2006

ACTOR® NOMINATIONS TO BE TELECAST LIVE ON TNT AND E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION JAN. 4, 2007, AT 9:05 AM ET / 6:05 AM PT

13th Annual SAG Awards™ Ceremonies to be Simulcast Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007 on TNT and TBS at 8 pm ET/PT

Los Angeles (December 27, 2006) –- Two-time Actor® recipient . . .

The producer of the basic cable television series Forensic Files, which airs on Court TV, is not yet signed to an agreement with Screen Actors Guild covering the terms and conditions for performers and background actors employed on the series.

Guild members are reminded of their obligation not to accept employment . . .

Friday, December 22, 2006 - Guild will close at 12:30 p.m.

Monday, December 25, 2006 - Guild closed

Friday, December 29, 2006 - Guild will close at 12:30 p.m. (Membership/Cashier closed all day)

Monday, January 1, 2007 - Guild closed

Nashville (December 11, 2006) -- FCC Chairman Martin and Commissioners Adelstein, Copps and Tate were in Nashville on December 11 holding the second in a series of public hearings designed to gauge public reaction to relaxing media consolidation rules, and Screen Actors Guild was there to weigh in. A wide . . .

Los Angeles (December 7, 2006)--On December 12, 2006 at 10 a.m., at the offices of Screen Actors Guild ("SAG"), 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 1st Floor (Bella Bruck Boardroom), Los Angeles, California, the Guild will sell, at public auction, for cash or otherwise acceptable terms, all right, title and interest of the . . .

The Winter 2006 issue of Screen Actor magazine is coming soon to a mailbox near you.

Following is a sampling of what you’ll find in this issue:

· A New Letter from Guild President Alan Rosenberg
· National News: The Facts on the Dues and Initiation Fee Increase Referendum; Guild . . .

New York (December 4, 2006) -- Screen Actors Guild is saddened to report the death of former New York Branch President Lee Zimmer.

Screen Actors Guild veteran Senior Advisor John McGuire said “The New York Membership of SAG has been blessed with many wonderful leaders over the years, but none . . .

Los Angeles (November 30, 2006)---The Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, and Writers Guilds of America, East and West joined in a legal brief filed today, arguing new standards adopted by the Federal Communications Commission to censor “indecency” in TV, film, and radio are overly vague and unconstitutional.

In the . . .

Stairway to Hell is a Non-Equity Production

New York (November 15, 2006) --- Screen Actors Guild, Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, American Guild of Musical Artists and American Guild of Variety Artists members are advised that Actors' Equity Association does NOT have a contract for Stairway . . .

Los Angeles (November 14, 2006) --- The AFL-CIO elected Screen Actors Guild (SAG) President Alan Rosenberg to its Executive Council today in Washington D.C. Rosenberg, whose term will run until the summer of 2007, fills a seat vacated by former Guild President Melissa Gilbert, who had served on the federation's . . .

Los Angeles (November 7, 2006) --- At its meeting November 2, 2006, the Screen Actors Guild national board approved unanimously the following statement of support for the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) in its bargaining with film and television producers:

That the entire membership of SAG supports . . .

Actor® Nominations Will Be Announced Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood

13th Annual SAG Awards to Air on TNT and TBS Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007

Los Angeles (November 3, 2006) – The deadline for consideration for nomination for this year’s coveted Actor® statuettes is fast approaching. . . .

Los Angeles (October 25, 2006) -- Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) submitted joint comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding independent television production on October 23. This filing is . . .

Additional Resources Will Strengthen Overall Financial Health, Fund Key Initiatives and Boost Bargaining Clout for 2008 Negotiations

Los Angeles (October 22, 2006) --- The national board of Screen Actors Guild voted by a 98-percent margin today to seek member approval of a dues increase that would strengthen the union’s overall fiscal . . .

Los Angeles (October 21, 2006) --- The Screen Actors Guild national board of directors voted unanimously today to hire National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) veteran Doug Allen as national executive director and chief negotiator.

Allen comes to SAG from the NFL Players Association in Washington D.C., where he has served . . .

