National Executive Director at
@SAGAFTRA
(world's largest performer & broadcaster union), former Deputy DA at
@LADAOffice
. Opinions my own. RT ≠ endorse.
@johnaugust
John, I’m so sorry to hear this. This is a beautiful tribute to an obviously amazing woman. I lost my mother about 18 months ago and while it’s gotten easier, I think about her all the time and miss her deeply. Sending our love to you and your family.
So honored and excited! Having the chance to take on this new challenge on behalf of the members whose work and talent inspire me is a dream. Será trabajo arduo pero gratificante.
@sagaftra
@sagaftraespanol
#sagaftraunidos
This week, as
@HouseForeign
debated Chinese film censorship, I took a moment to recognize the
@SAGAFTRA
+
@WGAWest
@WGAEast
strikes.
As studios boast about profits, writers and actors are seeing paychecks shrink.
@AMPTP
needs to go back to the table and negotiate a fair deal.
All performers deserve respect. It’s an incredibly hard profession to pursue and the risk takers who create deserve to be acknowledged. All of them. 👏👏👏
#sagaftrastrong
We are fighting to ensure that the most powerful media corporations on the planet treat the film and tv workers who produce their content with basic human dignity.
RT if you stand with us in this fight.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards are coming to Netflix!
Starting in 2024, The SAG Awards will stream live on Netflix globally — and you can catch this year’s ceremony, live Feb. 26 on Netflix’s YouTube channel.
Noncompetes are bad public policy and are bad for all workers.
@sagaftra
strongly urges
@GovKathyHochul
to sign
@SenSeanRyan
’s legislation (S.3100A/A.1278B) as written with NO income threshold added.
#SagAftra
strongly urges
@GovKathyHochul
to sign
@SenSeanRyan
’s legislation (S.3100A/A.1278B), as written, to prohibit employers in NY from restricting their workers’ future employment options through the use of noncompete agreements. There should be NO income threshold added.
🚨 WE DID IT!
After nearly two years of negotiations,
@WHYY
’s SAG-AFTRA Union has voted 71-2 to ratify our 1st contract!
We cannot thank you enough for your support — we could not have done it without you!
It was truly an honor to acknowledge
@1kathyConnell
- my friend, an amazing executive producer, and one of the founders of the
@SAGawards
- thank you Kathy for all you have done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director
@DuncanCI
pays tribute to the incomparable
@1kathyconnell
, who shepherded the
@SAGAwards
"from a dream, to a reality, to an institution." Let's all give Kathy a virtual "standing O" 👏👏👏
The Media Access Awards' celebration of
#performerswithdisabilities
was a stellar affair featuring
#sagaftramembers
and PWD advocates! Congrats to our Harold Russell Award recipient Troy Kotsur and Disability Awareness Award recipient
@ZenoMtnFarm
!
What a great choice!
@jbwilliams8
has left quite a legacy and big shoes to fill. Thanks JoBeth for everything you have done and congrats
@CourtneyBVance
!
We're thrilled to announce & welcome our new President
@CourtneyBVance
! We thank JoBeth Williams (
@jbwilliams8
) for 10 years of dedicated service on behalf of her fellow
@sagaftra
artists & look forward to what's ahead with
#PresidentVance
. Exclusive here:
What an honor! Thank you so much
@sagaftra
- what an amazing surprise! And congrats to
@TheGabrielle_C
and
@RebeccaDamonNYC
- receiving this award beside the two of you was both humbling and so amazing. 🙏
Ligia & I didn't always agree, but she was a dedicated & effective advocate & a generous & compassionate person. She is missed. Ligia y yo no siempre estábamos de acuerdo, pero ella era una defensora dedicada y efectiva, y una persona generosa y compasiva. Ella será extrañada.
A minute of silence in remembrance of Ligia de Paula Souza, FiA vice-président and actress, known for elegance, strength and courage in all her battles
#FIAexec2018
Big news out of Philly this morning! Content creators at
@whyy
are unionizing with
@sagaftra
. More than 80 percent of us signed the union recognition petition, and today we delivered that petition to management. Here’s why we’re organizing.
#WeMakeWHYY
Was a busy Saturday but well worth it. Thrilled that the
@sagaftra
National Board locked in our visionary
@DavidWhiteNED
till 2023. Very smart decision.
Proud to represent
#SAGAFTRAmember
journalists like
@VickiethomasWWJ
who make our democracy work by keeping us informed. Congrats and thank you, Vickie!
