Bart Daudelin

About Bart Daudelin

I am a Labor Relations professional specializing in motion picture and tv production. I have worked internationally-in the US, UK, and Canada - as part of and/or in charge of team building and internal organizing outreach efforts in several major international production centers (London, Toronto, Montréal, Atlanta). I have a strong background representing artists, and have represented many kinds working in several industries. My experience ranges from major motion pictures shooting overseas to industrials and internet pieces to episodic television, commercials and live theatrical events. I have worked with highly complex contracts handling all types of workers, from highly paid artists to exempt supervisors and managers to per diem hourly employees. With each new industry and each new organization my ability to analyse and get to the heart of the matter- be it health care issues, contract enforcement or negotiations, research and record keeping, dispute resolution, employee counseling, economic forecasting, or reaching consensus- has increased. I have investigated and analyzed contractual disputes; negotiated and drafted settlement language on a pre-grievance basis; filed, settled, and drafted grievance settlements through the \"step\" process, testified at arbitrations and NLRB proceedings, and served as co-lead negotiator,\"number two\", and as member of bargaining teams, successfully completing dozens of agreements. I serve/have served as a Trustee to benefit and Taft-Hartley training programs. I oversee compliance with complicated employment eligibility lists. I have helped develop bargaining strategy for negotiations and internal policy for governance. I have handled disciplinary and discharge meetings, lay-off out of seniority cases, and all types of employment matters.

Experience

1. Senior Field Representative

   Directors Guild of America

   Jan 2013 — Present · New York, NY, US

   I am responsible for onsite contract enforcement, member outreach and internal organizing for an member international labor organization. As Field Representative, I make on-site visits to DGA covered job locations in independent and major motion picture films, commercials, episodic television, and new media productions throughout the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S; Maritime Canada, Quebec and Ontario and the United Kingdom. While visiting these sets, I monitor contractual compliance, resolve disputes on site, perform \"internal organizing\", field contract and internal membership questions, issue oral and or written reports to team leaders on facts, findings, and unresolved issues, and partner with the appropriate party through resolution. I am a Trustee on a Taft Hartley training program and I serve as liaison to two distinct outside organizations overseeing eligibility on complicated hiring eligibility lists.I liaise with other unions and trade groups, make weekly reports to senior staff and make monthly reports to member councils.

Education

• Cornell University

  MS, Labor and Industrial Relations

  1993 — 1996

• SUNY Oneonta

  BS, History

  1987 — 1991

• Xavier High School New York, New York

  Jesuit reasoning, insight and reflection

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Acting
• Analysis
• Collective Bargaining
• Fundraising
• Entertainment
• Dispute Resolution
• Theatre
• Community Outreach
• Organization
• Negotiation
• Film Production
• Representation
• New Media
• External Liaison
• Arbitration
• Directing
• Film
• Team Building
• Production Managment
• Report Writing
• Employment Law
• Public Speaking
• Labor Relations
• Advocacy
• Trustee
• Contract Negotiation
• Event Planning
• Oral & Written Communication Skills
• Contract Management
• Music Videos
• Communication
• Union
• Independent Film
• Immigration Issues
• Employee Benefits
• Compliance
• Policy
• Investigation
• Research
• Internal Communications