Common use of ARTICLE I - RECOGNITION Clause in Contracts

ARTICLE I - RECOGNITION. The Employer recognizes the IATSE as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of all technicians and artisans employed in classifications traditionally represented by the IATSE in the motion picture industry that includes music video productions who are employed by the Employer in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This Agreement is not applicable to office clerical employees, production assistants or guards as defined by the National Labor Relations Act. Music video productions covered by this Agreement shall include music videos made on film, tape or otherwise, whether by means of motion picture cameras, electronic cameras, or new devices, without regard to their manner of distribution or viewing. In the event the Employer engages in the production of music videos for the Internet utilizing methods of production which are substantially different from the traditional methods of music video production, the wage rate and working condition provisions of this Agreement shall not be applicable to such non-traditional production. The Employer shall give advance notice to the IATSE of such intended non-traditional production and the parties will meet to negotiate wage rates and working conditions applicable to such non-traditional production. If the parties fail to reach an agreement with respect to such wage rates and working conditions, the balance of this Agreement shall remain applicable to the employees performing the work in question.