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EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump is facing possible expulsion from SAG-AFTRA. Deadline has learned that the union's national board of directors will meet Tuesday morning in a special session regarding disciplinary action against him, which could lead to his expulsion. The former star of The Apprentice – and soon-to-be former…

The film and television industry's return-to-work protocols, which were adopted in June following the initial Covid-19 shutdown, have been "a remarkable success," according to SAG-AFTRA leaders, who are telling their members that "the data indicates that our production sets remain safe environments despite the surge…

SAG-AFTRA has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the executive poaching battle between Netflix and Disney-owned Fox. The union isn't taking sides but says "the case raises important questions about the right of workers to pursue employment opportunities, and the strong protections in California law against employers…

UPDATED with more statements: A growing chorus of entertainment industry union leaders is condemning Wednesday's attack on the Capitol building by supporters of President Donald Trump – and the politicians who incited the violence. "It took three years, 50 weeks and four dead at the Capitol for far too few Republicans…

Today, the Recording Academy and CBS announced that, due to the current surge of coronavirus cases, the 63rd Grammy Awards, which had been scheduled for January 31, will move to Sunday, March 14. That happens to be the date previously set for the 27th SAG Awards, and SAG-AFTRA was not happy having both televised…

SAG-AFTRA is offering a new Micro-Budget contract to producers of live-action projects budgeted at $20,000 or less per picture or episode. Under the new pact, projects can be exhibited on free-to-consumer new and social media platforms, at film festivals, on public access TV, for Academy Award consideration and demo…

SAG-AFTRA and the Producers Guild are joining advertisers in recommending that on-set commercial production be temporarily shuttered in Southern California because of surging coronavirus outbreaks in the region, effective immediately. The major studios and streamers, meanwhile, are already on production hiatus in…

SAG-AFTRA leaders told their members tonight that "most entertainment productions will remain on hiatus until the second or third week of January, if not later." The update comes the day after the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urged the film and TV industry to consider pausing production for a few…

UPDATED with videos at bottom: The national board of SAG-AFTRA passed resolutions today requiring that members adhere to the union’s Covid-19 safety protocols and “correcting” what it calls “misrepresentations” about changes to the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan that will go into effect January 1. The latter is aimed at…

SAG-AFTRA has told its members not to work on a film called Lumina because it allegedly has "failed to demonstrate its compliance with SAG-AFTRA's required Covid-19 safety standards and protocols for a safe set." The film's production company is Luminamovie LLC. The union said in a “Do Not Work” order today that its…

The board of trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan said today that it will "vigorously contest" a class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday, calling it "entirely without merit." Facing staggering deficits, the Plan announced in August that it will be raising premiums and earnings thresholds for coverage on January 1 in…

Hollywood has tweaked its return-to-work protocols as more and more films and TV shows have had to pause production after members of their casts and crews tested positive for Covid-19. Under a new agreement that took effect November 30, producers will now have to notify the unions of positive test results on their…