SAG-AFTRA agrees to contract extension with studios as negotiations continue
Fran Drescher, left, president of SAG-AFTRA, and Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America…
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SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood Studios May Extend Negotiations
Both SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios want to extend negotiations to avoid a strike.Members of the Screen Actors Guild previously voted to authorize a strike if no fair deal was reached by June 30, but as the deadline approaches, it…
SAG-AFTRA Members Vote to Potentially Strike if No ‘Fair Deal’ Is Reached
SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if a fair deal isn't reached by June 30.The actor's guild announced on Monday that the majority of its members supported the strike authorization with 97.91% of the vote…
SAG-AFTRA elects Fran Drescher as president
Fran Drescher, who starred in the 1990s CBS show “The Nanny,” was elected president of SAG-AFTRA in a closely-watched election that highlighted ongoing divisions inside Hollywood’s largest union.Drescher defeated Matthew Modine, known for…
SAG-AFTRA election board finds KTLA, Modine-led group broke rules
A SAG-AFTRA national election committee has found that KTLA journalist Sam Rubin and two other union members including actor and presidential candidate Matthew Modine have violated election rules.The committee concluded that Rubin’s Aug. 4…
SAG-AFTRA accuses Disney of ‘gender-shaming and bullying’ in Scarlett Johansson fight
Hollywood’s biggest union has waded into the fight over profits between Scarlett Johansson and Walt Disney. The president of SAG-AFTRA, which represents more than 160,000 actors and performers, criticized the response of the Burbank-based…
‘An exciting time for labor.’ Outgoing head of SAG-AFTRA shares thoughts on the…
This past year, Gabrielle Carteris has been atop Hollywood’s biggest union as the COVID-19 pandemic caused thousands in the industry to lose work and layoffs in the union itself. After five years in leadership, the former “Beverly Hills…
‘The Nanny’ star Fran Drescher to run for president of SAG-AFTRA as veteran leader ends…
Actor Fran Drescher of the “The Nanny” is running for the presidency of Hollywood’s largest union.Drescher announced Friday she would seek to become the next leader of SAG-AFTRA after longtime leader Gabrielle Carteris said she would not…
SAG-AFTRA names Crabtree-Ireland national executive director, chief negotiator
SAG-AFTRA said it has appointed Duncan Crabtree-Ireland successor to David White as national executive director and chief negotiator.The board of Hollywood’s biggest union, which represents about 160,000 performers, approved a three-year…
David White steps down as executive director SAG-AFTRA after 12 years
David White, the national executive director of SAG-AFTRA, is stepping down after a dozen years running Hollywood’s largest union.White, 52, told the board on Friday he plans to leave the job this summer to pursue other, undisclosed…