Common use of Sideletters Clause in Contracts

Sideletters. The following are those sideletters which are specifically applicable to New York Staff Radio and Television News Editors. With respect to the Supplement Agreement between us of even date covering Staff News Editors, this will confirm our understanding that under the Company’s current method of operation in the radio news area, Paragraph H is not applicable to News Editors in that area. In connection with the 1987-90 WGA-ABC New York Staff News Editors Supplement Agreement, this is to confirm our understanding that in the event, during the term of this Agreement, the State of New York should enact a law changing the current Holiday Act in order to conform to the United States, Public Law 90-363, Holiday Act, either party, Union or Company, may upon written notice to the other, negotiate with respect to changes in the Holiday provisions in this Agreement caused by changes in the New York Holiday Act. If the parties do not reach agreement as to any modification or amendment to the Holiday provisions in this Supplement Agreement, this Supplement Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. [Deleted.] Employees involved in the preparation of material for broadcast may perform non-exclu- sive technical duties in connection therewith. Having bargained fully in 2002 with respect to the performance of non-exclusive techni- cal duties, the parties recognize that the performance of such duties was limited to the oper- ating of nonlinear editing equipment and associated peripheral equipment (e.g. “AVID”) and the off-air operation of technical equipment in radio, including recording, dubbing, editing, and off-air mixing and playback of recorded news material. Because the parties were unable to forecast what other non-exclusive technical duties may be assignable in the future, the Company agrees to give prior notice to the Union of the exis- tence of such assignable duties. In addition, the Company agrees to discuss such new duties with the Union, giving good faith consideration to the Union’s concerns, needs and sugges- tions, prior to assigning such duties. The Company will provide appropriate training and an adequate period of familiarization in the use of such technical equipment. However, inability of an employee on staff as of March 1, 1981 to perform such duties after a good faith effort to do so shall not be a basis for discipline of such employee. The Company will not assign technical duties to the staff, where the performance of such duties is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another union.

Sideletters. The following Sideletters are those sideletters Sideletters which are specifically applicable to Washington, D.C. Staff Television Assignment Editors: This will confirm our understanding that the attached list of names represents the WGA employees who were hired before March 2, 1977, and, as long as there is no break in their WGA-ABC employment, they are not subject to the new contract provisions on separate seniority lists in the following contracts: 1990 WGA New York Staff Newswriters Supplement, 1990 WGA Washington Staff Newswriters Supplement, 1990 WGA New York Staff Radio and Television News EditorsEditors Supplement, and the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Staff Assignment Editors Supplement. With respect to the Supplement Agreement between us of even date covering Staff News EditorsWGA Employees Hired Before March 2, this will confirm our understanding that under the Company’s current method of operation in the radio news area, Paragraph H is not applicable to News Editors in that area1977 Washington 1. In connection with the 1987-90 WGA-ABC New York Staff News Editors Supplement Agreement, this is to confirm our understanding that in the event, during the term of this Agreement, the State of New York should enact a law changing the current Holiday Act in order to conform to the United States, Public Law 90-363, Holiday Act, either party, Union or Company, may upon written notice to the other, negotiate with respect to changes in the Holiday provisions in this Agreement caused by changes in the New York Holiday Act. If the parties do not reach agreement as to any modification or amendment to the Holiday provisions in this Supplement Agreement, this Supplement Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. [Deleted.] ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Employees involved in the preparation of material for broadcast may perform non-exclu- sive technical duties in connection therewith. Having bargained fully in 2002 with respect to the performance of non-exclusive techni- cal duties, the parties recognize that the performance of such duties was limited to the oper- ating of nonlinear editing equipment and associated peripheral equipment (e.g. “AVID”) and the off-air operation of technical equipment in radio, including recording, dubbing, editing, and off-air mixing and playback of recorded news material. Because the parties were unable to forecast what other non-exclusive technical duties may be assignable in the future, the Company agrees to give prior notice to the Union of the exis- tence of such assignable duties. In addition, the Company agrees to discuss such new duties with the Union, giving good faith consideration to the Union’s concerns, needs and sugges- tions, prior to assigning such duties. The Company will provide appropriate training and an adequate period of familiarization in the use of such technical equipment. However, inability of an employee on staff as of March 1, 1981 to perform such duties after a good faith effort to do so shall not be a basis for discipline of such employee. The Company will not assign technical duties to the staff, where the performance of such duties is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another union.

