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AFTRA Board Approves Joint Bargaining With SAG
At a videoconference meeting today in New York and LA, AFTRA’s national board unanimously voted to approve joint bargaining with SAG for the Primetime Television Contract and the SAG TV/theatrical contract. No wages and working conditions meetings or negotiations are scheduled at this time. earthquake last night.
Digital Media Law - Saturday, February 27, 2010
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SAG Moves towards Joint Bargaining with AFTRA
The SAG National Board yesterday passed a resolution, by a surprising 82% to 18% vote, directing the guild’s president and National Executive Director to “seek engagement with AFTRA in a joint bargaining agreement for negotiation of the Television/Theatrical Contract,” as quoted in a SAG press release. Tags: Phase I AFTRA SAG
Digital Media Law - Sunday, January 31, 2010
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ACTA Misreporting: Anatomy of a Smear
The latest moral panic by these groups about ACTA stems from a leak by an inside man at the recent ACTA meetings among the member states. Despite the shout out by Ars to their BFF (“We love you Corey!!”), even they seem to think there much less to the Geist Great Secrecy Obsession than meets the eye to a large extent. Can't have that.
Music Technology Policy - Saturday, November 14, 2009
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  • SAG-AFTRA Ad Deal Done
    SAG and AFTRA jointly reached a deal late last night with the advertising industry, retaining the current lucrative compensation structure for broadcast network commercials, and largely resisting the industry’s attempt to reduce pension and health contributions. The joint SAG-AFTRA press release is below. Score one for labor.
    Digital Media Law - Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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  • SAG Moves towards Joint Bargaining with AFTRA
    The SAG National Board yesterday passed a resolution, by a surprising 82% to 18% vote, directing the guild’s president and National Executive Director to “seek engagement with AFTRA in a joint bargaining agreement for negotiation of the Television/Theatrical Contract,” as quoted in a SAG press release. Tags: Phase I AFTRA SAG
    Digital Media Law - Sunday, January 31, 2010
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  • AFTRA Board Approves Joint Bargaining With SAG
    At a videoconference meeting today in New York and LA, AFTRA’s national board unanimously voted to approve joint bargaining with SAG for the Primetime Television Contract and the SAG TV/theatrical contract. No wages and working conditions meetings or negotiations are scheduled at this time. earthquake last night.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, February 27, 2010
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  • SAG Stalemate Update
    The SAG Board is meeting this weekend, and Variety suggests a proposed TV/theatrical deal might be presented to the Board then. Speaking of Johnson and Jolliffe, they are two of the several dozen candidates in the upcoming AFTRA national and LA board elections. Tags: strike Labor Unions AFTRA AMPTP Membership First SAG
    Digital Media Law - Friday, April 17, 2009
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  • SAG: No Good Reason to Strike
    12-13 SAG National Board meeting, reports the LA Times. The SAG leadership, which could have had a deal nine months ago, has instead stumbled from one ill-considered strategy to another, most of which involved attacking AFTRA in some way or another. It’s unclear why this would not also apply to shows signed to AFTRA after a strike.
    Digital Media Law - Thursday, January 1, 2009
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  • ACTA Misreporting: Anatomy of a Smear
    The latest moral panic by these groups about ACTA stems from a leak by an inside man at the recent ACTA meetings among the member states. Despite the shout out by Ars to their BFF (“We love you Corey!!”), even they seem to think there much less to the Geist Great Secrecy Obsession than meets the eye to a large extent. Can't have that.
    Music Technology Policy - Saturday, November 14, 2009
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  • SAG: When Will There be a Deal?
    Lately, we’ve been lost in a morass of letters from SAG board members, stars and activists … wandering through a thicket of politics … reading the offer from the AMPTP (studios)… observing meetings in LA , NY and LA again … taking note of other developments … enjoying press releases … trying to parse the issues … and wondering if SAG will strike.
    Digital Media Law - Friday, December 19, 2008
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  • SAG TV/Theatrical Contract Ratified Overwhelmingly, 78%-22%
    Below are press releases from SAG, AFTRA and the AMPTP. ——————— Subscribe to my blog ( jhandel.com ) for more about SAG, or digital media law generally. Tomorrow morning I will be contacting the elected leadership of the other talent unions with the hope of beginning a series of pre-negotiation summit meetings in preparation for 2011.
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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  • SAG Board Approves Studio Deal
    An approval in the 60%-70% range seems more likely, given that the AFTRA deal last year achieved only 62% , as a result of an ultimately futile anti-ratification campaign conducted by SAG. On a personal note, I had a surreal experience outside yesterday’s board meeting. In other words—product placement at SAG’s own board meeting!
    Digital Media Law - Monday, April 20, 2009
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  • SAG Moderates File Document to Fire National Executive Director
    In a meeting two weeks ago, a majority of the board sought to make the crucial changes now contained in the written assent, but were derailed by President Alan Rosenberg and a minority of board members through endless parliamentary games and improper behavior. The civil war at the Screen Actors Guild has gone nuclear. Rhodes Scholar, Mr.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, January 26, 2009
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