Los Angeles and Regional Branches (October 20, 2006)–At its board meeting on Friday, October 20, Screen Actors Guild’s Regional Branch Division elected Steve Fried as the union’s 3rd national vice president. Fried, whose new term will run for one year, remains a national board member until September 2007. This is . . .

Meeting held in Hollywood - and via simultaneous video conference in New York and Miami

All SAG members who work the Television Contract are invited to an important caucus October 24 to join a national discussion on the Internet distribution of TV series.

Please attend, especially if you have worked on shows . . .

Los Angeles and New York (September 25, 2006)---Screen Actors Guild issued the following statements today on the death of newly appointed Actors' Equity Association Executive Director Patrick Quinn.

Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg: "I am shocked and saddened to hear of Patrick Quinn's sudden passing. Patrick was a dedicated, compassionate . . .

Los Angeles and New York (September 25, 2006)---Screen Actors Guild issued the following statements today on the death of newly appointed Actors' Equity Association Executive Director Patrick Quinn.

Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg: "I am shocked and saddened to hear of Patrick Quinn's sudden passing. Patrick was a dedicated, compassionate . . .

Los Angeles and New York (October 10, 2006)–The New York Board of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) today re-elected Paul Christie as the union’s 2nd national vice president. Christie, whose new term will run for one year, has served in the position since 2004 and remains a national board member until . . .

Los Angeles (October 4, 2006) – The Hollywood Board of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) yesterday elected Kent McCord as the union’s 1st national vice president. McCord, whose term will run for one year, replaces Anne-Marie Johnson, who had served two one-year terms in that role and remains a national board . . .

Los Angeles (October 3, 2006)---Screen Actors Guild, as well as several other entertainment industry guilds and organizations, including the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw), the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA), the Producers Guild of America (PGA), the Caucus of Television . . .

Los Angeles (September 26, 2006)–In national voting completed today, members of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) overwhelmingly approved a two-year extension to the Commercials Contracts with the advertising industry covering advertisements on TV, radio, the Internet, and New Media.

The memberships of . . .

43rd Annual Accolade to be Presented During the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007

Los Angeles, California (September 25, 2006) – Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced today that Julie Andrews, who for more than a half-century has been a beloved and . . .

Los Angeles (September 21, 2006) –Screen Actors Guild (SAG) today announced election results for the Guild’s national board of directors. Twenty-four of the 69 national board seats were contested in this election, representing Screen Actors Guild’s Hollywood, New York and Regional Branch Divisions. 

The newly elected national board members . . .

Los Angeles (September 20, 2006) -- Screen Actors Guild today announced the promotions of Laura Beedy Ritchie and William Bensussen to deputy general counsel. Bensussen will focus on the Guild's collective bargaining and contract enforcement initiatives, while Ritchie will focus on issues of legal strategy and policy. Both attorneys previously . . .

Los Angeles (August 4, 2006)—Screen Actors Guild (SAG) today released the official list of candidates for its upcoming national board elections. Ballots for all eligible SAG members in Hollywood and New York will be mailed on August 22. The ballots will be tabulated on September 21, and the election results . . .

Los Angeles (September 6, 2006) --- Screen Actors Guild announced today the promotion of two veteran executives to key senior staff positions. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland has assumed the role of general counsel, while Todd Amorde has been named to the newly created position of national director of organizing. Both promotions are . . .

Hear a report about the proposed extension of the Commercials Contracts. This will be the only informational meeting in New York about this extension. All paid-up* members of AFTRA and SAG who work under the Commercials Contracts are urged to attend.

Your participation is important. Please bring your membership card . . .

Los Angeles (September 5, 2006) --- The Joint Board of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) overwhelmingly approved a two-year extension to the Commercials Contracts with the advertising industry. Beginning today, ballots are being mailed to all SAG and AFTRA eligible voters. . . .

Both Union Memberships now set to vote on two-year deal that bumps rates 6%, commissions study on compensation, and extends jurisdiction into new media

LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK (August 26, 2006) –-- Meeting as a Joint Board, directors of Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists . . .

August 24, 2006

Below are his comments:

Thank you all for coming today. I am proud to be here, standing in solidarity for these amazing workers who are not afraid to fight to be represented by a union. In these anti-union times, this group of hard-working janitors decided they have had . . .

