Well, looks like Ned Vaughn won’t be following former union boss Ronald Reagan to Sacramento after all. A rare Republican in a heavily Democratic town, the former SAG-AFTRA EVP today pulled the plug on his campaign for the California State Assembly's 66th District. Vaughn resigned his union post in August to seek for…

So that's the reason Ned Vaughn opted out of the recent SAG-AFTRA elections – he's aiming for Sacramento. The union executive VP resigned Tuesday in anticipation of an announcement today to seek the Republican nomination for the California State Assembly's 66th District. In fact, the actor has already added a "Ned Vaug…

SAG Unveils Candidate Lists For National Elections Los Angeles, (August 4, 2011) – Unite for Strength today announced that Screen Actors Guild President Ken Howard and Secretary Treasurer Amy Aquino will seek re-election as the Guild's top national officers. The group will also field a slate of 34 candidates to run…

Unite For Strength’s Ned Vaughn replaced Membership First’s Anne-Marie Johnson who chose not to run for re-election when her party lost control of SAG’s Hollywood Division (<a title="Anne-Marie Johnson Ends SAG Hollywood Term: Bemoans Guild's " rel="bookmark"…

2ND UPDATE: Hollywood can most likely expect a quick and easy negotiation when the Screen Actors Guild joins with AFTRA to negotiate with the studios and networks starting Monday. It also looks more than likely that SAG will merge with AFTRA soon. That’s because the so-called pro-moderation and pro-merger SAG National…

I’m told that the actors behind that SAG petition drive for “affected member” voting have made what they’re calling a “significant change” in their proposal to soften its impact. As you know, DHD has been active in this debate by letting actors post their positions pro and con this idea of an earnings threshold for…