Hundreds Of Actors Sign Petition Calling On SAG-AFTRA Health Plan To Reverse Sweeping Changes To Benefits Coverage

A petition is calling for a statue of the late “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman to replace a Confederate monument outside the courthouse in his hometown of Anderson, S.C. “With Chadwick Boseman’s early passing, it is important that we honor a true local legend [by] immortalizing him in stone in front of the courthouse,” the petition reads.

A petition has started out of Chadwick Boseman‘s hometown to honor the late actor with a permanent memorial.

Janet W. Lee More than 7,900 people have signed a petition calling for a statue of Chadwick Boseman to replace a Confederate memorial in Anderson, S.C., the late “Black Panther” star’s hometown.On Friday, Boseman died after a private, four-year battle with colon cancer, shocking many fans around the world.

The actor died on Friday (August 28) after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43 years old.Residents of Anderson, South Carolina – the Black Panther star’s hometown – have now called for a statue of him to be erected in the city.

Chadwick Boseman’s fans in his hometown have launched a petition to memorialize the late “Black Panther” star.

Mark David According to an always-in-the-know snitch, Justin Kirk has changed up his living situation with the recent, slightly-shy-of-$1.8-million purchase of a multi-level contemporary perched on a vertiginous hillside high in the Hollywood Hills.The accomplished 51-year-old actor, who got his showbiz start on the stage in New York City, where he earned a prestigious ensemble Obie Award for Terrence McNally’s snappy Broadway play “Love! Valour! Compassion!”, received an Emmy nomination in

David Robb Labor EditorSAG-AFTRA Health Plan CEO Michael Estrada on Tuesday described the “perfect storm” of soaring health care costs, employer contributions to the plan that have failed to keep up with those costs, and the devastating impact of the coronavirus shutdown on those contributions that made a complete overhaul necessary to keep the plan from going broke by 2024.Changes to the plan, which include increased eligibility thresholds for many, and higher premiums for all, will go into

Logic has said he will release a new mixtape if a million people sign a petition calling for him to do so.Last month, the Maryland rapper announced he would be retiring from music following the release of his latest album, ‘No Pressure’, which arrived on July 26.“Officially announcing my retirement with the release of ‘No Pressure’ executive produced by No I.D. July 24th,” Logic wrote on Twitter.

David Robb Labor EditorOpponents of changes coming to the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan said tonight they are considering legal action to prevent thousands of participants and their family members from losing their health coverage when the sweeping changes take effect on Jan. 1, 2021.“We have been talking to lawyers.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterHeather Jones feels “lost, tired and hopeless.” Work has been slow for her and her husband, both actors, since the coronavirus pandemic shut down film and television production five months ago. Last December, their 4-year-old son Harmon completed a series of surgeries, chemo and radiation for alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer, and is now undergoing physical therapy as well as routine MRIs, CT scans and bloodwork in the aftermath.

David Robb Labor EditorEXCLUSIVE: Representatives of trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan have told members in a series of Zoom conferences that employer contributions to the Plan and participant premiums have not kept up with the skyrocketing cost of providing health care coverage to some 33,000 participants and their 32,000 family members.

Charles Dance would be onboard with a remake of the final season of Game Of Thrones.The 73-year-old actor, who played Tywin Lannister until season five of the eight-season long series, opened up on the fan campaign for a revised season eight during a chat with PopCulture.“I mean, I saw it. I continue to watch the whole series even after I’d been killed off in the lavatory,” he shared.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorAs UK independent production Miss Willoughby And The Haunted Bookshop wrapped shoot this week, the film’s co-star Kelsey Grammer offered some thoughts to stateside actors.“Although COVID presented a new set of challenges, we were able to work very effectively through new standards of film production,” the Frasier actor said today.

Game Of Thrones actor Charles Dance has called the last season of the HBO “disappointing” and has said that he would happily sign a petition to remake the final run.The hit fantasy show, based on George RR Martin’s books, received a lot of criticism from fans last year as the finale aired across the world.

Game of Thrones star Charles Dance has said he "would sign" a petition to remake the show's final season.The actor played Tywin Lannister on the HBO drama, who () met his death on the loo at the hands of his son Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) in the season 4 finale.Speaking recently, Charles revealed he was "disappointed" by the show's overall finale and said he "would sign" a petition to have it remade.In actual fact, a Change.org petition requesting the final season be remade already exists and has

Charles Dance is down to re-do the final season of Game of Thrones.

The petition, hosted on Change.org, was nearing 11,600 signatures by 6 p.m. PT on Saturday.In a letter to members sent out on Wednesday, managers of the guild’s health plan said the changes are necessary because of projected deficits “of $141 million this year and $83 million in 2021,” and that “by 2024, the Health Plan is projected to run out of reserves.”The health plan currently covers those making more than $18,040 per year.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMore than 11,400 people have asked trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan to overturn recently announced changes that will cut eligibility for the plan on Jan. 1.The petition at change.org — titled “Overturn the changes made to the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan” — noted that the changes are being imposed amid the pandemic and characterized them as “unconscionable.”The health plan announced in an email it sent to members on Aug.

David Robb Labor EditorHard times call for hard decisions, which trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan say they had to make to save health benefits for future generations of participants.Even before the pandemic, the Plan was facing unsustainable deficits, and the COVID-19 production shutdown accelerated the need for a complete overhaul of its benefits structures.