When: 6:30-8:30 p.m., Tonight - Thursday, August 24

Where: Harmony Gold Theater, 7655 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046 (Parking available underground, behind the building and on the street)

Hear a report about the proposed extension of the Commercials Contracts from your national chairs and chief negotiators. This will be the only . . .

What if the Screen Actors Guild Foundation earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Well, now it can!

GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Powered by Yahoo!, you use it just as you . . .

Los Angeles/New York (August 17, 2006)—As new methods of content distribution are rolled out, the three guilds remain united in our assertion that members must be compensated for the reuse of their work as guild contracts require. The ad-sponsored Internet streaming of primetime CBS shows is only the latest in . . .

Los Angeles (August 14, 2006)—Screen Actors Guild, Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), American Guild of Musical Artists and American Guild of Variety Artists are advised that AFTRA does NOT have a contract with any programs made for the soon-to-be-launched Retirement Living network. The working . . .

Los Angeles (August 7, 2006)---It's easy to understand why the Commercials Contracts are regarded as some of the most important agreements that Screen Actors Guild members work under. Covering advertisements that appear on television, radio, the Internet and new media, they generated $750 million in total SAG earnings last year. . . .

Joint Study to be Conducted Over Next Two Years

New York and Los Angeles (August 4, 2006) – Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and the advertising industry’s ANA/AAAA Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) today announced a tentative agreement . . .

Screen Actors Guild provided $10,000 in financial support for the study

Los Angeles (August 1, 2006)--A report released today by the Center for Entertainment Industry Data and Research (CEIDR) reveals that feature film production has left the United States in substantial numbers, drastically impacting job opportunities for Screen Actors Guild members. . . .

Los Angeles (July 24, 2006)--On August 3, 2006 at 10 a.m., at the offices of Screen Actors Guild ("SAG"), 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 1st Floor (Bella Bruck Boardroom), Los Angeles, California, the Guild will sell, at public auction, for cash or otherwise acceptable terms, all right, title and interest of the . . .

Los Angeles (July 21, 2006)--Screen Actors Guild (SAG) President Alan Rosenberg today stood in solidarity with striking writers from America’s Next Top Model, who are seeking union recognition for their work. Supported by the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw), the group made a formal demand for union recognition to . . .

Submissions to be Accepted Online or by Mail
13th Annual SAG Awards™ Will Be Simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 28, 2007

Los Angeles (July 14, 2006)– Submissions for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® nominations open Monday, July 17, and continue until 5 p.m. (PST), Tuesday, November . . .

Los Angeles (July 7, 2006) - Successfully negotiating the second collective bargaining agreement of his new administration, Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg today announced the Guild has reached a deal with producers on a new contract covering live action shows produced directly for basic cable television (e.g. The Shield . . .

Los Angeles (July 5, 2006)—The Screen Actors Guild Foundation and the John L. Dales Scholarship Committee today announced that they were awarding $400,000 through the 2006 John L. Dales Scholarship Awards.

One hundred scholarships in the amount of $4,000.00 each were awarded to SAG members and/or their children beginning or continuing . . .

Pictured from left: 2006 Ivy Bethune Diversity Award Recipients Edward James Olmos, Beverly White, Robert David Hall, Danny Bolero Zaldivar (accepting for posthumous honoree Margo Albert)

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Los Angeles (June 12, 2006) —The Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committees of Screen Actors Guild (SAG), The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) . . .

Hairspray and The Producers are Non-Equity Tours

Los Angeles (June 12, 2006)—Actors' Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, American Guild of Musical Artists, American Guild of Variety Artists and Screen Actors Guild members are advised that Actors' Equity Association does NOT have a contract for the upcoming national . . .

Los Angeles (Friday, May 19, 2006)—Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg today released the following statement:

“Last night, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that would increase existing fines levied against broadcast companies that violate what some conservative leaders like to call ‘broadcast decency’ standards. While I personally believe such laws are . . .

9 Consultants from Industry, Academia Invited to Respond

New York and Los Angeles (May 17, 2006)—The advertising industry’s Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) invited nine consultants from industry and academia to respond . . .

