SAG-AFTRA

SAG-AFTRA Restructuring Plan Faces Criticism From Within

SAG-AFTRA’s office closures and staff cuts are coming under fire from within the union’s leadership, with critics saying they could lead to an increase in nonunion productions in the states affected and may threaten the vitality of the labor movement.

SAG-AFTRA Local Leaders Oppose Restructure Plan

SAG-AFTRA’s office closures and staff cuts are coming under fire from within the union’s leadership, with critics saying they could lead to an increase in non-union productions in the states affected and may threaten the vitality of the labor movement. Moreover, some local SAG-AFTRA officials are fighting the ...

SAG-AFTRA Approves Commercials Contract, Cuts Staff

SAG-AFTRA announced staff cuts and office closures Sunday at the end of a two-day national board meeting in Los Angeles that also saw the approval of the commercials contracts.

SAG-AFTRA Leader: Staff-Cut Talk 'Premature'

SAG-AFTRA executive director David White sent a memo to board members and alternates calling the reports of staff cuts “premature and not official.”

SAG-AFTRA Turns Attention to Upcoming Elections

Procedures for the upcoming leadership vote are still being worked out, but the union will cease using a co-presidency.

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Commercials Deal

After almost two months of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative deal on its commercials contracts with the advertising industry.

Understanding Union Rules and Labor Laws for Child Actors

When it comes to young performers, state governments and the unions provide strict guidelines.

Casting Directors Withdraw Audition Tapes From Auction

A planned auction of celebrity actor audition tapes scheduled to take place this week in Beverly Hills will not go forward.

Hulu Sale Wouldn't Impact Residuals

A sale of the streaming video service Hulu won’t affect actors’ residual payments, according to SAG-AFTRA.

Is Audition-Room Privacy Dead?

A planned auction of 54 VHS tapes featuring early auditions by actors Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock, and many others has touched off a fit of handwringing in the casting community and endangered the age-old idea of the audition room as sacred space.