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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 15 January 2018
Golf Channel cameramen walk out on coverage amid Sony Open

By DOUG FERGUSON time in a year. members from Local 665
AP Golf Writer “Golf Channel has been picketed outside the main
HONOLULU (AP) — Union working on negotiating an road into Waialae Country
workers for video and audio agreement for nine months Club in support of the Golf
production at Golf Chan- with a union that represents Channel’s technical crew.
nel events walked out Sun- our live tournament techni- John Culleeny, an interna-
day over stalled contract cians,” the network said tional representative for
negotiations, leading to in a statement. “Those ef- the union, said its members
limited coverage of the fi- forts have not yet yielded wanted Golf Channel to
nal round at the Sony Open a resolution, and we look meet industry standards.
and two other events in the forward to reaching a mu- He was not specific on the
Bahamas and Florida. tually agreeable contract. talking points that stalled
Golf Channel said it has However, some techni- negotiations.
been negotiating an cians have chosen to The video and audio crew
agreement for nine months walk off the job today. We had talked about walking
with International Alliance have contingency plans in out during the third round
of Theatrical Stage Employ- place, and will continue to Saturday but held back for
ees, a union for tournament deliver coverage.” another meeting. Culleeny Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees strike outside the entrance to Sony Open golf
technicians at golf tourna- It declined further com- said the next meeting was tournament, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, in Honolulu.
ments, such as the camera ment, such as how it will scheduled for Tuesday. Associated Press
crew. provide coverage. Golf Channel is produc- Web.com Tour event in the more complete coverage
The strike involves only tour- The Sony Open telecast ing three tournaments next Bahamas, a 72-hole event of that event.
naments that Golf Channel was scheduled for 6 p.m. to week — the CareerBuilder that ends on Tuesday. It The PGA Tour sent notices
produces. 10 p.m. Eastern, and start- Challenge, another Web. also is televising the unof- to its players on all tours
The network also produces ing times are set for the fi- com Tour event in the Ba- ficial Diamond Resorts Invi- notifying them of the labor
the CareerBuilder Chal- nal group to finish in that hamas and the Mitsubishi tational in Orlando, Florida, dispute.
lenge next week in Palm window. However, the PGA Electric Championship, a for players from the PGA “We are working closely
Desert, California. CBS Tour moved up tee times by PGA Tour Champions event Tour Champions, LPGA Tour with our partners at the
Sports produces the follow- about an hour, so that the on the Big Island of Hawaii. and celebrities. Golf Channel to provide as
ing week at Torrey Pines, last group finishes around Along with the Sony Open, Golf Channel has head- much television coverage
where Tiger Woods plays 9:15 p.m. Golf Channel is televising quarters in Orlando and as possible,” the tour said in
on the PGA Tour for the first Some three dozen IATSE the second round of the likely will be able to have a statement.q