Comments on: SAG Contract Report #4: Actor Issues http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/sag-contract-report-4-actor-issues/ Sat, 17 May 2008 01:09:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Peggy Lane O'Rourke http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/sag-contract-report-4-actor-issues/#comment-61211 Peggy Lane O'Rourke Fri, 09 May 2008 03:16:42 +0000 http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/sag-contract-report-4-actor-issues/#comment-61211 I am a proud member of SAG. I am also a member of AFTRA. Not so proud. But here's my complaint: since this clip issue is a BIG DEAL and a game changer in terms of a strike, why oh WHY didn't SAG tell the 44,000 of us that are dual card members that AFTRA LEFT IT OUT of the network contract they just passed. You know the one could be the new industry standard! This is a HUGE issue for all actors and if it's really on the table you should have mentioned it. We could have shut that contract down. I was torn on voting for the new AFTRA network code and didn't. But I'd bet if wouldn't have passed by 93 % ( of whatever percentage voted ) if dual members all knew that. In an information age, information is key!!!! SAG you can do better! Peggy Lane O'Rourke I am a proud member of SAG. I am also a member of AFTRA. Not so proud. But here’s my complaint: since this clip issue is a BIG DEAL and a game changer in terms of a strike, why oh WHY didn’t SAG tell the 44,000 of us that are dual card members that AFTRA LEFT IT OUT of the network contract they just passed. You know the one could be the new industry standard! This is a HUGE issue for all actors and if it’s really on the table you should have mentioned it. We could have shut that contract down.

I was torn on voting for the new AFTRA network code and didn’t. But I’d bet if wouldn’t have passed by 93 % ( of whatever percentage voted ) if dual members all knew that. In an information age, information is key!!!!

SAG you can do better!

Peggy Lane O’Rourke

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