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Silly Lawsuit Against SAG Dismissed; and More
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? In other WGA news, the WGA West announced 18 candidates running for 8 open board seats: Robin Schiff, David Shore, David A. in LA.
Digital Media Law - Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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JLH on Forbes.com
Just a note (or point of personal privilege, as I guess some SAG board members are wont to say): my blogging now appears on Forbes.com's The Biz Blog. My posts will also continue to appear on the Huffington Post , IMDb , AlwaysOn and my Twitter and Facebook
Digital Media Law - Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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DGA to Negotiate on SAG & AFTRA's Heels
Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Forbes.com or Huffington Post articles. In January, the National Board appointed Gil Cates as Negotiations Chair. The DGA contract (like those of SAG, AFTRA and the WGA) expires in mid-2011, but the DGA always negotiates early. Check out my residuals chart there too.
Digital Media Law - Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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  • SAG Board Meeting Starts
    The SAG National Board meeting began this morning at 9:00 a.m. Spotted among the hardline group were Ed Asner and National Board member Frances Fisher. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. accompanied by light informational leafleting from pro and con sources.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, January 12, 2009
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  • SAG Board Approves Contract
    The Screen Actors Guild national board narrowly approved a tentative new two-year feature-primetime contract with the AMPTP Sunday. The board passed the below motion shortly after 4:00 p.m. On behalf of the National Board, I thank them for their time, commitment and expertise.” They'll get the ballots in the mail in early May.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Sunday, April 19, 2009
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  • SAG Board Re-Do Successful
    The SAG Board met yesterday and re-affirmed actions already taken in writing two weeks earlier: the ouster of former National Executive Director Doug Allen and the replacement of the negotiating team. The Board’s vote would appear to render moot a lawsuit filed last week by SAG president Alan Rosenberg.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, February 9, 2009
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  • SAG Board Approves Studio Deal
    Voting on party lines, a sharply divided SAG board approved the tentative deal with the studios yesterday by a vote of about 53% to 47%. 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! percent to 46.62 wage increase in year two.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, April 20, 2009
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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. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. earthquake last night.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, February 27, 2010
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  • WGA Candidates for President and Board Announced
    Current WGA West president Patric Verrone is running for one of the open board seats, but not for president (I believe there are term limits). Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. The ballots go out sometime in late July or August, and are apparently due back September 17.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, June 22, 2009
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  • Facebook gives in, abandons revised terms of service
    In a follow-up to my post about Facebook’s over-reaching terms of service, I’m pleased to note that the social-networking site has bowed to pressure from users and unwanted media attention, scrapping the new terms of service only days after they were implemented. So, it’s back to the drawing board for  Facebook.
    Gordon P. Firemark - Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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  • SAG: Four Hardline Horsemen in the National Board Room
    Yet, strangely enough, the leaders of the losing hardline faction will all find seats on the national board, and will continue to be a shadow government within the union’s Hollywood board—a board on which, in contrast, none of the key moderate leaders will be voting members. But with SAG, the story is never simple.
    Digital Media Law - Sunday, September 27, 2009
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  • Three Membership First Candidates Elected to AFTRA Boards
    Many candidates were reelected, but new winners include two Membership First leaders—SAG 1 st VP Anne-Marie Johnson (AFTRA national board) and former SAG Hollywood Board member David Jolliffe (AFTRA Los Angeles local board)—as well as Membership First member Alan Ruck (AFTRA national board).
    Digital Media Law - Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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  • SAG Board Meeting Grinds On Into the Night
    The SAG National Board meeting, which began about 9:00 a.m. As I left, food arrived, suggesting more long hours for the sleep-deprived board, including the jet-lagged New Yorkers and regional (RBD) members. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. firm deadline) at 1:00 p.m.,
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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