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Annual Report 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 GMMQ ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 2 Table of contents Political Representation Québec’s Cultural Policy .................................................................................................... 3 Birth of the RAM ................................................................................................................ 3 Coalition for Culture and Media / Federal Cultural Policy ................................................ 4 Fighting harassment in the cultural sector ........................................................................ 5 Union Life Historic agreement between the GMMQ and the American Federation of Musicians .... 5 International Federation of Musicians (FIM) – International Orchestra Conference ....... 6 Negotiations Request for arbitration as part of the negotiation of the GMMQ-AQPM collective agreement ......................................................................................................................... 7 ADISQ agreement on working conditions for performing artists...................................... 7 ADISQ, agreement on sound recordings – Grievances tabled by ADISQ .......................... 8 Report on representations in 2016-2017 2017 ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Agreements ............................................................................................................................. 15 Oversight results ...................................................................................................................... 18 Communications The Entracte The Newsletter ........................................................................................................................ 19 Social media ............................................................................................................................. 19 New Logo ................................................................................................................................. 20 Member survey – October 2017 ............................................................................................. 21 Media presence ....................................................................................................................... 22 GMMQ ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 3 The past few years have been rich in debates and pronouncements for the Guilde, and your association has been actively involved in various socioeconomic and cultural files of vital importance to its members. Here is an overview of our activities in 2016-2017. Political Representation Québec’s Cultural Policy In February 2016, Culture Minister Hélène David announced that the government was launching a review of Québec’s 25-year-old cultural policy. The Guilde tabled a position statement in April, took part in public hearings in June 2016, and then attended the consultation forum in September 2017. In the summer and fall of 2017, I played an active role on the Comité consultatif sur le soutien à la création et à la condition socio-économique des artistes (Advisory committee on support for creation by artists and artists’ socioeconomic conditions). We took the opportunity to reiterate to the Minister of Culture that any cultural policy must place the artists front and center: the sums that the Québec State invests in culture must be distributed fairly, and we must ensure that our creators and performers can earn a decent living from their art rather than merely survive. The entertainment industry, major festivals and concert halls—all generate significant economic spinoffs, which often fail to reach musicians. The Status of the Artist Act must be reviewed, as it no longer meets its stated objectives. The new GMMQ President Luc Fortin and Executive Director Mylène Cyr were at the Chapelle du Musée de policy and action plan published on l'Amérique francophone in Québec City on June 6, June 12, 2018 by Culture Minister 2016 to present the GMMQ’s position statement as Marie Montpetit fulfilled these part of public consultations on the renewal of expectations. Québec’s cultural policy. Birth of the RAM In the fall of 2016, following an initiative put forward by singer-songwriter David Bussières, authors, composers, performers and musicians-entrepreneurs pooled their efforts to form the Regroupement des artisans de la Musique (RAM). The GMMQ has been part of this initiative from the outset and holds a seat on its executive committee, together with the UDA, SPACQ and Artisti. There is strength in numbers, and the RAM has become an important mouthpiece with various levels of government. In February GMMQ ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 4 2017, the RAM announced a platform detailing an approach to reviewing the revenue- sharing model used to commercialize music with the objective of ensuring the long- term viability of Québec music and that of its creators and performers. Long live the RAM! Coalition for Culture and Media / Federal Cultural Policy In May 2017, the GMMQ joined a handful of Fédération des travailleurs du Québec- affiliated unions from the cultural and media sectors to create the Coalition for Culture and Media. The Coalition went on to bring together some 40 member organizations for the launch of the “Declaration for the sustainability and the vitality of national culture and media in the digital era.” The Coalition has played an active part in the public debate following the announcement of the Netflix agreement and the Creative Canada Policy Framework by Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly. We held an important press conference concerning the issue on September 14, 2017. I sit on the Coalition’s Strategy Committee, and I invite you to follow the Coalition’s public pronouncements on Facebook. Press conference held by the Coalition for Culture and Media on September 14, 2017. From left to right: Ms. Louise Beaudoin; Denis Bolduc, President of SCFP-Québec and V-P of the FTQ; Gilles Charland E-D of AQTIS; Nicole Matiation, E-D of On Screen Manitoba; Luc Fortin, President of the Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec; Hugo Latulippe, President of the Documentary Network; Jérôme Payette, E-D of the Association des professionnels de l’édition musicale (APEM); Sophie Prégent, President of the UDA GMMQ ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 5 Fighting harassment in the cultural sector In October 2017, after multiple cases sexual harassment shook the cultural community, the GMMQ and other associations, including the UDA, helped Juropop establish Montreal’s first legal aid and psychosocial support clinic for alleged victims of sexual harassment or aggression. We then took part in broad-ranging discussions with cultural community stakeholders intended to take stock and adopt shared mechanisms that will allow everyone to create and work in a safe environment. The declaration in favour of a work environment free of harassment, adopted and signed by some 30 cultural organizations on behalf of several thousand Québec artists, artisans, producers, creators and cultural workers, speaks to the cultural community’s concerted commitment. The next steps will be to create an anti-harassment policy model, draft a code of conduct, establish a single window for all victims across the cultural community to file a complaint (neutrality, confidentiality and impartiality), and present training activities geared to the cultural community in response to the various needs expressed in this regard. In December, media reported on a series of serious allegations of sexual aggression involving conductor Charles Dutoit, essentially in relation to events that are said to have taken place in the United States. Mr. Dutoit worked served as conductor of the OSM for close to 25 years, and psychological harassment complaints led to his resignation in 2001. The orchestra’s administration subsequently requested an independent inquiry, and at the time of publishing this activity report we have yet to find out what the results were. Union Life Historic agreement between the GMMQ and the American Federation of Musicians Members who attended the Annual General Assembly on March 31, 2016 unanimously adopted the agreement in principle marking the start of a new era for GMMQ, Local 406 of the American Federation of Musicians. Our thanks go out to all those who took the time to complete the online survey, which saw more than 98% of members come out in favour of the agreement. The agreement signals the beginning a constructive partnership with the Federation. I would like to thank AFM President Ray Hair and Canadian Vice-President Alan Willaert for their openness and understanding during the recent negotiations leading to this agreement. The agreement meets the specific needs of our association, which operates in a social, cultural and legal context that’s unique in North America. The 100th AFM Convention in June 2016 marked another historical milestone, with the unanimous adoption, by delegates, of a resolution in favour of integrating into the Federation’s general regulations a section stipulating that French is recognized as the official language of Québec and Canada and requiring that the AFM consider this reality. The Federation has since translated its general regulations as well as articles from its monthly journal, International Musicians, and its website (AFM.org). Years of GMMQ ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 6 advocacy work with AFM authorities finally bore fruit, therefore, and we’re very pleased with this positive outcome.
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