Sideletters. The following are those sideletters which are specifically applicable to New York Staff Radio and Television News Editors. SIDELETTER #1 With respect to the Supplement Agreement between us of even date covering Staff News Editors, this will confirm our understanding that under the Company’s 's current method of operation in the radio news area, Paragraph H is not applicable to News Editors in that area. SIDELETTER #2 In connection with the 1987-90 WGA-ABC New York Staff News Editors Supplement Agreement, this is to confirm our understanding that in the event, during the term of this Agreement, the State of New York should enact a law changing the current Holiday Act in order to conform to the United States, Public Law 90-363, Holiday Act, either party, Union or Company, may upon written notice to the other, negotiate with respect to changes in the Holiday provisions in this Agreement caused by changes in the New York Holiday Act. If the parties do not reach agreement as to any modification or amendment to the Holiday provisions in this Supplement Agreement, this Supplement Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. SIDELETTER #3 [Deleted.] SIDELETTER #4 Employees involved in the preparation of material for broadcast may perform non-exclu- sive exclusive technical duties in connection therewith. Having bargained fully in 2002 with respect to the performance of non-non- exclusive techni- cal technical duties, the parties recognize that the performance of such duties was limited to the oper- ating operating of nonlinear editing equipment and associated peripheral equipment (e.g. “AVID”) and the off-air operation of technical equipment in radio, including recording, dubbing, editing, and off-air mixing and playback of recorded news material. Because the parties were unable to forecast what other non-exclusive technical duties may be assignable in the future, the Company agrees to give prior notice to the Union of the exis- tence existence of such assignable duties. In addition, the Company agrees to discuss such new duties with the Union, giving good faith consideration to the Union’s 's concerns, needs and sugges- tionssuggestions, prior to assigning such duties. The Company will provide appropriate training and an adequate period of familiarization in the use of such technical equipment. However, inability of an employee on staff as of March 1, 1981 to perform such duties after a good faith effort to do so shall not be a basis for discipline of such employee. The Company will not assign technical duties to the staff, where the performance of such duties is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another union. SIDELETTER #5 SIXTH AND SEVENTH DAY PAYMENTS This will confirm our understanding that the Company will honor a News Editor's request to convert a payment for work on a sixth or seventh day to a comp day plus 1/2 times payment in cash for the first eight hours worked and 1 1/2 times payment for hours worked in excess of eight. Such request must be made on the time sheet which includes such sixth or seventh days or the employee will be paid for the day. Comp days will be scheduled at a mutually satisfactory time. It is understood, however, that if in the responsible view of management the employee can only be replaced with difficulty, that such compensatory day may, at management's election, not be scheduled. In the event that such comp days are not taken within six months of their having been earned, the employee will be paid forthwith at straight-time for such comp days. This Sideletter #5 shall not apply to Staff Assignment Editors hired by the Company in New York after February 13, 2019 who have been provided a personal services contract pursuant to Sideletter #12.

Sideletters. The following are those sideletters which are specifically applicable to New York Staff Radio and Television News Editors. SIDELETTER #1 With respect to the Supplement Agreement between us of even date covering Staff News Editors, this will confirm our understanding that under the Company’s 's current method of operation in the radio news area, Paragraph H is not applicable to News Editors in that area. SIDELETTER #2 In connection with the 1987-90 WGA-ABC New York Staff News Editors Supplement Agreement, this is to confirm our understanding that in the event, during the term of this Agreement, the State of New York should enact a law changing the current Holiday Act in order to conform to the United States, Public Law 90-363, Holiday Act, either party, Union or Company, may upon written notice to the other, negotiate with respect to changes in the Holiday provisions in this Agreement caused by changes in the New York Holiday Act. If the parties do not reach agreement as to any modification or amendment to the Holiday provisions in this Supplement Agreement, this Supplement Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. SIDELETTER #3 [Deleted.] SIDELETTER #4 Employees involved in the preparation of material for broadcast may perform non-exclu- sive exclusive technical duties in connection therewith. Having bargained fully in 2002 with respect to the performance of non-non- exclusive techni- cal technical duties, the parties recognize that the performance of such duties was limited to the oper- ating operating of nonlinear editing equipment and associated peripheral equipment (e.g. “AVID”) and the off-air operation of technical equipment in radio, including recording, dubbing, editing, and off-air mixing and playback of recorded news material. Because the parties were unable to forecast what other non-exclusive technical duties may be assignable in the future, the Company agrees to give prior notice to the Union of the exis- tence existence of such assignable duties. In addition, the Company agrees to discuss such new duties with the Union, giving good faith consideration to the Union’s 's concerns, needs and sugges- tionssuggestions, prior to assigning such duties. The Company will provide appropriate training and an adequate period of familiarization in the use of such technical equipment. However, inability of an employee on staff as of March 1, 1981 to perform such duties after a good faith effort to do so shall not be a basis for discipline of such employee. The Company will not assign technical duties to the staff, where the performance of such duties is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another union.. SIDELETTER #5‌

