12/26/2024 8:54:05 PM The SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contracts Expire 3-31-25 ... What Do you Need to Know (and Do)? By Brian Murphy It’s happening again. The current SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract and the SAG-AFTRA Audio Commercials Contract will expire on March 31,...
4/6/2022 1:01:11 PM SAG-AFTRA and JPC Reach Tentative Deal on Successor Commercials Contracts By Brian Murphy SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee each have issued identical, terse statements announcing that a tentative agreement has been...
2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM Ex-President Trump Resigns From SAG-AFTRA; Union's Response: "Thank You" By Brian Murphy In a fiery letter sent to SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris (who still occupies her office), President Donald J. Trump (who was...
3/9/2020 12:00:00 AM Union Wars (Part IV): A New Hope By Brian Murphy Candice Kersh A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy (Not So) Far, Far Away (A Recap) In August of 2018 and May of 2019 (see this and this post), SAG-AFTRA...
12/9/2019 12:00:00 AM When Others Go High … We Go Low (Budget): The SAG-AFTRA Commercials Low Budget Digital Waiver Gets a Makeover By Brian Murphy SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee (“JPC”) have announced changes to the popular Low Budget Digital Waiver (the “LBDW”) under the...
9/26/2019 12:18:44 PM The AFofM Contract - Extension and Upcoming Negotiations By Brian Murphy The ANA-4A’s Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (the “JPC”) and the American Federation of Musicians have...
5/14/2019 12:01:04 AM SAG-AFTRA Revokes Signatory Status of Six More "Signatory Service" Entities By Brian Murphy Today, SAG-AFTRA announced that it has revoked the signatory status of six "signatory service" entities: Checks in Motion, Inc.,...
4/28/2019 12:00:00 AM The 2019 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (Part 1): The Alternate Compensation Structure By Brian Murphy The Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") for the 2019 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (the "Commercials Contract") has been released. Clocking...
4/14/2019 8:35:04 PM SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contracts Approved by Union's National Board By Brian Murphy Yesterday, SAG-AFTRA's National Board unanimously approved the tentative deals for the 2019 Commercials Contracts and Audio Commercials...
8/16/2018 2:21:10 AM SAG-AFTRA Revokes Signatory Status of Signatory Company By Brian Murphy SAG-AFTRA announced yesterday that it is revoking the signatory status of Executive Media Services (“EMS”). EMS is one of a number of...
6/7/2018 12:54:24 PM Let the Music Play: AFofM Commercials Announcements Agreement Extended By Brian Murphy The ANA-4A's Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations and the American Federation of Musicians (AFofM) have agreed to...
5/10/2018 2:07:30 AM Potential Perils of Not Paying SAG Pension & Health? By Brian Murphy A complaint filed last week in California state court presents interesting questions regarding the potential liability that an advertiser...