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Strike Watch: Would WGA Build Coalition With DGA & SAG-AFTRA In Upcoming Contract Negotiations?
On the party circuit during Emmy weekend, one topic inevitably found its way into every conversation, the possibility of a writers strike. Even back in September, the consensus was that there likely will be a strike.
The sentiment has been only growing stronger in the months since, amid deteriorating…
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SAG-AFTRA Urges Senate To Pass Crown Act Barring Discrimination Based On Hair Style Or Texture
SAG-AFTRA is urging Congress to pass the federal Crown Act, designed to prevent unfair workplace treatment of people of color based on hair style or texture.
In what it describes as a strongly-worded statement signed by dozens of performers including Kerry Washington, Zoë Kravitz, Rosario Dawson…
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By Greg Evans
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SAG-AFTRA Collects $1 Billion In Member Dues & Non-Member Fees In Its First 10 Years As Membership Climbs To Record Highs
EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA has collected more than $1 billion in dues and "agency fees" from its active members and financial core non-members since its founding 10 years ago with the merger of SAG and AFTRA, according financial reports the union files with the U.S. Department of Labor.
In a sign of their relative strengths…
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By David Robb
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California’s AB 437, Which Would Limit Exclusivity In TV Stars’ Deals, Faces Crucial Vote
Next week, a California assembly bill that could change one of the cornerstones of the TV business faces a crucial vote.
AB 437, dubbed the Let Actors Work (LAW) Act, would limit exclusivity in TV stars’ deals. That means if a principal on a show wants to do another project with Network X while…
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By Tom Tapp
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Hollywood Unions, Labor-Management Safety Committee Address Recent Set Shootings: “Providing Safe Work Environment Is The Responsibility Of The Employer”
In the wake of recent spate of shootings that have disrupted TV productions in Chicago and New York, Hollywood's unions and the Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee are discussing how best to increase safety for casts and crews filming on location.
"SAG-AFTRA and the other entertainment unions have already…
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By David Robb
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SAG-AFTRA Approves Path To Membership For Intimacy Coordinators
SAG-AFTRA's national board has approved a resolution to create a path to membership for intimacy coordinators, who serve as advocates and liaisons between performers and productions when nudity and intimate scenes are being filmed.
"The role of intimacy coordinators greatly improves safety and well-being on sets and…
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By David Robb
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SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Takes On Members Of Union’s Ruling Party In Contentious National Board Debate About Covid Vaccination Mandates
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher stood her ground during a contentious national board meeting on Saturday which saw a heated, two-hour debate over Covid-19 vaccination mandates. She took heat mostly, but not exclusively, from members of the Unite for Strength faction that supported her election last year.
"The board…
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By David Robb
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Hollywood’s Unions Sign Off On Covid Protocols Extension Through September
Amid the recent surge, Hollywood's unions signed off today on an agreement to extend the film and TV industry's Covid protocols through September. "It is a straightforward extension through September 30, 2022, with two minor updates to transportation van capacity and meal service," said a source familiar with the…
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By David Robb
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SAG-AFTRA & NFL Players Association Launch Get-Out-The-Vote Campaign
SAG-AFTRA and the NFL Players Association have launched a voting rights and voter registration campaign "to protect the right to vote in every state and encourage every American to register to vote as soon as possible."
The campaign, called "Actors & Athletes: Unions for Democracy," will hold an inaugural brunch on…
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By David Robb
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SAG-AFTRA Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New $200 Million-A-Year Network Television Code
SAG-AFTRA members have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new Network Television Code, which generates more than $200 million a year in covered earnings for members working on nearly all non-primetime and all non-dramatic primetime television shows, as well as digital media. The vote was 94.67% in favor of ratification…
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By David Robb
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SAG-AFTRA Extends Contract Talks With Netflix Under Media Blackout
SAG-AFTRA and Netflix, which have been negotiating under a media blackout for a new contract, have agreed to extend their current contract through July 31 to allow bargaining to continue. Their current contract – known as the 2019 Netflix Agreement – had been set to expire today.
"During this time, all terms and…
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By David Robb
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Hollywood’s Unions Condemn SCOTUS Ruling Overturning Roe V Wade; DGA, SAG-AFTRA, WGA, IATSE & Actors’ Equity, More Join Chorus Of Boos
UPDATED with latest: Hollywood’s unions are reacting Friday to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade.
The Directors Guild of America "strongly condemned" the Supreme Court's ruling, calling it a "travesty." In a statement, DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter said that the ruling "is a giant step backwards…
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By David Robb
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