BREAKING NEWS: The national board of the Screen Actors Guild has overwhelmingly approved a plan to merge with its sister union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Kudos to SAG National President Ken Howard and AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon
The proposed name for the new union is SAG-AFTRA.
The resolution read:
“It was moved and seconded that the National Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Merger Task Force, approves the proposed Merger Agreement between Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and further approves the proposed SAG-AFTRA Constitution. The National Board directs that the proposed Constitution and Merger Agreement be submitted for membership approval by mailed ballot referendum, in cooperation with AFTRA. The referendum materials and ballot shall be mailed on or about February 27, 2012, with a ballot return and tabulation deadline of March 30, 2012.”
Approved: 87.1% - 12.9%
The G1 held five rounds of meetings to create the successor union merger package. The meetings, which began in June of 2011, followed a historic Listening Tour conducted by SAG National President Ken Howard and AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon. The G1 finished its work January 16 with a vote approving the merger package debated and approved today by the SAG National Board."
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