SAG-AFTRA

Sag-Aftra Members Against Vax Mandates Speak and Says "End The Mandates Now"

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Friday, November 11, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sag-Aftra Once Again extended the expiration date of their Return To Work Agreement and Vaccine Mandates. Since its inception, most of the signatory productions are produced under the RTW Agreement, prohibiting work to its own Sag-Aftra members and members of the other entertainment unions who have not taken the covid-19 vaccine injections.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sag-Aftra Once Again extended the expiration date of their Return To Work Agreement and Vaccine Mandates.
  • Miami based actor Carlos Guerrero responded to the RTW deadline extension by producing Discriminated Sag-Aftra Members PART 10 "Un-Masking The Mandates" .
  • Among the first to speak out and start this movement are:
    Chuck Slavin , a relentless force leading the exhausting effort behind the movement to end these discriminatory mandates.
  • Slavin is credited with connecting many of the people who are currently in this fight, including Hollywood stars, National and local Sag-Aftra Board Members and other discriminated members.

SAG-AFTRA Extends Mandates Again, Prompting Part 8 Production of the Video Series "Discriminated Sag-Aftra Members"

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

And to the National Executive Director "Mr. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, with all due respect, you should stand down and retire".

Key Points: 
  • And to the National Executive Director "Mr. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, with all due respect, you should stand down and retire".
  • These messages and an email that took Crabtree- Ireland three months to reply, are displayed on the Video.
  • "Hollywood A-listerslining-up to go public are already working against these mandates behind the scenes in fear of repercussions," says Guerrero.
  • These issues are among the many highlighted in Guerrero's Part 8 of the short video series.

SBS Employees Vote to Remove SAG-AFTRA Union

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Friday, July 2, 2021

The Union -- Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA -- had represented certain on-air talent and production employees in Chicago since being voted in almost three years ago.

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  • The Union -- Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA -- had represented certain on-air talent and production employees in Chicago since being voted in almost three years ago.
  • Since that time, SBS and the Union had been negotiating the terms of an initial collective bargaining agreement, but no agreement was ever reached.
  • Employees voted on the decertification question by mail over the past few weeks, and the results of the vote were officially confirmed on June 28 by the National Labor Relations Board, the government agency that conducted the vote.
  • "We greatly respect the important decision made by our employees to move forward without a union to act as intermediary between them and the Company in the resolution of personnel matters at our Chicago facilities," said Richard Lara, SBS General Counsel.

VNUE Endorses The American Music Fairness Act

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) would compel radio stations to pay performance royalties to all musicians and copyright owners.

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  • The American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) would compel radio stations to pay performance royalties to all musicians and copyright owners.
  • At a news conference announcing the introduction of the new Act, Deutch said, "The American Music Fairness Act will protect the artists we know as they make the music we love.
  • The American Music Fairness Act would change the music industry by:
    Requiring terrestrial radio stations to compensate all artists for their property.
  • The American Music Fairness Act is endorsed by: the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), the American Federation of Musicians, The Recording Academy, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), SAG-AFTRA, SoundExchange, and now VNUE.

SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Teams with Rx Savings Solutions for Prescription Drug Savings

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Participants and Dependents receive email, text or direct-mail savings notifications whenever savings opportunities exist for them.

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  • Participants and Dependents receive email, text or direct-mail savings notifications whenever savings opportunities exist for them.
  • Serving more than 9 million members nationwide,Rx Savings Solutions\' clinical technology contains over 30,000 unique and dose-adjusted prescription drug suggestions, used to drive proven savings results for clients and their members, including 42 FORTUNE 500 leading companies.\n"We are pleased to serve the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan as a trusted source for finding lower-cost prescription options," said Michael Rea, a clinical pharmacist who founded and currently leads Rx Savings Solutions.
  • "\nSAG-AFTRA Health Plan is a Taft-Hartley Multiemployer Health Plan.
  • The SAG-AFTRA Health Plan provides health benefits to qualified individuals working under SAG-AFTRA contracts and is a completely separate entity from SAG-AFTRA.

As Hollywood Prepares for Oscar Weekend, Fired Chateau Marmont Workers and UNITE HERE Local 11 Call Attention to Hotel Boycott with Red Carpet Protest Outside the Awards Show After-Party Hotspot

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Sunday, April 25, 2021

It is official: Hollywood has left the Chateau Marmont.

