"On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to merge with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) to create SAG-AFTRA."
Background
- Founded in 1933
- Started in Hollywood, California
- First leaders were:Alan Mowbray, Lucile Webster Gleason, Boris Karloff, Ralph Morgan (First president), Noel Madison, Kenneth Thomson, James Gleason, Richard W. Tucker, Clay Clement, Alden Gay Thomson, Bradley Page, Morgan Wallace, Arthur Vinton, Ivan Simpson, & Claude King
- Political and social circumstances that led to this union being formed:Actors and actresses were tired of the unbearable hours of working in Hollywood.
How many members are there in the union today?
- 160,000 members film and television stars worldwide.
What is the mission/purpose of this union? What does it do for its members?
- "...SAG-AFTRA is committed to organizing all work done under our jurisdictions; negotiating the best wages, working conditions, and health and pension benefits; preserving and expanding members’ work opportunities; vigorously enforcing our contracts; and protecting members against unauthorized use of their work..."-http://www.sagaftra.org/history
- SAG protects the rights of actors, and guarantees that certain conditions are met, such as wages and working conditions.
Current news/issues dealing with this union
- Key Dates for 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Announced -2015 SAG Awards® Airs Live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 25
- California Film & Television Production Alliance Statement on Introduction of AB 1839-On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people whose livelihoods depend on a healthy California film and television industry, we welcome the introduction of AB 1839.
- SAG-AFTRA Celebrates the Life of Shirley Temple Black
Sources
- google.com
- http://www.sagaftra.org/home
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild