SAG & AFTRA Rates Sheets

I just returned from a busy 2 weeks of meeting with Clients in the Seattle and Portland area.  I met with so many wonderful people in both voiceover and on-camera; from Ad Agencies, Talent Agencies, Voice Over Teachers and Casting Directors to Actors, Union Reps and Post Facilities.  One concern that came up from all parties was the question of rates: what the Union rates are, how to find them and...

SAG/AFTRA Negotiation Coverage

Yesterday, The Hollywood Reporter posted an article titled: “SAG tries to mend fences” Click here to read full article. Click here for more SAG/AFTRA coverage on HollywoodReporter.com - Amber Dahlin var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var hs_ppa = "voicebank1.app7.hubspot.com"; document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + document.location.protocol + "//" + hs_ppa + "/salog.js.aspx' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));

AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP on Primetime Television Contract

LOS ANGELES (May 28, 2008) “The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists” the nation’s second largest performers union, representing 70,000 members, including approximately 52,000 working actors has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on a new three-year primetime television contract (Exhibit A of the AFTRA...

Wall Street Journal article on SAG/AFTRA negotiations.

This is a repost from an April 3, 2008 Wall Street Journal article written by Peter Sanders. Actors Guild Faces Drama In Its Ranks - Stewart Wilson-Turner var hs_portalid=78808; var hs_salog_version = "2.00"; var hs_ppa = "voicebank1.app7.hubspot.com"; document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + document.location.protocol + "//" + hs_ppa + "/salog.js.aspx' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));

Some thoughts on the 2008 Union Contract negotiations.

The current SAG and AFTRA negotiations for their expiring contracts is the big topic of conversation in the voice over industry. Over the past 12 months, I’ve had discussions with everyone from Producers and Creative Directors at Ad Agencies to Talent Agents to Actors – even a few SAG & AFTRA officials from both coasts have chimed in. Yes, the base point that people bring up is money: -...

AFTRA President Roberta Reardon Comments on DGA Agreement

LOS ANGELES (January 17, 2008) — The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the national labor union of 70,000 actors, singers, dancers, announcers, and other broadcast talent, issued the following statement by President Roberta Reardon regarding the announcement that the Directors Guild of America has reached an agreement with the AMPTP:”AFTRA is encouraged by the news that...

SAG to Vote on Negotiating Separately from AFTRA

The following article appeared on Broadcasting & Cable’s website. Important issues are being decided in the upcoming year: Screen Actors Guild Board of Directors Calls for Vote to Dissolve Phase I Agreement with American Federation of Radio and Television Artists By John Eggerton — Broadcasting & Cable, 1/14/2008 4:11:00 PM The Screen Actors Guild board of directors agreed to call...