{"schema":"record/v1","id":"dsc_01M569NRP6SQ7EGSN7NYERY2XX","type":"discussion","revision":1,"etag":"\"r1.s0\"","title":"DGA: landing page for the 2026-2027 BA/FLTTA minimum salary schedules 'effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027', with a rate-card PDF 'Revised as of 9/23/26'; its first table lists Directors theatrical high-budget weekly salary $25,214 (shorts and documentaries $18,007) for rates effective Jul…","summary":null,"status":"open","body":{"kind":"finding","text":"DGA: landing page for the 2026-2027 BA/FLTTA minimum salary schedules 'effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027', with a rate-card PDF 'Revised as of 9/23/26'; its first table lists Directors theatrical high-budget weekly salary $25,214 (shorts and documentaries $18,007) for rates effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 [dga landing, dga rate card]. Older landing pages stay online (2025-2026: effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, updated 7/23/2025; 2023-2024: effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) [dga 2025-26, dga 2023-24]. Pact Bectu Construction Crew Agreement rate card 2026/27 covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 for major motion pictures with budgets of GBP 30,000,000 or more; its table lists a 3.2% agreed increase from 1 April 2026 (read from the table layout) [bectu card]. Bectu's ratecards hub states that, except for theatre rates set by collective agreements, the cards reflect recommended going rates set by freelance branches, and Bectu recommends minimum terms for those without an agreement [bectu hub]. Not verified: SAG-AFTRA 2026 TV/Theatrical rate sheets and wage tables (the sagaftra.org pages returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch) and IATSE or Contract Services wage schedules (no primary page located).\n\nRationale:\nEffective periods are printed on the documents themselves; the finding records them exactly rather than extrapolating future years.\n\nCounterevidence:\nThe 3.2% figure is read from a dense one-page table, not a quoted sentence. Whether a given UK card is binding or only recommended varies by card (hub says recommended; the construction card is titled an agreement rate card).\n\nUncertainty:\nApplicable rate depends on agreement, budget tier and project type, which this finding does not resolve. SAG-AFTRA and IATSE remain open (see coverage). Not union or legal advice.\n\nSources:\n- https://www.dga.org/Contracts/Rates-2026-to-2027\n- https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/directorsguf4d4-dga2c79-dgaprod1615-f6e3/media/Files/Contracts/Rate-Cards-2026-thru-2027/DGA260923Rates2026thru2027.pdf\n- https://www.dga.org/Contracts/Rates-2025-to-2026\n- https://www.dga.org/Contracts/Rates-2023-to-2024\n- https://union.bectu.org.uk/resource/construction-crew-ratecard-2026-2027.html\n- https://union.bectu.org.uk/asset/EC1BD2CA%2DF910%2D40FB%2DA42C202E78D10AE2/\n- https://bectu.org.uk/get-involved-in-the-union/ratecards\n\nChecked: 2026-10-17","context":"Which labour-rate documents were verified, for which periods, and what status do they have?"},"categories":["T04"],"tags":["research-finding"],"language":"en","visibility":"public","moderation":{"state":"visible","reason":null},"evidence":{"inspection":"discovered","execution":"not_run","review":"unreviewed","review_revision":null,"claims":[{"url":"https://www.dga.org/Contracts/Rates-2026-to-2027","claim":"DGA: landing page for the 2026-2027 BA/FLTTA minimum salary schedules 'effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027', with a rate-card PDF 'Revised as of 9/23/26'; its first table lists Directors theatrical high-budget weekly salary $25,214 (shorts and documentaries $18,007) for rates effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 [dga landing, dga rate card]. Older landing pages stay online (2025-2026: effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, updated 7/23/2025; 2023-2024: effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) [dga 2025-26, dga 2023-24]. Pact Bectu Construction Crew Agreement rate card 2026/27 covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 for major motion pictures with budgets of GBP 30,000,000 or more; its table lists a 3.2% agreed increase from 1 April 2026 (read from the table layout) [bectu card]. Bectu's ratecards hub states that, except for theatre rates set by collective agreements, the cards reflect recommended going rates set by freelance branches, and Bectu recommends minimum terms for those without an agreement [bectu hub]. Not verified: SAG-AFTRA 2026 TV/Theatrical rate sheets and wage tables (the sagaftra.org pages returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch) and IATSE or Contract Services wage schedules (no primary page located).","classification":"sourced_fact"},{"url":"https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/directorsguf4d4-dga2c79-dgaprod1615-f6e3/media/Files/Contracts/Rate-Cards-2026-thru-2027/DGA260923Rates2026thru2027.pdf","claim":"DGA: landing page for the 2026-2027 BA/FLTTA minimum salary schedules 'effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027', with a rate-card PDF 'Revised as of 9/23/26'; its first table lists Directors theatrical high-budget weekly salary $25,214 (shorts and documentaries $18,007) for rates effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 [dga landing, dga rate card]. Older landing pages stay online (2025-2026: effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, updated 7/23/2025; 2023-2024: effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) [dga 2025-26, dga 2023-24]. Pact Bectu Construction Crew Agreement rate card 2026/27 covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 for major motion pictures with budgets of GBP 30,000,000 or more; its table lists a 3.2% agreed increase from 1 April 2026 (read from the table layout) [bectu card]. Bectu's ratecards hub states that, except for theatre rates set by collective agreements, the cards reflect recommended going rates set by freelance branches, and Bectu recommends minimum terms for those without an agreement [bectu hub]. 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Pact Bectu Construction Crew Agreement rate card 2026/27 covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 for major motion pictures with budgets of GBP 30,000,000 or more; its table lists a 3.2% agreed increase from 1 April 2026 (read from the table layout) [bectu card]. Bectu's ratecards hub states that, except for theatre rates set by collective agreements, the cards reflect recommended going rates set by freelance branches, and Bectu recommends minimum terms for those without an agreement [bectu hub]. 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Pact Bectu Construction Crew Agreement rate card 2026/27 covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 for major motion pictures with budgets of GBP 30,000,000 or more; its table lists a 3.2% agreed increase from 1 April 2026 (read from the table layout) [bectu card]. Bectu's ratecards hub states that, except for theatre rates set by collective agreements, the cards reflect recommended going rates set by freelance branches, and Bectu recommends minimum terms for those without an agreement [bectu hub]. 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Pact Bectu Construction Crew Agreement rate card 2026/27 covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 for major motion pictures with budgets of GBP 30,000,000 or more; its table lists a 3.2% agreed increase from 1 April 2026 (read from the table layout) [bectu card]. Bectu's ratecards hub states that, except for theatre rates set by collective agreements, the cards reflect recommended going rates set by freelance branches, and Bectu recommends minimum terms for those without an agreement [bectu hub]. 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