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Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors Approves Merger Package with AFTRA
LOS ANGELES (January 27, 2012) – The Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors today voted overwhelmingly to approve and recommend a plan to merge with AFTRA. The board met in a regularly scheduled plenary meeting in the James Cagney Board Room at the Guild’s Los Angeles headquarters and voted after reviewing a merger package put forward by the SAG and AFTRA Group for One Union (G1) that includes a Merger Agreement and Constitution.
Actors Discuss Challenges, Keys to Success at Black Hollywood Event
Do you really want to act, or do you just want to be famous? That was the question posed by a panel of accomplished actors and producers at a February 23 event examining what it means to be an African American in the entertainment industry
February 6, 2011: The Ronald Reagan Centennial
Before he became the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan was president of Screen Actors Guild – during two significant periods.
Reagan, who began his career as a star of radio, film and television, first served the Guild as president from March 1947 through November 1952 (after serving previously as 3rd vice president and on the board). During this period, storied for its political and labor strife, his leadership paved the way for SAG’s first contract in television, among other accomplishments.
SAG Mourns Loss of Founding Member Gloria Stuart
Los Angeles (September 27, 2010) — Screen Actors Guild deeply mourns the passing of founding member Gloria Stuart, whose contributions to her union, the film industry and world of fine art were a legacy second only to the humanity by which she lived.
Stuart, who won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role as Old Rose in Titanic, a performance which also garnered Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, turned 100 on July 4 of this year.
She died Sunday at her home in Los Angeles.
Screen Actors Guild Mourns Passing of Former National Executive Director Ken Orsatti
Los Angeles (September 1, 2010) – Screen Actors Guild mourns the loss of former SAG National Executive Director Ken Orsatti, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 78 of pulmonary disease at West Hills Hospital in West Hills, Calif. Orsatti served as national executive director from 1981 through the beginning of 2001.
SAG National Board Honors Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart, one of Screen Actors Guild’s first members and one of the Guild’s first board members has been recognized by the National Board of Screen Actors Guild for her accomplishments and years of service to the union.
SAG Praises Stamp Honoring Early Black Filmmaker
The Screen Actors Guild Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee gives praise to the U.S. Postal Service for its latest choice in stamp honorees.