Guild President Alan Rosenberg recently testified in Washington D.C. before the Senate Commerce Committee and urged lawmakers to oppose legislation that would increase FCC indecency fines for individual performers to $500,000. Rosenberg has since returned to Washington D.C. and met with several key senators to explain the disastrous impact these . . .

Starting May 11, 2006, Screen Actors Guild residuals mailings will have a new look. Separate sheets of paper in a basic white envelope will replace the previous design, which contained a check inside a printed yellow sleeve. The new statements will contain all of the same useful information that was . . .

Los Angeles (May 3, 2006) – Screen Actors Guild executive and former member Tom La Grua has been named interim deputy national executive director for contracts, it was announced today by the Guild. A four-year Guild executive, La Grua will administrate the Contracts Department nationwide while the Guild conducts a . . .

Screen Actors Guild works with coalition of unions on tax incentive bill worth nearly $400 million

New York (April 27, 2006)— Screen Actors Guild today heralded the passage of a New York state bill that extends 2004’s successful Empire State Film Production Credit through 2011. The new legislation significantly increases the . . .

Los Angeles (April 24, 2006) – Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced today that it has reached a landmark agreement with Touchstone Television (a unit of the ABC Television Network) covering so-called “mobisodes” for the television series Lost. These negotiated terms demonstrate an important collaboration between artists and employers in their . . .

Los Angeles (April 21, 2006) – The Screen Actors Guild National Board today unanimously ratified the recently negotiated Basic Cable Animation agreement. The new contract, which goes into effect immediately, is retroactive to January 1, 2006 and will run through June 30, 2008.

The new agreement is a major victory for . . .

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There’s just one catch…

Because the SAG Foundation is a completely separate organization, you MUST . . .

Screen Actors Guild members:

Dues bills are now in the mail. SAG 24/7 registered members, sign in and view your latest statement at www.sag.org. Save time and postage by paying your dues online.
(Note: If you have already paid your dues online, please disregard the statement that arrives in the . . .

When: Sunday, April 23
Mixer: 11 a.m.-Noon
Meeting: Noon-3 p.m.

Where: Sheraton Universal Hotel, 333 Universal Hollywood Drive, Universal City, CA 91608 (Validated self-parking provided.)

- State of the Guild Report from President Alan Rosenberg
- Reports from Division Vice Presidents
- Sign up for speakers list
- Social mixer with committee . . .

New York and Los Angeles (April 12, 2006) – As previously announced, the advertising industry’s Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) and representatives of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) met this past Saturday, April 8, at Guild headquarters . . .

Attention SAG Members:

You must be registered to pay your dues online today.

Not registered? It's easy. Register now to begin enjoying the convenience of paying dues online, tracking your television and theatrical residuals, checking casting updates, viewing member discounts and deals, and keeping your contact information current.

Already registered? Simply log . . .

Parties Agree to Consider a Joint Study on Alternate Compensation Models for Commercials

New York and Los Angeles (April 6, 2006) – The advertising industry’s Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) and representatives of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) . . .

The online dues payment feature of the Guild Web site will not be available starting at 5 p.m. October 5 and extending into the following week.

Online dues payment will be disabled while new SAG billing statements are being prepared and mailed. Once billing has been completed, the online dues payment . . .

The Guild will hold a caucus on April 10 in Hollywood for members to review the tentative agreement reached between the Guild's negotiating committee and producers of animation shows made for basic cable television, before it is considered for ratification by the national board at its April 21-22 meeting. Under . . .

Los Angeles (March 28, 2006) – In a major victory for actors performing in animated programs made for basic cable, Screen Actors Guild negotiators have secured a 20 percent increase in residuals as part of a tentative agreement reached between the Guild and the major producers of animated basic cable . . .

Los Angeles (March 27, 2006) --- A statement from Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg:

"During the last week, Screen Actors Guild held caucuses in five cities—San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, New York and Hollywood—to discuss our ongoing negotiations to secure a new contract covering live action programs made directly for Basic . . .