Sideletters. The following are those sideletters Sideletters which are specifically applicable to New York Staff Radio and Television News EditorsWriters. With respect to SIDELETTER #1 In connection with the New York Staff News Writers Supplement Agreement between us of even date covering Staff News Editorsdate, this the following will confirm our understanding that under the Company’s current method of operation in the radio where both staff and freelance writers are employed on a strip news area, Paragraph H program it is not applicable the intent of the Company to News Editors in that area. In connection with the 1987-90 WGA-ABC New York Staff News Editors Supplement Agreement, this is to confirm our understanding that in the event, during the term of this Agreement, the State of New York should enact a law changing the current Holiday Act in order to conform give assignments to the United States, Public Law 90-363, Holiday Act, either party, Union or Company, may upon written notice to freelance writers for the other, negotiate with respect to changes in purpose of avoiding overtime for the Holiday provisions in this Agreement caused by changes in the New York Holiday Act. If the parties do not reach agreement as to any modification or amendment to the Holiday provisions in this Supplement Agreement, this Supplement Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. [Deleted.] SIDELETTER #3 This will confirm our understanding concerning the exercise of editorial judgment in editing. A. It is understood that the duties of newswriters include, in varying degrees from shop to shop, the exercise of editorial judgment in the supervision of editing of recorded news material for broadcast. However, other persons who prepare material for their own on-air delivery, or who are editorially responsible for the content of the material being edited may also be assigned to perform such duties and are not covered by the terms and provisions of this Agreement, but such assignments will not be based on considerations that have not been used in making such assignments in the past in the shop in question. Further, it is understood that a department head or a manager may, as incident to his normal duties, select recorded material, or portions thereof, for news broadcast purposes and not be covered by this Agreement. B. Notwithstanding any restrictions contained in the above paragraph or elsewhere in the National Agreement, at NewsOne and WABC-TV where newswriters during the 1999-2002 National Agreement have exercised editorial judgment in the supervision of editing recorded news material for broadcast, nothing shall require such exercise only by WGA- represented newswriters or restrict others at any time from exercising such judgment in connection with the operation of keyboards, other input devises and equipment which are part of a newsroom computer system utilized for editing news material. At WABC-TV, however, if the operation of equipment on which the editing is to be performed is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another union, the practices regarding the supervision of the editing of recorded news material shall continue. The Company, however recognizes the valuable skills, judgments and abilities that its WGA-represented newswriters have utilized in the past in the exercise of editorial responsibility at NewsOne and WABC-TV. Accordingly, the Company agrees to employ such individuals in a way under this new editing technology that permits the opportunity for these individuals to continue to exercise their editorial skills, judgments and abilities, on a non-exclusive basis, as and after such newsroom operations convert to new computer editing technology during the term of 2002-2005 National Agreement. SIDELETTER #4 This will confirm our understanding concerning the assignment of Newswriters to write material for teletext: It is agreed that newswriters covered by this Agreement will write news material, as assigned, for teletext during its experimental period. This agreement is without prejudice to either party's position concerning jurisdiction over the writing of news material for teletext. SIDELETTER #5 Employees involved in the preparation of material for broadcast may perform non-exclu- sive exclusive technical duties in connection therewith. Having bargained fully in 2002 with respect to the performance of non-non- exclusive techni- cal technical duties, the parties recognize that the performance of such duties was limited to the oper- ating operating of nonlinear editing equipment and associated peripheral equipment (e.g. “AVID”) and the off-air operation of technical equipment in radio, including recording, dubbing, editing, and off-air mixing and playback of recorded news material. Because the parties were unable to forecast what other non-exclusive technical duties may be assignable in the future, the Company agrees to give prior notice to the Union of the exis- tence existence of such assignable duties. In addition, the Company agrees to discuss such new duties with the Union, giving good faith consideration to the Union’s 's concerns, needs and sugges- tionssuggestions, prior to assigning such duties. The Company will provide appropriate training and an adequate period of familiarization in the use of such technical equipment. However, inability of an employee on staff as of March 1, 1981 to perform such duties after a good faith effort to do so shall not be a basis for discipline of such employee. The Company will not assign technical duties to the staff, where the performance of such duties is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another union. SIDELETTER #6 SIXTH AND SEVENTH DAY PAYMENTS This will confirm our understanding that the Company will honor a Newswriter's request to