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A “New” Entertainment Union - And a Possible Name
AFTRA is interested in merger with the Screen Actors Guild, but not if the effort is going to fail again. SAG reacted favorably, with guild president Ken Howard remarking in an email to me, “I’m delighted to see AFTRA’s leadership speak out forcefully about something that I and other SAG leaders so strongly support. Not necessarily.
Digital Media Law - Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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Blawg Review #256
Dune is often credited with raising awareness of our planet as a living complex organism, and has also been credited with supporting the movement now known as Earth Day. The Spacing Guild isn’t cheap, especially at military rates. The Spacing Guild. 8220;The Spice must flow.&# – Guild Envoy. Arrakis. Kynes.
Cyberlaw Central - Sunday, March 21, 2010
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AFTRA Board Approves Joint Bargaining With SAG
In a statement, AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon cited “productive discussions with our counterparts at Screen Actors Guild” and added, “I look forward to continuing our work with SAG President Ken Howard and the leadership and members of our sister union as we move forward to bargain the strongest possible contracts for professional talent.”
Digital Media Law - Saturday, February 27, 2010
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  • "That's a hobby, not a profession"
    am outside counsel to the Songwriters Guild of America, former counsel to NMPA and The Harry Fox Agency, Chair of the music industry’s primary social outreach program (“World Hunger Year”), and a former studio musician. I'm posting a piece by a friend and want to give a little context. If you haven't read the book, you should. He rocks hard.”
    Music Technology Policy - Saturday, July 25, 2009
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  • Songwriters Guild's Carnes on piracy and 'Cyber-Somalia'
    Music attorney Chris Castle's blog has a terrific interview with Rick Carnes, President of the Songwriters Guild of America. His organization represents actual human beings who start with a blank piece of paper and create art -- and simply want to get paid for it, and not have their work stolen. Carnes: Songwriters don’t sell T-shirts.
    Copyrights & Campaigns - Friday, January 30, 2009
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  • WGA Awards Go to Slumdog, Milk
    Milk scripter Dustin Lance Black, 34, tearfully accepted the Writers Guild Award for best original screenplay for Milk Saturday night by calling up the ghost of slain San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, the man who inspired Black when he moved to the Bay Area from San Antonio, Texas as a closeted gay 13-year-old. he told them.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Saturday, February 7, 2009
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  • SAG No News Press Release
    The board further appointed longtime Guild senior advisor John T. The assent was received and verified by Guild legal counsel and Screen Actors Guild’s outside counsel. This is a difficult time for Screen Actors Guild and a particularly challenging period for working actors,” said White. McGuire as chief negotiator.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, January 26, 2009
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  • SAG – Msg from New National Executive Director
    The article chronicled the moment when the studios had finally recognized the Guild as the labor representative for actors in the motion picture industry. That moment, and the incredible work that it took Guild members to reach that moment, have served as the foundation for 75 years of history that has followed. We must work together.
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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  • SAG Moderates File Document to Fire National Executive Director
    The civil war at the Screen Actors Guild has gone nuclear. Guild president Alan Rosenberg is unmentioned in the document and would remain in place until his term ends in September. This unprecedented level of obstruction has paralyzed the Guild. The question now becomes whether SAG will accede to the assent, as it were.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, January 26, 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.
    Digital Media Law - Sunday, January 31, 2010
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  • SAG National Executive Director Firing – How it Went Down
    wish Screen Actors Guild and its members success and I have been honored to serve them. My best wishes to you all, Doug Allen ———————– [Here’s the written assent] Pursuant to the Screen Actors Guild Constitution, Article V, Section 1. Effective immediately, Doug Allen is terminated as an employee of Screen Actors Guild.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, January 26, 2009
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  • SAG TV/Theatrical Contract Ratified Overwhelmingly, 78%-22%
    In a stunning defeat for the hardline Membership First faction, SAG's TV/theatrical contract passed overwhelmingly, by a 78%-22% margin (almost 4 to 1), those numbers according to the guild. Variety first reported the story, prior to the guild's announcement, with a 1% difference in the numbers. The pact becomes effective at 12:01 a.m.
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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  • SAG Email Imbroglio
    Yesterday, the Screen Actor’s Guild’s new Interim National Executive Director, David White, sent an email to members, setting a tone of unity and moving forward. The article chronicled the moment when the studios had finally recognized the Guild as the labor representative for actors in the motion picture industry. McGuire.
    Digital Media Law - Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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