SAG Election: "Unite For Strength" Slate Makes Statement On Qualified Voting

SAG's "Unite for Strength" slate in the upcoming SAG election issued the following the statement regarding the matter of affected member voting: "We came together under the Unite for Strength banner to run for the SAG Board of Directors to accomplish one goal above all others – unify SAG and AFTRA to give actors more power at the bargaining table. However, Membership First has attempted to mislead members about our intentions by suggesting that we seek to strip some members of their union voting rights, including the right to vote in elections such as this one. "This suggestion is absolutely false. Earlier this year, prior to the rupture of the longstanding joint negotiating agreement between SAG and AFTRA, some of us supported a proposal to apply to the TV/Theatrical contract a principle already used with other SAG... [read full story]