Congrats to
#sagaftramember
Vickie Thomas on her well-earned induction to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. For more than 25 years she’s kept Detroiters informed and her service as a union steward and mentor to fellow members has been invaluable.
Proud to be part of an organization that’s taking a stand against this unwarranted law enforcement aggression. It has got to stop. Thank you
@Josie_huang
for having the courage to do your job and for being such a pro that you could report on it after.
#wemakekpcc
#sagaftramember
Thank you
@SenatorLeyva
for introducing SB564, which creates a civil cause of action for victims of
#Deepfakes
porn & other sex-related digital doubling. Image-based sexual abuse violates union contracts & human decency:
#ProtectMyImage
#SB564
My beautiful, talented, artistic, amazing mom Chloe Lynda Harvey Ireland passed away yesterday. She was unique. I miss her so much already. 😢❤️
#oneofakind
#cancersucks
#restinpeace
The power of this message is 💯- I’m thinking of my three daughters who can now see themselves reflected. Thank you
@KamalaHarris
and all the women on whose shoulders you stand.
While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last—because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities.
ELI
@RecordingAcad
honoree
@dinalapolt
gave one of the most real and *honest* award speeches I’ve ever heard “It’s not about who’s real to your face, it’s who’s real behind your back.” Great advice - congrats on the award - you’re amazing!
#Grammys2019
Pride started with protest. This weekend we celebrate 51 years of
#LGBT
#Pride
and honor the brave heroes and sheroes of the Stonewall Riots like Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson who stood up to police harassment and violence.
#blacktranslivesmatter
#stonewall
#lgbtq
RBG meant so much to so many of us. She fought the toughest battles with wit and a wry smile. This moment captured in an interview with
#sagaftramember
@NinaTotenberg
really shows that. She will always be very much alive in our hearts.
#RBGRIP
"There was a senator ... who announced with great glee that I was going to be dead within six months," she recalled. "That senator, whose name I have forgotten, is now himself dead, and I," she added with a smile, "am very much alive." <3
Estoy muy emocionado de que el tratado entrará en vigor con su trigésima ratificación. Sus protecciones son muy importantes para todos los artistas. 👏🏻 a
@WIPO
y a
@FIA_actors
- la lucha para que todos los países ratifiquen continuará!
@sagaftraespanol
#sagaftraunidos
"The
#BeijingTreaty
is the most important thing that has happened to actors since the invention of the cinema 🎬.
It will significantly improve the quality of life of all actors around the globe."
— Javier Bardem on WIPO’s Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances ⤵️
HUGE NEWS: After almost a year of bargaining, partly in a pandemic, we have reached a tentative agreement in our first contract (subject to ratification). It’s the result of hard work, unity and collaboration.
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
#Solidarity
Today content creators at
@wamu885news
announced they are organizing to join our union! Our SAG-AFTRA family has your back 100% as we build a UNION workplace where you feel respected and valued -- Congrats
@WeMakeWAMU
#WeMakeWAMU
#1u
Was surprised with a Stand Up to Cancer kit on my flight today - and my mom’s name is part of the
@SU2C
tribute on another plane. Miss her every day. Thanks
@AmericanAir
for being out front in the fight against cancer
#CancerAwareness
Proud of our governor
@GavinNewsom
for appointing an eminently qualified individual to the CA Supreme Court, who also happens to be the first openly gay person to serve on the court. Our courts must reflect the diversity of California. 🏳️🌈
#LGBTQ
Honored to nominate Justice Martin Jenkins to the CA Supreme Court.
He is a person of the highest principles.
A product and protector of the California Dream.
And will be the first openly gay Justice and third Black man to serve on the state’s highest court. Congratulations!
Highlight: “There are a significant number of productions going in Los Angeles County, but it’s not like what we would normally expect at this point in the year,”
@sagaftra
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
@DuncanCI
says on the impact of COVID-19 in Hollywood.
A very happy birthday to our President Emeritus JoBeth Williams (
@jbwilliams8
)! Our Foundation and
@sagaftra
community are grateful for you! We hope you have a joyful day full of laughter and celebration!❤️🎂❤️
We at
@sagaftra
have been working hard with
#DGA
@IATSE
@Teamsters
to set forth a plan for reopening the industry with proper emphasis on safety. It turns out one of the keys to that is regular and frequent testing for COVID-19. Check out our work...
