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As the World Turns

Paula Gordon | Posted 06.01.2012

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Paula Gordon

SAG-AFTRA, one union, now stands where once there were a separate Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Actors. The labor movement is far from dead.

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Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.

David Macaray | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Aftra, Sag, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, SAG-AFTRA, Screen Actors Guild, Unions, Hollywood, Actors Union, Entertainment News
David Macaray

It's now obvious that unions across the country are being assaulted, and that the middle-class is being systematically dismantled. And it's equally obvious that Hollywood -- glamorous and fabled as it is -- has jumped on that bandwagon.

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AFTRA, Networks Reach New Three Year Deal

Jonathan Handel | Posted 02.08.2012

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Jonathan Handel

AFTRA and the television networks reached agreement on a new three-year contract today, with the new pact featuring now-standard 2% annual wage in...

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Health and Retirement Are the Hangup in AFTRA Netcode Negotiations (Exclusive)

Jonathan Handel | Posted 02.05.2012

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Jonathan Handel

AFTRA's negotiations with the networks and television producers resume this week and the big issue, according to a source close to the process, is th...

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AFTRA Retirement Board Sues JP Morgan Chase

Jonathan Handel | Posted 06.11.2011

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Jonathan Handel

The retirement plan is said to have lost $2-3 million because of an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the bank. That's not a lot of money is percent...

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We Are All Wisconsin Workers

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aftra, Pension, Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, Democrat, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Wisconsin Worker Rights, Pundit, Unions, Afscme, Republicans, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

My kinship with Wisconsin workers is based on my history as a proud pro-union Democrat. But you need not share my history to share my stake in their efforts to protect collective bargaining.

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AFTRA Moves Closer to Merger with SAG

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

For the first time, the union's national board votes on the current merger attempt, passing a key resolution "overwhelmingly"; the measure includes a ...

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AFTRA Endorses IATSE 'Biggest Loser' Organizing Campaign

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

The union issued an unequivocal statement of support. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece. ------------------------------- Watch for my new book ...

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SAG/AFTRA and DGA Schedule Details Emerge

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

Timing of ballots and negotiations disclosed. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece. ------------------------------- Watch for my new book "Hollyw...

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SAG/AFTRA Merger Details Hinted

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

SAG may seek to merge the unions prior to the pension and health plans; completion in 2011 may be the SAG goal. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piec...

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Basic Cable Clarification and Details

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

The Basic Cable Live Action, Basic Cable Animation and TV Animation contracts negotiations with producers are tentatively scheduled to begin November 7, 2010.

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Hollywood Labor: The Tyranny of Time

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

One key to understanding Hollywood labor is a tool that was invented thousands of years ago: the calendar. So with the SAG-AFTRA negotiations upon us, let's look at what the 2010-2011 bargaining cycle has in store.

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Rank-and-File Workers, Professional Athletes, Actors, and Recording Artists Tweet Their #Unionmember Pride

Kimberly Freeman Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kimberly Freeman Brown

Over this past Labor Day weekend, American Rights at Work teamed up with Actors' Equity, AFTRA, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Major League Baseball...

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DGA to Negotiate on SAG & AFTRA's Heels

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

The Directors Guild announced on its website today that it will begin negotiations with the AMPTP (studio alliance) in mid-November.

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Silly Lawsuit Against SAG Dismissed; and More

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

Remember the lawsuit that former SAG president Alan Rosenberg and three other Membership First members (1st VP Anne-Marie Johnson and board members Diane Ladd and Kent McCord) filed against their own union?

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A "New" Entertainment Union -- And a Possible Name

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

AFTRA is interested in merger with the Screen Actors Guild, but not if the effort is going to fail again.

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Magic Envelopes!

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Dean Bottrell

As we approach the next round of SAG-AFTRA-WGA negotiations, we will need to keep a close eye on the future of residuals.

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SAG Approves Joint Bargaining with AFTRA

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

This morning, the Screen Actors Guild national board approved an agreement to hold joint negotiations with AFTRA and the studio alliance AMPTP for 45 days starting on October 1 of this year.

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AFTRA Board Approves Joint Bargaining With SAG

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

AFTRA's national board unanimously voted to approve joint bargaining with SAG for the Primetime Television Contract and the SAG TV/theatrical contract.

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Summer 2011: A Perfect Storm for Hollywood's Labor Unions

The Wrap | Daniel Frankel | Posted 05.25.2011

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It could be a perfect storm. Less than a year after the Screen Actors Guild finalized its contract with the studios -- ending one of the most tumu...

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Pilots Overwhelmingly AFTRA Again

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

About 60 pilots for scripted network primetime programs will be shot under AFTRA contracts this year, while few - or perhaps none - will be produced u...

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SAG Moves towards Joint Bargaining with AFTRA

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

The SAG National Board yesterday passed a resolution, by a surprising 82% to 18% vote, directing the guild's president and National Executive Director...

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SAG-AFTRA Joint Bargaining: AFTRA Hesitates, Slightly; and More

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

An AFTRA committee, expected to recommend joint bargaining with SAG, instead referred the matter to a subcommittee, the Hollywood Reporter and The Wra...

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State of the Union

David Dean Bottrell | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Dean Bottrell

If the new SAG leadership doesn't rapidly start taking all the painful, but necessary steps to merge with AFTRA, we are fucked.

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SAG's Strange Voyage

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Handel

Where did the Screen Actors Guild go? After months of news, the guild fell off the radar screen. The quiet was deceptive however.

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