Performing Arts
- 04 Jun 2007
France: Draft agreement for entertainment industry workers still on holdThroughout 2006, speculation continued in relation to the proposed reform of the special unemployment insurance scheme for workers employed sporadically on fixed-term employment contracts in the entertainment sector. As a result, finalising the draft agreement on the reform has again been postponed. The draft agreement, which was completed in April 2006, has still not been signed a year later.
- 19 Feb 2007
Slovenia: European actors’ union highlights problems of services directive for performing artistsIn November 2006, the biannual meeting of the International Federation of Actors was held in Slovenia’s capital city, Ljubljana, in cooperation with the Trade Union of Culture of Slovenia (GLOSA). The main issues on the agenda of the meeting were EU developments regarding the services directive in the internal market, the Green Paper on European Labour Law relating to the status of the artist, and the joint project regarding the enlargement of social dialogue in the performing arts.
- 12 Feb 2007
Latvia: National opera musicians threaten strike action over low wagesOn 13 November 2006, the independent trade union of the orchestra of the Latvian National Opera submitted an application to initiate strike action to the Latvian National Opera Director, the Director of the State Labour Inspectorate and the National Tripartite Cooperation Council. The musicians were lobbying for a substantial wage increase. The Latvian National Opera Orchestra threatened not to participate in scheduled opera and ballet performances in November if their demands were not met.