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Scope of Agreement .................................. 1  \n2. Recognition ......................................... 2  \n3. Scoring in United States or Canada ...................... 2  \n4. Union Security ...................................... 2  \n5. Wage Scales, Hours of Employment and Working Conditions . 3  \n6. Federation Representative.............................. 3  \n7. Copies of Contracts ................................... 3  \n8. Sound Track Regulations .............................. 3  \n8A. Reuse of Portions ofthe Music Sound Track from a Motion Picture .......................................... 10  \n8B. Use of Music Previously Recorded Under Another American Federation of Musicians Agreement .................. 13  \n8C. Special Provisions Regarding Sound Track Records Released in Connection with Television Films .......... 16  \n8D. Optional Provisions Regarding Sound Track Records Released in Connection with Television Films .......... 18  \n8E. Additional Optional Provisions Regarding Sound Track Records Released in Connection with Television Motion Pictures ......................... 20  \n8F. Sound Track Singles Released in Connection with Television Motion Pictures ......................... 23  \n8G. Release of Sound Track Recorded on or After November 1 , 1960 but Before August 14, 2005 ....................... 24  \n9. Employees in Armed Services ......................... 27  \n10. “Professional” Capacity .............................. 27  \n11. Conformity with Law ................................ 27  \n12. Better Conditions ................................... 27  \n13. Agreement Binding on Whom ......................... 27  \n14. Supplemental Markets................................ 28  \n15. Term of Agreement .................................. 43  \n16. Non-Discrimination ................................. 44  \n17. Joint Industry-Federation Cooperative Committee ......... 44  \nWAGE SCALES, HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR TELEVISION MOTION PICTURES OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED BY SECTION VIII,“LOW BUDGET FILMS”  \nI. GENERAL CONDITIONS  \nParagraph  Page  \n1. Stand-by Calls ...................................... 46  \n2. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays ....................... 46  \n3. Pension Fund ....................................... 46  \n4. Health Plan ........................................ 48  \n5. Pay-Off Requirements................................ 50  \n6. Overscale Employees ................................ 50  \n7. Subcontracting ..................................... 50  \n8. Vacation Pay ....................................... 50  \n8.1 Waiver of New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act and Similar Laws ....................................... 52  \n9. Severance Pay ...................................... 53  \n10. Sessions ........................................... 54  \n11. Supervisory Employees............................... 54  \n12. Electronic Instrument Devices ......................... 54  \n13. Income Tax Withholding (Daily Musicians) .............. 55  \n14. Late Payment of Wages .............................. 55  \nII. MOTION PICTURE RECORDING MUSICIANS  \n15. Minimum Rates and Conditions ........................ 57  \nIII. PRODUCTION MUSICIANS (NON-RECORDING)  \n16. Daily Schedule ..................................... 82  \n17. Weekly Schedule.................................... 82  \n18. Calls.............................................. 83  \n19. Additional Services .................................. 83  \n20. Meals ............................................. 84  \n21. Night Premium ..................................... 84  \nIV. SIDELINE MUSICIANS  \n22. Work Day ......................................... 84  \n23. Weather-Permitting Calls ............................. 84  \nIV. SIDELINE MUSICIANS (continued)  \nParagraph  Page  \n24. Fittings and Interviews ............................... 85  \n","cbCaipT6eM9PMYKQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipT6eM9PMYKQ","pdf",2855658,179,"English","# Article 1. Scope of Agreement\n# Article 2. Recognition\n# Article 3. Scoring in United States or Canada\n# Article 4. Union Security\n# Article 5. Wage Scales, Hours of Employment and Working Conditions\n# Article 6. Federation Representative\n# Article 7. Copies of Contracts\n# Article 8. Sound Track Regulations\n## 8A. Reuse of Portions of the Music Sound Track from a Motion Picture\n## 8B. Use of Music Previously Recorded Under Another American Federation of Musicians Agreement\n## 8C. Special Provisions Regarding Sound Track Records Released in Connection with Television Films\n## 8D. Optional Provisions Regarding Sound Track Records Released in Connection with Television Films\n## 8E. 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