The Cine Technician (1943 - 1945)

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70 THE CINE-TECHNICIAN May-^June, 1943 ORGANISER'S NOTEBOOK Cartoon, Diagram and Rostrum Camera Section. men1 has been reached with Air. Hopkins, director of Publicity Picture Productions Ltd., to r the Animation, Diagram and Bostrum ( amera departments. This Agreement sets a standard for a section of the Industry which up to the presenl has not been properly organised, and all oJ you know what that means in this enlightened age. The rates in the Agreement are as follows: — Cartoon Key Artist or Animator £10 0 0 [n-Betweeners— Grade 1 £7 10 0 Grade 2 £5 0 0 Tracers— Grade 1 '£5 0 0 Grade 2 £3 10 0 Colourists £3 10 0 Background Artists £8 0 0 Not less than 50% of Tn-Botweeners and Tracers employed by Publicity Pictures shall be in Grade 1. Diagram Department ram Artist (able to plan his own work) £10 0 0 Diagram Artist (working under supervisions) £7 0 0 Diagram Artist (Assistant) £5 10 0 Title Department These rates apply only where technicians are exclusively employed on title work: — Background Artist, Title and Aerograph Work £8 0 0 Title Artist £7 0 0 Camera Department Rostrum Cameraman (able to photograph Diagrams, Cartoons, etc.) £7 0 0 Assistant Cameraman £4 10 0 I A re are clauses to cover conditions of eminent and to provide for Trainees and Newcomers, You will see, therefore, that this is a big step forward. Certain emploj ers who cater mainly for the type of work covered 1>\ this Agreement have persistently done all in their power to keep their employees outside the scope of A.C.T. The\ are ig to find it much more difficult now, unless decide to bring the salaries up to the level of this Agreement. But as the main reason for stopping workers from joining trade unions is to keep es down, we ean't imagine them doing that! This journal will get into the hands of several of the workers employed at stich firms. We advise them to get in touch with A.C.T. at Edgware 3119 and have a word with the Organiser on the matter. Technicolor The Technicolor Laboratory Agreement has been revised after several meetings with the management and put into operation. In the past there was some confusion and bad feeling in certain departments because workers, felt they should ' have been in higher graded jobs but had no basis ! on which to make their claims. They know exactly where they stand now with regard to wage rate-. and it has meant increases for some of them. , Thanks go to Alf Cooper, Ken Daniels and i George Patten, who were on the negotiating committee. Correspondence A letter from the father of one of our members , ends : " Somewhere at sea Photographer George Duff can finish any job with the finest tool in the world — his Union Card." Another letter from an old Lab. member : Ernie I Welsh, who has served with the Navy since the j beginning of the war, sends his best wishes to all ! who know him. He has been through the mill since then and writes "when my last ship got i cracked — we lost a lot of jolly good fellows." He is looking forward to the day when he has a home and a garden again. I well remember his garden, it was always a picture. Good luck Ernie, and best wishes from all of us. Humphries Laboratories It can be said that Humphries are better organised now than ever before. Their new shop steward, Arthur Williams, is a live wire who knows that trade unionism means something more than 1 fighting for increases in wage rates. He is also aware that to keep the members well organised every effort should be made to cater for the social side of their well-being, and he has already done much to put this into practice. He is being ably assisted by a practical committee, including our old friends. Leo Cass and Eric Paske. We shall always remember Eric for bis staunchness in the davs when he was the only member at Kays. Kiiishury Park. Much has happened since then and he must feel proud to know that both the Kay Laboratories are 100% A.C.T. Bert Craik