Archive for category Motion Picture/Television Industry Contract News

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/idUS221657189620120222 By Tim Kenneally at TheWrap The Actors’ Equity Association on Tuesday gave its blessing to the proposed merger between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The Actors Equity Association is the labor union that represents live theater actors and stage managers, many of whom work on Broadway and [...]

http://www.sagactoronline.com/2012/02/mailings-focus-divide-over-union-merger.html Opposition Report disputes health, pension ramifications By Dave McNary With 10 days to go before ballots go out, high-profile thesps have started lining up on both sides of the proposed merger between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists. On Thursday, Sam Jaeger (“Parenthood”), Seamus Denver (“Castle”) and “Modern [...]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118050429 Opposition Report disputes health, pension ramifications By DAVE MCNARY With 10 days to go before ballots go out, high-profile thesps have started lining up on both sides of the proposed merger between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists. On Thursday, Sam Jaeger (“Parenthood”), Seamus Dever (“Castle”) and “Modern [...]

http://www.deadline.com/2012/02/central-casting-taking-sides-in-sag-aftra/ By NIKKI FINKE EXCLUSIVE: As the leading background actors casting company in the United States, Burbank-based Central Casting is one of the largest employers of union actors. It was established back in 1925 initially as a wing of the major Hollywood movie studios, and by the 1970s came to dominate the field of extras casting. Last Thursday [...]

http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2012/02/05/Performers-unions-form-single-Web-site/UPI-60981328467207/?spt=hs&or=en LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 (UPI) – Two U.S. actors’ unions have launched a Web site in support of a campaign for their merger, union officials said. The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have created a Web site, www.sagaftra.org, a Facebook page and Twitter account. The Web site contains [...]