1=Liszewski |first1=Bridget |title=ACTRA and DGC Jointly Launch HAVEN Helpline |url=https://www.thetvjunkies.com/actra-and-dgc-jointly-launch-haven-helpline/ |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=The TV Junkies |date=May 31, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Jancelewicz |first1=Chris |title=ACTRA, Directors Guild of Canada launch HAVEN, a harassment helpline |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5338610/actra-dgc-haven-harassment-helpline-canada/ |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=Global News |publisher=Corus Entertainment |date=May 31, 2019}}
See also
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- SAG-AFTRA – similar US organization for motion picture, television and radio actors
- Union des artistes – ACTRA's francophone equivalent
- ANDA - similar Mexican organization
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book
| first=Ruth
| last=McQuarrie
| title=Face to Face with Talent: Featuring 2400 Members of ACTRA of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association
| location=Toronto
| publisher=ACTRA
| year=1985
| pages=618
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2020-08-06T12%3A27%3A06Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=106752&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam&lang=eng Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists fonds (R3600)] at Library and Archives Canada
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Category:1943 establishments in Ontario
Category:Canadian Labour Congress affiliates
Category:Entertainment industry unions
Category:Organizations based in Toronto