Press Releases

Los Angeles (September 15, 2010) - Screen Actors Guild today announced election results for the Nevada Branch elections.
 
Candidates elected from the Nevada Branch include:

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LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK (Sept. 11, 2010) – The National Board of Directors of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA, AFL-CIO) – a national union of more than more 70,000 performers, broadcasters, recording artists and other talent working in the entertainment and news media – today met by videoconference plenary in Los Angeles and New York.

PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 10, 2010) – The Philadelphia Local of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA, AFL-CIO) – a national labor union representing more than 70,000 professional performers, broadcasters and recording artists – today announced that the AFTRA-covered reporters, anchors, writers and producers of KYW-TV CBS3 in Philadelphia have requested federal mediation in their ongoing contract negotiations with local management for their contract which expired on Oct. 1, 2009. KYW-TV CBS3 is a CBS affiliate station.

Los Angeles (September 8, 2010) –  Screen Actors Guild will present its acclaimed Diversity Acting Workshop on September 11 as part of the programming at this year’s South Dakota Film Festival.

The Capitol Theatre Stage will be the venue for this business and acting skills seminar, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The workshop is part of ongoing outreach by the Screen Actors Guild Affirmative Action & Diversity Department and the SAG President’s National Task Force for American Indians to create opportunities for aspiring minority actors.

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. During his tenure as NED, Orsatti also served as the Guild’s chief negotiator, a period that saw dramatic expansion of the union’s contracts and record setting earnings for its members. He was a SAG employee since 1961.

47th Annual Accolade to be Presented During the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 30, 2011

New Orleans (August 12, 2010) — Screen Actors Guild National Executive Director David White has been named “Entertainment, Sports & Art Law Section Attorney of the Year” by the National Bar Association, the oldest and largest association of African American lawyers and judges. The honor was presented to White today in New Orleans at the NBA’s 85th Annual Convention & Exhibits. 
 

LOS ANGELES (August 10, 2010) – The Equal Employment Opportunities Committees of Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) announced today the 8th Annual Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Awards, recognizing performers and arts organizations who, through their work and activism, have fostered diversity within the entertainment and news media industries and their communities.

Los Angeles (August 5, 2010) — Screen Actors Guild today announced election results for the San Diego Branch elections.

The candidate elected from the San Diego Branch is:

Leticia Cannon, Secretary-Treasurer, two-year term

Members elected as officers are also elected as alternate national directors who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when the National Board member from the San Diego Branch is unavailable to attend.

New York (August 4, 2010) - Screen Actors Guild applauds the New York State Legislature and the Governor making the fiscally responsible choice by continuing the highly successful film and television tax credit program in the newly signed state budget.