Los Angeles (March 16, 2006) – Screen Actors Guild today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor’s review of an election challenge filed against the Guild’s national officers has ended with the department taking no action, which finalizes the Guild’s election of President Alan Rosenberg and Secretary-Treasurer Connie Stevens. The . . .

A Strike Authorization Vote on the Basic Cable Live Action Agreement will be Taken at Each Meeting

All paid-up* Guild members who work under the SAG Basic Cable Live Action Agreement (The Closer on TNT, The Shield on FX) or paid-up members interested in these negotiations are urged to attend. The . . .

Los Angeles (March 2, 2006) --- Screen Actors Guild Interim National Executive Director Peter Frank issued the following statement today:

“It is with great sadness that Screen Actors Guild announces that Sallie Weaver, our longtime Deputy National Executive Director for Contracts, has decided to leave the Guild after 20 years of . . .

Denver (March 1, 2006) --- In the long and arduous fight between pro-union supporters and Right-to-Work advocates, Colorado has long been considered a key battleground state. Well, great news for Guild members and unionists everywhere: The Labor movement scored a major victory on February 13 as Colorado's proposed Right-to-Work legislation . . .

Los Angeles (February 27, 2006) – Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg issued the following statement today regarding the death of former Guild President Dennis Weaver.

“The years that Dennis Weaver served his fellow members as president of Screen Actors Guild were particularly challenging times for actors and our union. He . . .

Los Angeles (February 27, 2006) – "In violation of our collective bargaining agreements, ABC recently began selling Lost and Desperate Housewives for digital download to iPods without first bargaining with Screen Actors Guild. Today ABC advised the Guild that it intends to pay residuals to performers based on the videocassette . . .

BASIC CABLE ANIMATION CAUCUS FEBRUARY 24
BASIC CABLE LIVE ACTION CAUCUS FEBRUARY 25

Updates on the status of negotiations

Basic Cable TV Animation Agreement
Examples of shows covered by this contract are SpongeBob SquarePants for Nickelodeon and The Boondocks for Cartoon Network.

Basic Cable Agreement for live action programming
Examples of shows covered . . .

February 20, 2006 (Los Angeles) --- Commemorating Black History Month, Screen Actors Guild and U.S. Representative Diane E. Watson (D-Los Angeles), chair of the Congressional Entertainment Caucus, today joined together to host a reception at Guild Headquarters in Hollywood celebrating the many contributions African-American performers have made to the entertainment . . .

LOS ANGELES (February 8, 2006) – Actors and storytellers staged a demonstration on Wednesday protesting their exclusion from an entertainment industry debate on product integration in TV and film. The protest follows an earlier call by the Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw), Writers Guild of America, East (WGAe), and . . .

In Hollywood, it’s all about having a vision.

For years, the SAG Foundation has had its own precise vision for helping Guild members enhance their acting careers. From hosting “Conversations” with high-profile performers to offering casting access seminars, the Foundation has emerged as one of the best benefits of SAG membership. . . .

(January 30, 2006 - Los Angeles, California) - Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2005 at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Sunday, Jan. 29 at the . . .

Washington, D.C. (January 19, 2006) – Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg today urged members of the U.S. Senate to protect freedom of artistic expression by rejecting legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would impose harsh and unfair fines on individuals.

In testimony delivered before the U.S. . . .

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Decency Hearing

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Mr. Chairman, Co-Chairman Inouye, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to participate in this hearing. My name is Alan Rosenberg and I am the President of Screen Actors Guild.

I am honored to be here . . .

12th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS VOTING REMINDER

Nominations for the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® were announced January 5. For a full list of nominees, please visit the SAG Awards Web site at www.sagawards.org. Ballots were mailed to all active, paid-up Guild members January 6. If you haven't . . .

Los Angeles (January 10, 2006) – Screen Actors Guild announced today the promotion of two veteran employees to national director positions that each oversees key Guild contracts. Sandy Kincaid has been named national director of commercial and industrial contracts, while Karen Borell has assumed the role of national director of . . .

Los Angeles (January 5, 2006) ---- Nominations for the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2005 in five film and eight primetime television categories were announced today at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater.

Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg introduced Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy ) and . . .