SAG Foundation Partners with Screen Actors Guild Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund to Provide Relief to SAG-AFTRA Members Affected by Hurricane Sandy
All SAG-AFTRA offices that were closed due to the impact of Superstorm Sandy will reopen for business on Monday, N
Our thoughts are with you and your families during this challenging time and we are here to support you as your hard-hit communities recover. We want to ensure that you have up-to-the-minute information on office closures and other matters. Please continue to check this page daily for updates on SAG-AFTRA operations in affected areas.
Update Nov. 1, 2012
Because of power outages as a result of Superstorm Sandy, the SAG-AFTRA New York Local offices will remain closed on Thursday, Nov. 1 and Friday, Nov. 2. Any local events planned for those dates are postponed.
AFTRA H&R: AFTRA H&R's New York office remains closed through Friday, Nov. 2, and limited phone service has been restored.
AFTRA H&R's New York office remains closed through Friday, Nov. 2, due to a continued lack of power to the building, and phone service remains limited, following the impact of Hurricane Sandy earlier this week. The New York office is planning to re-open at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 5.
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, millions have been left without power, lives have been upended, billions of dollars of damage has occurred and, most distressing of all, lives have been lost. We are saddened by the devastation caused by this record-setting storm, and the impact it has had on the lives of so many people. Our hearts go out to our fellow members and fellow citizens in the affected areas and we send our best wishes for their safety and care during this unfortunate time.
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Late Wednesday night, as Halloween comes to an end, something important will occur that affects how you and your fellow members will be represented in union governance matters for the next two years.
Due to the possibility of dangerous weather conditions because of Hurricane Sandy, the SAG-AFTRA New York Local, Philadelphia Local and Washington-Baltimore Local offices will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 30, and any local events planned for that date are postponed.