#Solidarity
#SaferSet
‘The Safe Way Forward’ Joint Report from the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and Teamsters on COVID-19 Safety Guidelines to Provide Safe Workplaces in a Pre-Vaccine World
Getting to know Shelby over the past decade was a real privilege. She was a remarkable leader and warm but no-nonsense person. I respected her deeply. RIP Shelby 😢
FiA and its worldwide membership is supporting the creative professionals of the new
@WHYYUnion
and their campaign for fair wages, working conditions and the right to participate in the future of their workplace. We stand with
@WHYYUnion
&
@SAGAFTRA
.
#1u
#FIAexec2019
SAG-AFTRA NED David White writes in today’s
@LAtimes
that companies can prosper even when required to provide gig workers with the same rights and protections of regular employees.
It was such an honor to get to know Joe Krebs. He had that rare combination of gravitas and humility, and was such a kind and generous man. He is already deeply missed. RIP Joe.
“Joe was a true union man. His breadth of knowledge & experience was an enormous asset to SAG-AFTRA. The work he did in support of his fellow members & for the principles of fairness & justice will endure,” said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris.
Huge thanks to NOLA
@WaltLeger
for fighting for Louisiana performers to have digital image rights in video games, films & live concerts. This bill establishes a
Louisiana right of publicity.
#ProtectMyImage
👏👏👏
Your courage
@TheElliotPage
is going to make life better not just for you but for countless other people - including other performers - who will take inspiration from you. Thanks for speaking out - all of us at
@sagaftra
are here to stand with you and all our
#LGBTQ
members
Proud to support
#sagaftra
member
@TheElliotPage
& trans and non-binary people being and working as their authentic selves. We will continue to help ensure the media and entertainment industry is a safe space regardless of gender identity or expression.
This is a fascinating and thought-provoking journey into the implications of our justice system and the public defender function on racial justice. Check it out! Thanks to
@ireneojoe
and
@UCDavisLaw
for sharing this widely.
Sixteen years ago the three of us first broke bread together here when Laura and Will were just starting at
@sagaftra
- now sadly
#callenders
is closing and we reunited here once again to…
Cast and crew union leaders from around the world share cutting-edge experience, supported by firm scientific evidence, about safe return to work protocols for film and TV production in pre-vaccine environment today with
@unimei
including
@sagaftra
@withMEAA
@EquityUK
@SFA_CGT
Some may compare this 1st contract with mature 80-year old agreements with the major studios/networks; that's not a reasonable comparison. Rome wasn't built in a day & this is an outstanding start. *Never* been prouder to say
#sagaftraunidos
#sisepuede
It's wrong to say to a performer, or anyone, "we'll hire u for this great job, but only if u agree that after a few months of work, you'll be unemployed and unpaid for a year or two, and only allowed to look for other work if we feel like giving u permission."
@jonathankriggs
🙏
@jonathankriggs
- really appreciate it. Also shout out to my colleagues on our safer reopening team - they are the best! It’s an honor to work to protect and support our amazing
#sagaftramembers
For a quick break from
#CES
check out this excellent piece from The World on
@PRI
on our efforts in
#telenovelas
featuring
@azarpablo
with an assist from yours truly
I'm also incredibly proud of how excellent this contract is. It provides performers crucial protections they have *never* had: health & pension benefits, residuals, minimum salaries, and so much more, & puts in place the foundation for the next two decades of negotiations.
@sagaftra
& performers around the world stand with
@SAGActors
@SagaChairman
in fighting for their right to have a fair copyright system. What the US and EU have done is despicable. Thanks
@FIA_actors
for leading the int’l response.
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland ofrecer su primera entrevista como Director Ejecutivo Nacional designado de SAG-AFTRA. Conoce sobre su trayectoria profesional que le ha posicionado como candidato ideal y sus planes para el futuro del sindicato.
Disappointed in the Court’s ruling in the IMDb case. Really misses the point - could have been helped if we’d been allowed to present evidence. Ninth Circuit here we come.
#NeverSurrender
En México > Seminario conjunto de
#FIALA
y
@unimei
#Panartes
esta semana creando estrategias sindicales comunes para proteger los derechos de los trabajadores del sector audiovisual y artístico en Latinoamérica: Gracias a
@andactores
y
@sitatyrOficial
por recibir nos!
#unidos
So proud of my amazing
@sagaftra
colleague
@DanielleVEsq
- not only is her fascinating article on
#deepfakes
the lead in this month’s
@LALawyerMag
(read it!) but she is also on the cover! Way to go & congrats Danielle 💫
It’s a deal! SAG-AFTRA and records labels reach a tentative agreement on the successor to the Sound Recordings contract. Important gains in wages, health & retirement. Congrats!.
#sagaftramember