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- The Screen Actors Guild recently had a shakeup in leadership when the previous alliance in charge, Membership First, was largely ousted during national SAG elections. Membership First is getting a little business done before they go, though.
On Wednesday, the union’s negotiating committee recommended in an 11-2 vote that the national board authorize a strike vote against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
However, the matter will go before the newly-configured national board on Oct. 12, and according to the Los Angeles Times, it’s highly unlikely that the board or even the membership after that would seriously pursue a …read more

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Variety is reporting that 104 Screen Actors Guild members are running for 16 open seats on SAG’s board of directors. This election will make a big difference in the future of the union, particularly whether they’ll sign contracts with the studios without striking.
Basically though, this is just a battle for turf, much like the gangs in “West Side Story”. Unfortunately, the two factions’ names are all wrong — the proverbial head lion is called “Membership First”, and the new kids on the block are “Unite for Strength”. Hardly the Jets and the Sharks.
But if it were, it would have a …read more

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