Common use of Sideletters Clause in Contracts

Sideletters. The following are those Sideletters which are specifically applicable to New York Staff News Writers. In connection with the New York Staff News Writers Supplement Agreement of even date, the following will confirm our understanding that where both staff and freelance writers are employed on a strip news program it is not the intent of the Company to give assignments to the freelance writers for the purpose of avoiding overtime for the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. [Deleted.] 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 edit- ing recorded news material for broadcast, nothing shall require such exercise only by WGA-represented newswriters or restrict others at any time from exercising such judg- ment 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 per- formed 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 abili- ties, 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. 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. 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 News Writers. In connection with the New York Staff News Writers Supplement Agreement of even date, the following will confirm our understanding that where both staff and freelance writers are employed on a strip news program it is not the intent of the Company to give assignments to the freelance writers for the purpose of avoiding overtime for the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. [Deleted.] 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 edit- ing recorded news material for broadcast, nothing shall require such exercise only by WGA-represented newswriters or restrict others at any time from exercising such judg- ment 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 per- formed 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 abili- tiesabilities, 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. 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. 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 New York Staff Washington News Writers. : In connection with reference to the New York Staff supplement agreement between us entered into as of this date, covering News Writers Supplement Agreement of even datethe Company in our Washington D.C. News Studio, the following will confirm it is our understanding that where both staff and freelance writers are employed on a strip news program it is not notwithstanding any provision in the intent Agreement to the contrary, the Supervisor of the Company to give assignments to the freelance writers for the purpose of avoiding overtime for the Newsroom (currently ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇) may continue to perform duties of the bargaining unit employees during one meal period a day when she relieves the News Writer on duty. [Deleted.] This will confirm our understanding that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a TV Assignment Editor can be assigned on a temporary basis to television work (e.g. DEF, Evening News) covered by the Washington News Writers Supplement in cases of vacation, illness, special assignment of a TV writer, etc. This will confirm our understanding concerning the exercise of editorial judgment in editingedit- ing. 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 edit- ing recorded news material for broadcast, nothing shall require such exercise only by WGA-represented newswriters or restrict others at any time from exercising such judg- ment 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 per- formed 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 responsi- bility at NewsOne and WABC-TV. Accordingly, the Company agrees to employ such individuals indi- viduals in a way under this new editing technology that permits the opportunity for these individuals to continue to exercise their editorial skills, judgments and abili- tiesabilities, on a non-non- exclusive basis, as and after such newsroom operations convert to new computer editing technology during the term of 2002-2005 National Agreement. 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. Employees involved 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 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 dutiesfollowing contracts: 1987 WGA New York Staff Newswriters Supplement, the parties recognize that the performance of such duties was limited to the oper- ating of nonlinear editing equipment 1987 WGA Washington Staff Newswriters Supplement, 1987 WGA New York Staff Radio and associated peripheral equipment (e.g. “AVID”) Television News Editors Supplement, and the off-air operation of technical equipment in radio, including recording, dubbing, editing, and off-air mixing and playback of recorded news material▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Staff Assignment Editors Supplement. 1. 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 News Writers. SIDELETTER #1 In connection with the New York Staff News Writers Supplement Agreement of even date, the following will confirm our understanding that where both staff and freelance writers are employed on a strip news program it is not the intent of the Company to give assignments to the freelance writers for the purpose of avoiding overtime for the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. SIDELETTER #2 [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- 1999-2002 National Agreement have exercised editorial judgment in the supervision of edit- ing editing recorded news material for broadcast, nothing shall require such exercise only by WGA-WGA- represented newswriters or restrict others at any time from exercising such judg- ment 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 per- formed 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 abili- tiesabilities, 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 '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