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SAG, AFTRA Together for Ad Contracts
August 19, 2008
AFTRA leaders have told SAG president Alan Rosenberg that AFTRA would be willing to bargain jointly with SAG on their respective memberships' next commercials contracts.


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NY Board Turns Up Heat on SAG
August 18, 2008
SAG's New York regional board on Sunday demanded that the union make meaningful steps toward negotiating a new contract by Aug. 25 or bring in a federal mediator.

Another Deadline Has Come and Gone
August 15, 2008
The latest deadline in the stalled talks between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers has officially passed.

Cracking NYC's Equity Showcase Code
August 14, 2008
"In New York, everything is severely tiered and you have to be very specific," said Lehrman. "In L.A., the 99-Seat Theatre Plan is more like a broad, sweeping stroke with a lot of freedom."

Hanks, Field Among Unite for Strength Supporters
August 14, 2008
Unite for Strength has rolled out a list of several actors, including Tom Hanks and Sally Field, who support the group's slate of candidates in SAG's national board elections.

Contract Aside, Merger Likely to Define Election
August 07, 2008
Consensus inside and outside the industry is that a new TV and film contract will not be struck until after SAG's elections Sept. 18.

SAG, AMPTP: Are They Talking?
August 05, 2008
SAG and the studios, locked in a stalemate and having held just one sidebar meeting since the guild contract ran out nearly a month ago, are taking their disconnect to new heights.



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