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ENTERTAINMENT LABOR UPDATE

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January 20, 2010
Santa Barbara Local 442 makes a deal with MTC and ends their strike.

January 8, 2010
AGMA and AEA are having a jurisdictional dispute over the new Twyla Tharp Broadway show.

December 13, 2009
Mark Zimmerman has resigned his post as President of Actors Equity Association effective immediately. First V.P. Paige Price will take over as President until the next election.

November 12, 2009
AFTRA members have approved the new video games agreement. This is an identical agreement to that which the SAG members turned down in October.

November 10, 2009
NY Times reports AFM Local 802 has filed charges against Tony & Tina's Wedding.

November 7, 2009
Nick Counter, former President of the AMPTP, died yesterday.

November 5, 2009
IA made a deal with AFI. Boycott of AFI events is called off.

October 30, 2009
IA requests boycott of AFI events because of AFI's alleged anti-union activities.

October 27, 2009
SAG rejects tentative vid game agreement at member meetings. AFTRA recommending ratification to members who will receive written ballot.

October 26, 2009
AFTRA will send tentative games deal to members for ratification. SAG is holding member meetings today and tomorrow to vote the contract up or down.

October 21, 2009
DGA makes a tentative commercials deal with AICP.

October 16, 2009
David White is named National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of Screen Actors Guild.

October 15, 2009
Carol Lombardini is named President of AMPTP

October 15, 2009
SAG & AFTRA industrial video contracts are extended to April 2011. Increase in benefit contributions only. No wage increases.

October 2, 2009
SAG & AFTRA announce tentative deal on video game agreements.

September 24, 2009
Ken Howard was elected as national president of Screen Actors Guild. Amy Aquino was elected as Secretary/Treasurer.

September 18, 2009
John Wells is elected president of the WGA

September 15, 2009
SAG announces that Betty White will receive SAG's Lifetime Acheivement Award

NEW ON THE SITE

The 2009 Screen Actors Guild Memorandum to TV & Basic Agreements and the 2005 DGA National Commercials Contract are up on the site. Details about the 2009 DGA Commercials deal will be up as soon as they are available. Find these new resources on the Agreements page.

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LINKS TO NATIONAL GUILD AND UNION WEBSITES

AFM

AFTRA

Directors Guild of America

IATSE

Screen Actors Guild

Teamsters

Writers Guild of America, West

Writers Guild of America, East

Links to Teamster and IATSE Locals are on the Resources page.

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