Labour Union Representative (Branch Representative)

ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) is the national union of over 30,000 professional performers working in English-language recorded media in Canada, including TV, film, radio, and digital media. ACTRA’s principal role is to negotiate, administer and enforce collective agreements to provide performers with equitable compensation as well as safe and reasonable working conditions.

ACTRA Maritimes is seeking a full-time:
Labour Union Representative (Branch Representative)

Under the direction of the Regional Director, the Branch Representative-Maritimes will provide the highest standards of service in representing members.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Responsible for implementing policies and objectives as determined by nationally
constituted bodies and locally elected councils under the overall direction of the Regional Director.
• Acting as staff liaison between the membership of the local region and their engagers.
• Responsible for the administration of all ACTRA Collective Agreements relevant to the
Branch. This includes: providing interpretations, ensuring compliance by members and engagers, resolution of problems including the initiation and presentation of local grievances related to the enforcement of the Collective Agreements as well as stewarding of workplace and working conditions.
• Negotiation of ACTRA local Agreements and variances to National Agreements as may
be required by circumstances and sanctioned by the Regional Director.
• Organizing to increase and strengthen local ACTRA jurisdiction through recruitment of performers to work solely under ACTRA contracts, and producers to become signatory to appropriate ACTRA Agreements.
• Maintaining and improving ACTRA’s profile in the community and industry at large, as well as the marketing of the local ACTRA membership to the local and national industry.
• Supervision of Branch staff, as required.
• Office management and administration, as required.
• Assisting the local Branch Council in Branch initiatives.
• Other related duties and projects generally considered to be within the job category.

Qualifications:
• University Degree in Business or Industrial Relations preferred.
• At minimum two (2) years of related experience required.
• Knowledge of collective agreements, collective bargaining, and labour relations as it
relates to negotiations and strategy preferred. Demonstrated experience in the interpretation of agreement and contract language and preparation and presentation of grievances.
• Knowledge of the film and television industry an asset.
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines are
essential.
• Demonstrated customer service orientation with excellent interpersonal skills.

Things to Know:

• This position is 100% in-office-based at our Dartmouth, Nova Scotia location.
• This role requires occasional travel around Nova Scotia.
• The salary of this position is $87,269.00 per year.
• There is 1 permanent, full-time vacancy.
• ACTRA does not use AI in the review or selection of applicants.

Application Process:
Interested applicants are invited to submit a resume and cover letter to
humanresources@actra.ca, quoting ‘2025-24 ‘Branch Representative-ACTRA Maritimes’ in the email subject line.

ACTRA is committed to employment and pay equity, and we encourage applications from all equity seeking groups, including but not limited to, Indigenous and other
racialized communities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ2+ communities. In
compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’) we provide the accommodations necessary to ensure full participation in our recruitment processes. If you require an accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources.