SAG-AFTRA announced on Wednesday that its national board has approved a tentative agreement for a new Network Television Code, which covers nearly all non-primetime and all non-dramatic primetime television broadcasts as well as digital media.
The contract, which generates over 200 million in covered earnings for SAG-AFTRA members, was approved with 84 of the vote and now heads to the actors guild membership for a ratification vote. Guild president Fran Drescher highlighted the contract’s new protections for actors involved in nude or intimate scenes, continuing SAG-AFTRA’s work to combat sexual harassment on sets with various initiatives including the creation of an intimacy coordinator registry.
This contract exemplifies why unions are essential for labor. Thanks to the strength of SAG-AFTRA, which fought for the substantial gains acquired through this negotiation, many will benefit. The biggest beneficiaries being dancers, stand-ins and promotional announcers,” Drescher said in a statement. “But, also in the...
The contract, which generates over 200 million in covered earnings for SAG-AFTRA members, was approved with 84 of the vote and now heads to the actors guild membership for a ratification vote. Guild president Fran Drescher highlighted the contract’s new protections for actors involved in nude or intimate scenes, continuing SAG-AFTRA’s work to combat sexual harassment on sets with various initiatives including the creation of an intimacy coordinator registry.
This contract exemplifies why unions are essential for labor. Thanks to the strength of SAG-AFTRA, which fought for the substantial gains acquired through this negotiation, many will benefit. The biggest beneficiaries being dancers, stand-ins and promotional announcers,” Drescher said in a statement. “But, also in the...
- 6/16/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
SAG-AFTRA’s national board has voted overwhelmingly (84.54 to 15.46) to approve a tentative new agreement for its Network Television Code, which was recently negotiated with the major television broadcast networks and other producers. It will now be sent to SAG-AFTRA members for ratification.
The contract generates more than 200 million a year in covered earnings for members working on nearly all non-primetime and all non-dramatic primetime television, as well as digital media. Covered programs include morning news shows, talk shows, soap operas, variety, reality, game shows, sports and promotional announcements. Current programs covered include Good Morning America, Tamron Hall, The Young and the Restless, Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live, The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the Academy Awards and the Super Bowl.
“This contract exemplifies why unions are essential for labor,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. “Thanks to the strength of SAG-AFTRA, which fought for...
The contract generates more than 200 million a year in covered earnings for members working on nearly all non-primetime and all non-dramatic primetime television, as well as digital media. Covered programs include morning news shows, talk shows, soap operas, variety, reality, game shows, sports and promotional announcements. Current programs covered include Good Morning America, Tamron Hall, The Young and the Restless, Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live, The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the Academy Awards and the Super Bowl.
“This contract exemplifies why unions are essential for labor,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. “Thanks to the strength of SAG-AFTRA, which fought for...
- 6/15/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
In a Screen Actors Guild election that was widely considered a referendum on merger with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, proponents of that idea emerged with a clear mandate.When the results of SAG's 2010 national board of directors election were announced Sept. 23, MembershipFirst, the SAG faction that emerged from the group of actors who helped scuttle merger in 2003, lost the fight for all 13 Hollywood-based national seats up for grabs to its rival faction, the pro-merger Unite for Strength. MembershipFirst partisans had held all 13 of those seats. The loss hands the coalition of Hollywood, New York, and regional moderates who had held a slim majority of the national seats—and who have been vocal in support of merger—a commanding boardroom advantage.Even more striking is MembershipFirst's loss of its majority on the Hollywood board. Unite for Strength won an overwhelming 33 of 35 open seats. Ufs, formed in...
- 9/29/2010
- backstage.com
SAG yesterday released the official list of candidates for its upcoming national board elections. Notably, all of the open seats in La (the Hollywood Division) are held by MembershipFirst members, which means that, as was the case last year, Mf can at best maintain its level of representation on the national board. More likely, it will lose some of its board seats.
On the Hollywood divisional board, Mf could gain or lose, as all division seats are up every year. This contrasts with the national board, where approximately 1/3 of the 69 seats are up in any given year. The president and secretary-treasurer, who are ex officio members of the board, have two-year terms, and are not up for election this year.
Ballots in Hollywood and New York will be mailed on August 24 with a return deadline and tabulation on September 23. Election results are expected to be announced that evening.
The Hollywood...
On the Hollywood divisional board, Mf could gain or lose, as all division seats are up every year. This contrasts with the national board, where approximately 1/3 of the 69 seats are up in any given year. The president and secretary-treasurer, who are ex officio members of the board, have two-year terms, and are not up for election this year.
Ballots in Hollywood and New York will be mailed on August 24 with a return deadline and tabulation on September 23. Election results are expected to be announced that evening.
The Hollywood...
- 8/5/2010
- by jhandel@att.net (Jonathan Handel)
The Screen Actors Guild announced Wednesday the list of candidates for its upcoming national-board elections. Ballots are scheduled to be mailed to members Aug. 24, and must be returned by Sept. 23. From the Hollywood division, 13 national-board members and 22 alternates will be elected. Twelve of those board members will serve three-year terms. The 13th board member and all alternates will serve one-year terms.New York will elect five national-board members to three-year terms and nine alternates to one-year terms. Eight national board members from the regional divisions have already been elected, with one seat in Chicago still to be decided. The SAG national board holds 69 members. The complete list of candidates follows:Hollywood Division1. Clancy Brown 2. Esai Morales3. John Tremaine4. Mobin Khan5. Michael O’Neill6. Woody Schultz7. Ron Perlman8. L. Scott Caldwell9. Valerie Harper10. Bill Smitrovich11. David Clennon12. David Hillberg13. Salazar14. Marisol Nichols15. Pete Antico16. Bob Carlson17. Leigh French18. Angela Watson19. Jane Austin...
- 8/5/2010
- backstage.com
In a victory for the SAG moderate coalition (Unite for Strength / Usan / independents), the Ufs candidates for president, Ken Howard, and secretary, Amy Aquino, won the union's national offices.
However, the election was close: Howard's total was slightly less than the two hardline candidates added together (Anne-Marie Johnson and Seymour Cassel) and Aquino's was slightly more than that of incumbent Connie Stevens. So the union is still very divided, and Howard acknowledged that the results were not a landslide and that the union is very divided, while saying that he planned to reach out to Mf supporters.
On the national board, the moderates showed strength as well: They picked up 4 of 11 seats in Hollywood and held all of the NY and regional (Rbd) seats. I estimate that this brings the moderate's board majority to around 60%, vs. 40% for Mf, but that's a very rough calculation and I'm not sure at this point.
However, the election was close: Howard's total was slightly less than the two hardline candidates added together (Anne-Marie Johnson and Seymour Cassel) and Aquino's was slightly more than that of incumbent Connie Stevens. So the union is still very divided, and Howard acknowledged that the results were not a landslide and that the union is very divided, while saying that he planned to reach out to Mf supporters.
On the national board, the moderates showed strength as well: They picked up 4 of 11 seats in Hollywood and held all of the NY and regional (Rbd) seats. I estimate that this brings the moderate's board majority to around 60%, vs. 40% for Mf, but that's a very rough calculation and I'm not sure at this point.
- 9/25/2009
- by jhandel@att.net (Jonathan Handel)
There are surely more conflicts to come, but the Screen Actors Guild membership on Thursday night settled a big one: Ken Howard has been elected the union's new national president.
Running mate Amy Aquino beat two-time incumbent Connie Stevens in the race for secretary-treasurer. Howard and Aquino will serve two-year terms beginning Friday.
For the moment, at least, the outcomes indicate that a winning 47.2% of the voting segment of SAG's roughly 120,000 members prefers the less strident approach of the self-styled moderate wing of the party represented by Unite for Strength.
Howard collected 12,895 votes, or 3,989 more than MembershipFirst candidate Anne-Marie Johnson, who received 32.6% of the 27,295 votes cast. Independents Seymour Cassel and Asmar Muhammad garnered 17.7% and 1.5%, respectively, in their bid for the presidency.
Ufs came together last year in opposition and in January led a boardroom coup at SAG, installed new negotiators and salvaged a deal with Hollywood producers nearly a...
Running mate Amy Aquino beat two-time incumbent Connie Stevens in the race for secretary-treasurer. Howard and Aquino will serve two-year terms beginning Friday.
For the moment, at least, the outcomes indicate that a winning 47.2% of the voting segment of SAG's roughly 120,000 members prefers the less strident approach of the self-styled moderate wing of the party represented by Unite for Strength.
Howard collected 12,895 votes, or 3,989 more than MembershipFirst candidate Anne-Marie Johnson, who received 32.6% of the 27,295 votes cast. Independents Seymour Cassel and Asmar Muhammad garnered 17.7% and 1.5%, respectively, in their bid for the presidency.
Ufs came together last year in opposition and in January led a boardroom coup at SAG, installed new negotiators and salvaged a deal with Hollywood producers nearly a...
- 9/24/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SAG held a town hall meeting in NY last night to provide information re the TV/theatrical contract. It comes a bit late in the process, since the ballots are due back in the mail by next Tuesday, June 9. That means that the last day to reliably mail the ballots is probably Friday, or even Thursday, depending on your faith in the Usps and its vagaries. It also means that we have probably seen the end of the multitude of pro and con videos deployed on the SAG website, Membership First website, and YouTube.
Variety reports the turnout was slim—about 100 actors. SAGWatch infers, accurately I think, that most people have already voted and would have little reason to attend an informational meeting at this point.
The Variety report notes that attendees included SAG interim Ned David White, President Alan Rosenberg, Mf-ers 1st VP Anne-Marie Johnson and Scott Wilson, while...
Variety reports the turnout was slim—about 100 actors. SAGWatch infers, accurately I think, that most people have already voted and would have little reason to attend an informational meeting at this point.
The Variety report notes that attendees included SAG interim Ned David White, President Alan Rosenberg, Mf-ers 1st VP Anne-Marie Johnson and Scott Wilson, while...
- 6/3/2009
- by jhandel@att.net (Jonathan Handel)
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