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Scholarships Available From Foundations
Applications are now available for the 2013 round of the SAG Foundation’s John L. Dales Scholarships and the AFTRA Foundation’s Heller Memorial Scholarships. The SAG Foundation and AFTRA Foundation are proud to support qualified SAG-AFTRA members and their dependents in reaching their academic potential.
Both scholarships are competitive and require an essay in addition to application materials. The Dales application deadline is Friday, March 15, 2013 and the Heller application deadline is Wednesday, May 1, 2013.
SAG-AFTRA General Services Agreement Seminar Thursday, March 14, 2013 in Los Angeles and New York City
SAG-AFTRA National Agency staff will hold a bi-coastal educational seminar on general service agreements, or GSAs (i.e. the contracts that some agents have been using to represent our members instead of the standard Legacy SAG agency contracts). These GSA contracts are signed outside of SAG-AFTRA’s protection, and it is imperative that members have a working knowledge of what these contracts say before signing them — your professional future and your income may depend on it.
SAG-AFTRA Announces New England Local Executive Director
BOSTON (March 1, 2013) — Following an extensive search, SAG-AFTRA announced today the appointment of a new Executive Director for its New England Local, Susan Nelson of Vernon, CT. Nelson officially assumes the position today.
Nelson joins SAG-AFTRA with more than 25 years of experience in labor relations. A graduate of the University Of Connecticut School Of Law, Nelson is known for her skill in mediation and negotiation.
AFL-CIO Launches @Work - a New Online Hub for Union Members
This online hub will feature union members throughout the country and showcase the quality of union work through articles and videos.
@Work features seven categories on the site: Action, People, Community, Innovation, Quality, Training and Collaboration. The AFL-CIO will highlight each category throughout the week.
SAG-AFTRA is a proud member of the AFL-CIO. Visit @Work today at www.aflcio.org/atWork.
Joint SAG-AFTRA and Joint Policy Committee Statement as Ad Industry Negotiations Commence
NEW YORK (February 14, 2013) – Representatives of the Joint Policy Committee and SAG-AFTRA today commenced negotiations on successor agreements to the commercials contracts.
Today's talks were cordial and positive and both groups look forward to productive bargaining under a jointly agreed upon media blackout already in effect.
We will have no further comment.
SAG Foundation releases 2013 promotional video: “We’re all in this together,” featuring Alan Arkin, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Laura Linney & more
LOS ANGELES (February 11, 2013) — The Screen Actors Guild Foundation has released its 2013 promotional video – "We're all in this together”—featuring a celebrity line-up of supporters including Alan Arkin, Matt Damon, SAG Foundation Ambassador Alec Baldwin, SAG Foundation President JoBeth Williams, Laura Linney, John Hawkes, cast members of NBC’s ‘Community’ Yvette Nichole Brown, Gillian Jacobs, Dani Pudi and Jim Rash, cast members of NBC’s ‘Go On’ Matthew Perry and Sarah Baker, and SAG Foundation Board Member Susan Sullivan along
SAG-AFTRA National Board of Directors Meets in Los Angeles and New York
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK (Feb. 2, 2013) – The National Board of Directors of SAG-AFTRA met in a scheduled one-day video plenary this weekend at both the James Cagney Board Room in Los Angeles and the Leon Janney Board Room in New York.
The Board approved a package of proposals for commercials negotiations presented by Assistant National Executive Director for Contracts Ray Rodriguez. The proposal package was recommended by the W&W Plenary Committee and Commercials Negotiating Committee.
Screen Actors Guild Awards® Grows Audience As TNT and TBS Announce New Three-Year Contract
Star-Studded Event Draws 5.2 Million Viewers,
With Strong Growth among Adults 18-49
