SAG Unit to Explore Bringing In AFTRA Actors

In the latest scuffle, SAG’s Hollywood Division board, dominated by MembershipFirst members, has passed a resolution calling for a new task force “to explore the acquisition of actors of AFTRA.” At issue is whether this effort violates an AFL-CIO brokered agreement the two organizations signed in January that prohibits disparagement or raiding of each other’s membership.

Regardless, the wording has angered MembershipFirst opponents tired of its acrimonious actions with regard to AFTRA.

The resolution, proposed by board member Angel Tompkins, impacts the guilds in the midst of a nexus of election and contract battles.

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