SAG-AFTRA leaders are calling on their members to help lead the fight against the rising tide of hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans.
SAG-AFTRA leaders are calling on their members to help lead the fight against the rising tide of hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans.
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris today praised the “Herculean efforts” of the union’s members, staff and elected leadership in keeping the film and TV industry “open and safe” over the past year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at the annual membership meeting of the union’s Los Angles local, she said that the past year “is simply unlike anything we have ever seen; the isolation and the restrictions on our movements, losing loved ones.
UPDATED with more quotes: The promises and threats that new technologies pose for workers in the entertainment industry were explored today at the third annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit, hosted by SAG-AFTRA and the AFL-CIO.
Donald Trump has been permanently banned from the Screen Actors Guild after sending in his resignation letter.After the SAG-AFTRA Disciplinary Committee had planned to hold a disciplinary hearing over Trump’s involvement in the Capitol riots from last month, he responded with a heated resignation letter and the guild has since voted to prevent him from ever reapplying.“Preventing Donald Trump from ever rejoining SAG-AFTRA is more than a symbolic step,” SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris said
Donald Trump has been barred from future re-admission to SAG-AFTRA. The SAG-AFTRA National Board announced Sunday that they passed a resolution denying any potential re-admission applications by Trump.
John McGuire, SAG-AFTRA’s longest-serving executive, is retiring after 52 years of service. At today’s national board meeting, he was presented with the union’s President’s Award for his decades of distinguished service.
Jon Stewart has trolled former President Trump for his letter of resignation to The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) which came after the union threatened to expel his membership. Fox News exclusively obtained the letter sent to SAG President Gabrielle Carteris on Thursday, in which the former president slammed the union, the media and news organizations.
Donald Trump has preemptively submitted his resignation from SAG-AFTRA as the union moved through a disciplinary process that could have resulted in expelling him. On Wednesday, the former president sent an exclamation mark-laden letter to union president Gabrielle Carteris announcing his resignation.
President Donald Trump is stepping down from SAG-AFTRA after the actors union vowed to expel him following the assault on the United States Capitol.Trump released a letter addressed to SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris, which reacted to the SAG-AFTRA effort to revoke his membership, writing “Who cares!”The letter rattled off Trump’s various film and TV credits, including “one of the most successful shows in television history,to name just a few!”The former president also leveled criticism
Donald Trump has pre-emptively resigned from SAG-AFTRA as the actors’ union unanimously voted to move forward with a disciplinary process that could have resulted in his expulsion and fines.
resigned from the union before the guild could hold disciplinary hearings against him for possible expulsion.The former president sent a letter to the guild, noting how proud he is of his work and bragged about his presidency brought a ratings surge to cable news networks, which he said were a “dying platform with not much time left until I got involved in politics.”“While I’m not familiar with your work,” he wrote, addressing guild president Gabrielle Carteris directly, “I’m very proud of my
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild after the union threatened to expel him for his role in the Capitol riot in January.In a letter dated Thursday and addressed to SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, Trump said he was resigning from the union that he had been a member of since 1989.“I no longer wish to be associated with your union,” wrote Trump in a letter shared by the actors guild.
The SAG Awards are unveiling nominations Thursday morning, with Lily Collins and Daveed Diggs doing the honors beginning at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET.
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris is urging the union’s 160,000 members to contact their representatives in Congress and tell them to support the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. “Your participation is needed,” she said in a posting on the union’s website. “Please let your representatives and senators know today how important Covid-19 economic relief is.”
Jordan Moreau Lily Collins and Daveed Diggs will serve as the announcers for the 27th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations on Thursday, Feb. 4.The nominations will be made at 8 a.m.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterSAG-AFTRA said Tuesday that it will consider expelling President Donald Trump from membership over his role in inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol two weeks ago.Union president Gabrielle Carteris initiated charges against Trump, accusing him of promoting misinformation that led to the attack, which left five people dead and more than 50 police officers injured.
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director David White on Tuesday posted a message to the labor union website with an update to COVID-19 filming protocols amid the current surge in cases.
Ellise Shafer administratorIn a message to members on Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director David White said that many productions will remain on hiatus for the next few weeks as Los Angeles County experiences a continued surge in COVID-19 cases.“We are writing to let you know that we are closely monitoring the recent surge in COVID-19 infections along with the reported lack of intensive care unit (ICU) beds throughout the state of California and
Beverly Hills, 90210 has continued to keep Luke Perry’s memory alive since he passed away in 2019.The late actor starred as Dylan on the ‘90s drama alongside Shannen Doherty (Brenda Walsh), Jason Priestley (Brandon Walsh), Tori Spelling (Donna Martin), Jennie Garth (Kelly Taylor), Brian Austin Green (David Silver), Ian Ziering (Steve Sanders) and Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea Zuckerman).“[Aaron Spelling] had made a personal investment and an emotional investment in Luke Perry,” 90210 writer and
Dave McNary Film ReporterSAG-AFTRA’s national leadership has waded into the bitter dispute over the looming deep cuts in the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan as the union’s national board vowed to combat “misinformation” and condemned opponents of the cuts.Gabrielle Carteris, president of the performers union, accused the opponents of conduct similar to those running “scams” that target the elderly. Opponents of the looming SAG-AFTRA Health Plan cuts already alleged on Dec.
