A message from SAG President David White

Our new president Smiley McDoNothing is out with another letter stating how great things are.

Dear Screen Actors Guild member,

In this letter you will find an update on some of the many activities and initiatives in which the Guild is currently engaged.  I know that many of you are also anxious for information on our contract negotiations. As most of you are aware, we are right now negotiating both the TV/Theatrical and Commercials agreements. While the rigorous confidentiality required in negotiation settings prevents me from providing a full update here, I want to assure you that we are working deliberately, and with as much haste as possible, to conclude our talks and bring to you, the members, a deal for your ratification.

Members and staff are working together toward the same goals on many fronts. We currently are meeting jointly with AFTRA every day in New York with the advertising industry bargaining the commercials contracts.

Our expert staff is working around the country to ensure safety on sets, to enforce our contracts, to process your residuals and to provide many other important services.

SAG is actively engaged in legislative advocacy across the country to support and sustain a viable motion picture, television, commercials and new media production industry in the United States. We continue to accomplish new and improved protections for actors through member advocacy. We currently are focused on passing the Employee Free Choice Act to give all workers in America the right to choose to be in a union.

Your union is a leading force in promoting affirmative action and diversity on the set and on large and small screens. Our various diversity programs encourage the industry to depict a realistic “American Scene.”

In closing, I urge you to take a moment to read through this update to learn about several operational initiatives SAG is pursuing on behalf of members. I think you will find that we are fulfilling our mission: to improve the lives of SAG members and their families by providing broad job protections, improving access and opportunities for actors and encouraging a strong and vibrant media entertainment industry.
In unity,
David White