Dear USAN Supporter,
We are delighted to tell you that Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA are firmly back on the path toward ending the decades of useless competition for jurisdiction in TV. You will find links to articles on both the AFTRA and SAG websites, expressing the interest and willingness of both unions’ leaderships to work [...]
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New York State Increases Funding for the Film
and TV Tax Credit Through 2009
As you know, the highly successful NY Film and TV Tax Credit ran out of money in January of this year and Governor Patterson’s proposed budget did not include any further funding of the program.
A significant lobbying effort was immediately undertaken by [...]
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What may be the most important legislation for the workers in America was introduced Tuesday, March 10 in the U.S. House and Senate — the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. If you are thinking this may not be relevant to you as a professional actor, consider the time frame in which television, motion pictures, commercials and [...]
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Doug Allen steps down from SAG
Move follows brutal battle over negotiations
By DAVE MCNARY
Doug Allen is stepping down as national executive director and chief negotiator of the Screen Actors Guild following a brutal internal battle over how he’s handled SAG’s long-stalled negotiations.Allen notified staff Monday afternoon of his departure via an email that thanked them for their work.
The move came [...]
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WE COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THIS ANALYSIS…
Analysis: SAG should face the facts
Guild needs to find exit strategy
By CYNTHIA LITTLETON
More than one option
As the prima facie evidence mounts that SAG’s 122,000-plus members are in no mood to approve a strike authorization vote, the guild’s two top bosses – prexy Alan Rosenberg and national exec director Doug Allen [...]
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