A Canadian actors’ union has filed grievances against two production associations, claiming unequal treatment of BIPOC performers in hair and makeup services on sets.
Eleanor Noble, national president of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists — or ACTRA — told CBC News on Thursday that its members who are Black, Indigenous or people of colour regularly show up for work on set to find hair and makeup artists who are unprepared to work on their hair or skin tones.
“We brought this to our negotiations and in the end we decided to file a grievance. We realize there is systemic discrimination