David Robb Labor EditorSAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity Association have reached an agreement to end their bitter jurisdictional feud over the taping of live stage presentations.“We are happy to report that SAG-AFTRA and AEA have reached a unanimous agreement with respect to the broadcast and streaming of live performances during the pandemic period,” said SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director David White on Thursday.
Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) is forging ahead on Nov. 9 with the 41st edition of the American Film Market with a full slate of 300 exhibitors and 200 speakers for conferences, panels, conversations, workshops and podcasts.John Cena, SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, John Sloss, Jeffrey Greenstein and Megan Colligan are among the high- profile participants.
Dave McNary Film ReporterSAG-AFTRA and nine of the industry’s video game employers have agreed to a two-year extension of the 2017 Interactive Media Agreement covering voiceover and performance capture performers.The extension was announced Thursday. It takes effect on Nov.
Dave McNary Film ReporterThe Independent Film and Television Alliance is forging ahead on Nov. 9 with the 41st edition of the American Film Market with a full slate of 300 exhibitors and 200 speakers for conferences, panels, conversations, workshops and podcasts.John Cena, SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, John Sloss, Jeffrey Greenstein and Megan Colligan are among the high-profile participants.
Dave McNary Film ReporterLeaders of SAG-AFTRA have taken the union’s bitter jurisdictional battle with Actors’ Equity to the AFL-CIO by filing a complaint and requesting a mediator.SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David White made the request Saturday in a letter to Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO.“It is with heavy hearts that we file a formal complaint and request for a mediator in our jurisdictional dispute,” Carteris and White said in a message
Dave McNary Film ReporterOn the third anniversary of reports on the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal, SAG-AFTRA has unveiled new resources to help prevent sexual harassment and build safer working conditions for members.In a message Monday to the 160,000 members of the performers union, President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David White noted that the union has developed and released the definitive code of conduct to prevent harassment and assault in the industry; put a stop
SAG-AFTRA disclosed on Thursday that it is undergoing a new round of staff cuts at its offices, citing a financial hit due to the monthslong film and TV production shutdown amid the pandemic. In the new round of layoffs, its third this year, approximately 45 staffers were impacted by the cuts.
Dave McNary Film ReporterLeaders of SAG-AFTRA are in a bitter jurisdictional battle with Actors Equity over which union should cover the taping of live events.The dispute went public Wednesday, when SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David White delivered a message to members that they are willing to offer a waiver in order to create more work opportunities for AEA members — but that it must contain an acknowledgment of SAG-AFTRA’s jurisdiction“That waiver
The cast and crew of “Beverly Hills, 90210” got together for a virtual reunion on Sunday.
Beverly Hills, 90210 guest star has a story — and they didn’t all split a piece of pie with the cast at the Peach Pit.The drama which aired on Fox from 1990 to 2000, starred Shannen Doherty (Brenda Walsh), Jason Priestley (Brandon Walsh), Tori Spelling (Donna Martin), Jennie Garth (Kelly Taylor), Brian Austin Green (David Silver), Ian Ziering (Steve Sanders), Luke Perry (Dylan McKay) and Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea Zuckerman).
Thirty years later and “Beverly Hills, 90210” is still in the news.
David Robb Labor EditorSAG-AFTRA is holding webinars for members and their representatives about the return-to-work protocols adopted earlier this week by management’s AMPTP and Hollywood’s guilds and unions. A webinar for SAG-AFTRA members has just concluded, and another for their agents, managers and attorneys is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Dave McNary Film ReporterSAG-AFTRA members have ratified successor television animation contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.Members approved the three-year agreements by a vote of 87.68% to 12.32%, the performers union announced Wednesday night.“This is a strong, future-focused agreement with significant gains for our members,” said SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris.
Dave McNary Film ReporterAllies of SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris have blamed rising costs for recently announced changes that will sharply cut eligibility for the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan on Jan. 1.“Nothing is as personal or emotionally charged as our health and the peace of mind that comes with having quality healthcare at an affordable price,” the Unite for Strength faction said in an email to members sent Monday.
David Robb Labor EditorSAG-AFTRA members have ratified their new film and TV contract, voting 74.2% to 25.8% to approve the three-year deal, with a turnout of 27.15% of the union’s 145,000 voting members.The vote, which was widely viewed as a referendum on the guild’s leadership, is a major victory for president Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director David White, who touted the deal’s “record-breaking” $318 million in gains.
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