Key Points: 
  • It is official: Hollywood has left the Chateau Marmont.
  • Organizations like SAG-AFTRA have also voiced their support for the fired workers.\nIt has been over a year since the Chateau Marmont fired more than 200 of its workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving workers who had dedicated decades of their lives to the hotel without job security or company-provided healthcare.
  • Since then, many of the hotel\xe2\x80\x99s workers have spoken out about their experiences working at the hotel, prompting concern from community leaders and the call for a boycott.\nAccording to public records, the Chateau Marmont was approved for a $1.95 million PPP loan on February 5, 2021, and as of April 13 the loan had been disbursed but not paid in full or charged off, according to the SBA.
  • UNITE HERE Local 11 has asked the U.S Small Business Administration to conduct an inquiry to ensure the hotel complies with Paycheck Protection Loan requirements.\nUNITE HERE Local 11 is a labor union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona who work in hotels, restaurants, universities, convention centers, and airports.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210424005013/en/\n'

UNITE HERE Local 11 Applauds Oscar-Nominated Director Aaron Sorkin, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, and SAG-AFTRA, For Pulling Major Film Project from the Chateau Marmont

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Friday, April 23, 2021

b'Aaron Sorkin, his film crew, actors including Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, and SAG-AFTRA, honored the Chateau Marmont boycott and pulled the filming of the major production Being the Ricardos from the hotel due to the ongoing labor dispute.\n\xe2\x80\x9cWe commend Aaron Sorkin for putting into practice the ideals of free speech and social justice that he depicted so brilliantly in his Oscar-nominated film The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Key Points: 
  • b'Aaron Sorkin, his film crew, actors including Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, and SAG-AFTRA, honored the Chateau Marmont boycott and pulled the filming of the major production Being the Ricardos from the hotel due to the ongoing labor dispute.\n\xe2\x80\x9cWe commend Aaron Sorkin for putting into practice the ideals of free speech and social justice that he depicted so brilliantly in his Oscar-nominated film The Trial of the Chicago 7.
  • This is the kind of leadership we need in Hollywood, and we urge everyone else in the industry to follow his lead and honor the boycott of the Chateau Marmont.
  • Organizations like SAG-AFTRA have also voiced their support for the fired workers.\nPicket lines outside the Chateau Marmont are expected Friday outside the after-party hotspot as Hollywood prepares for Oscar weekend.\nUNITE HERE Local 11 is the hospitality workers\xe2\x80\x99 union and represents over 32,000 members working in the hotel, food service, and airport industries.
  • Learn more at unitehere11.org\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210423005550/en/\n'

UNITE HERE Local 11 Announces Prominent Film Director Alfonso Cuarón Joins Boycott of Chateau Marmont

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Friday, April 2, 2021

Alfonso Cuarn, multi-Academy Award-winner and Mexican film icon, pledged to boycott the Chateau Marmont until its workers are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.

Key Points: 
  • Alfonso Cuarn, multi-Academy Award-winner and Mexican film icon, pledged to boycott the Chateau Marmont until its workers are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.
  • Hundreds more have called for fair treatment of Chateau Marmont workers, including SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and the Hollywood chapter of the National Organization for Women.
  • Alfonso Cuarn has made breakthrough films uplifting the stories of the hardest working people in society, including his 2019 award-winning film Roma.
  • Last month, workers and allies gathered outside the Chateau Marmont calling for the boycott of the hotel.

Industry Leaders Call for Equal Treatment of Music Creators when their Music is Played in Markets Around the World

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

The Campaign launched in June with the support of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), American Federation of Musicians, Future of Music Coalition, Gospel Music Association, Music Artists Coalition, Music Business Association, musicFIRST, Music Managers Forum US, Recording Academy, SAG-AFTRA, and SoundExchange.

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  • The Campaign launched in June with the support of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), American Federation of Musicians, Future of Music Coalition, Gospel Music Association, Music Artists Coalition, Music Business Association, musicFIRST, Music Managers Forum US, Recording Academy, SAG-AFTRA, and SoundExchange.
  • "The music community on both sides of the Atlantic is calling on our governments to ensure music creators are treated equally and paid fairly for their work."
  • Just last week, the European Court of Justice ruled that European Union countries must treat music creators equally regardless of their nationality.
  • The Fair Trade of Music Campaign has called on negotiators to include national treatment in the trade agreement.

Industry Leaders Call for Equal Treatment of Music Creators when their Music is Played in Markets Around the World

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

The Campaign launched in June with the support of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), American Federation of Musicians, Future of Music Coalition, Gospel Music Association, Music Artists Coalition, Music Business Association, musicFIRST, Music Managers Forum US, Recording Academy, SAG-AFTRA, and SoundExchange.

Key Points: 
  • The Campaign launched in June with the support of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), American Federation of Musicians, Future of Music Coalition, Gospel Music Association, Music Artists Coalition, Music Business Association, musicFIRST, Music Managers Forum US, Recording Academy, SAG-AFTRA, and SoundExchange.
  • "The music community on both sides of the Atlantic is calling on our governments to ensure music creators are treated equally and paid fairly for their work."
  • Just last week, the European Court of Justice ruled that European Union countries must treat music creators equally regardless of their nationality.
  • The Fair Trade of Music Campaign has called on negotiators to include national treatment in the trade agreement.