convert a payment for work on a sixth or seventh day to a comp day plus 1/2 times payment in cash for the first eight hours worked and 1 1/2 times payment for hours worked in excess of eight. Such request must be made on the time sheet which includes such sixth or seventh days or the employee will be paid for the day. Comp days will be scheduled at a mutually satisfactory time. It is understood, however, that if in the responsible view of management the employee can only be replaced with difficulty, that such compensatory day may, at management's election, not be scheduled. In the event that such comp days are not taken within six months of their having been earned, the employee will be paid forthwith at straight-time for such comp days. Sideletter #6 shall not apply to Continuity Writers hired by the Company in New York after February 13, 2019 who have been provided a personal services contract pursuant to Sideletter #22. SIDELETTER #7 The addition of language in the 1987 negotiations to two CBS Supplements concerning consecutive days off shall not affect any practices existing under this Appendix/Supplement that facilitate scheduling changes into and out of Saturdays and Sundays as days off. SIDELETTER #8 [Deleted.] SIDELETTER #9 In connection with those persons who write and broadcast their own material pursuant to the exception found in Appendix B, Paragraph A(3) and Appendix E, Paragraph A(3), the Guild and the Company have agreed that such exception shall include persons who: (i) write their own news material for broadcast and which may be subsequently broadcast by others, or [ii) as a co-anchor in multiple anchor situations, may write for a co- anchor; or

Sideletters. The following Sideletters are those sideletters Sideletters which are specifically applicable to New York Staff Radio Washington, D.C. Desk Assistants and Television News Editors. With respect to the Supplement Agreement between us of even date covering Staff News Editors, this Productions Assistants: This will confirm our understanding that we have agreed to discuss with you the question of vacations for part-time Desk Assistants after at least one Desk Assistant has worked 100 eight-hour days within one (1) calendar year. For the purposes of the Desk Assistant improving his/her capabilities as a potential News Writer, the Company agrees to form a committee to study the feasibility of establishing sem- inars and other information sharing events for the benefit of the Desk Assistant, and further to provide training as follows: A Desk Assistant (other than a part-time employee) with more than six (6) months service with the Company as a Desk Assistant will, if he/she so requests, be assigned to special train- ing for three (3) days in a calendar quarter, during which days he/she will be provided with the opportunity to observe and participate in various News Department activities - e.g., going out with the film crews, working in operations, preparation of news scripts, etc. - under the Company’s current method supervision of operation Editors and other News Department supervisors, who will provide guidance and evaluation for the training in an effort to make it beneficial for the radio news areaemployee. The Guild and the Company will work out procedures to permit scripts prepared by Desk Assistants dur- ing such training to be aired, Paragraph H is not applicable to News Editors in without upgrading or fees, it being understood that areasuch proce- dures will insure against the displacement of other Guild-represented personnel. In connection with the 1987-90 WGA-ABC New York Staff News Editors Supplement Agreement, this is to confirm our understanding that in the event, during the term of this Agreement, the State of New York should enact a law changing the current Holiday Act in order to conform to the United States, Public Law 90-363, Holiday Act, either party, Union or Company, may upon written notice to the other, negotiate with respect to changes in the Holiday provisions in this Agreement caused by changes in the New York Holiday Act. If the parties do not reach agreement as to any modification or amendment to the Holiday provisions in this Supplement Agreement, this Supplement Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. [Deleted.] Employees involved in the preparation of material for broadcast may perform non-exclu- sive technical duties in connection therewith. Having bargained fully in 2002 with respect to the performance of non-exclusive techni- cal duties, the parties recognize that the performance of such duties was limited to the oper- ating of nonlinear editing equipment and associated peripheral equipment (e.g. “AVID”) and the off-air operation of technical equipment in radio, including recording, dubbing, editing, and off-air mixing and playback of recorded news material. Because the parties were unable to forecast what other non-exclusive technical duties may be assignable in the future, the Company agrees to give prior notice to the Union of the exis- tence of such assignable duties. In addition, the Company agrees to discuss such new duties with the Union, giving good faith consideration to the Union’s concerns, needs and sugges- tions, prior to assigning such duties. The Company will provide appropriate training and an adequate period of familiarization in the use of such technical equipment. However, inability of an employee on staff as of March 1, 1981 to perform such duties after a good faith effort to do so shall not be a basis for discipline of such employee. The Company will not assign technical duties to the staff, where the performance of such duties is within the exclusive jurisdiction of another union. The addition of language in the 1987 negotiations to two CBS Supplements concerning consecutive days off shall not affect any practices existing under this Appendix/Supplement that facilitate scheduling changes into and out of Saturdays and Sundays as days off. Effective December 14, 2007, employees hired as Desk Assistants and Production Assistants will be combined on a single seniority list and will accrue seniority only on that list.