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Unions & Guilds Applaud Passage of SB 1167

Los Angeles (August 21, 2012) – As a coalition of unions, guilds and associations representing hundreds of thousands of men and women whose livelihoods depend on the strength of the California entertainment industry, we applaud the passage of SB 1167 by the California State Senate.

Dick Van Dyke Honored with 2012 SAG Life Achievement Award

49th Annual Accolade to be Presented During the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Simulcast Live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 27, 2013

SAG-AFTRA Statement Re: Recent Meeting of SAG-PPH Plans and AFTRA H&R Funds Trustees

SAG-AFTRA statement regarding the recent meeting of the union trustees of the SAG-Producers Pension and Health Plans and the AFTRA H&R Funds:

Unions and Guilds Applaud the Passage of AB 2026

Los Angeles (August 16, 2012) – As a broad coalition of unions and guilds representing labor and the entertainment industry, we join together today to applaud the passage of AB 2026 by the California State Assembly.

The Wages & Working Conditions Process in Preparation for the Commercials Contract Negotiations is Beginning

SAG-AFTRA is pleased to announce the beginning of the Wages & Working Conditions (W&W) process in preparation for negotiation of the Commercials Contracts that expires March 31, 2013. It is only through the involvement of members that proposals for this vital negotiation are developed.
                                      

SAG-AFTRA Receives AFL-CIO Charter

Los Angeles (August 1, 2012) — SAG-AFTRA today received a new, national charter from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. SAG-AFTRA joins 55 other unions, comprising more than 12 million working men and women, under the AFL-CIO banner.

SAG-AFTRA Mourns the Passing of Fern Persons

Filed in: In Memoriam

SAG-AFTRA mourns the passing of former SAG National Board member Fern Persons, who died Sunday in Denver. Persons would have been 102 on July 27.

SAG-AFTRA National Board of Directors Votes Overwhelmingly to Urge AFTRA Health and Retirement Plan Trustees and SAG-Producers Pension and Health Trustees to Move Forward on Benefit Improvements

Los Angeles and New York (July 22, 2012) – The National Board of Directors of SAG-AFTRA met today via videoconference in the final day of a regularly scheduled two-day plenary.