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SAG RELEASES LETTER PLEDGING SUPPORT TO
CANADIAN ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION'S EFFORT TO
UNIONIZE PRODUCTION OF TORONTO BLUE MAN GROUP
Los
Angeles (June 28, 2005) - Screen Actors Guild (SAG) today
released a letter that pledges its full support to Canadian
Actors' Equity Association (CAEA) and its ongoing effort to
bring a nonunion Toronto production of Blue Man Group to the
negotiating table. SAG President Melissa Gilbert and SAG National
Executive Director/CEO Greg Hessinger sent the letter to CAEA
Executive Director Susan Wallace and said the Guild would
ask all its members not to audition or accept work with the
Blue Man Group's Toronto production. The entire text of the
letter read:
"We
are deeply concerned about Blue Man Group's unacceptable decision
to mount a nonunion production in Toronto while refusing to
negotiate a fair contract with Canadian Actors Equity Association.
Without equivocation, Screen Actors Guild stands firmly behind
CAEA as it tries to bring this intransigent producer to the
bargaining table.
"As
a show of support, the Guild will formally ask all of its
members not to audition or accept work with the Blue Man Group's
Toronto production-until CAEA is able to negotiate an acceptable
contract.
"We
understand this is a crucial struggle for your working members
and request that you keep us updated on all developments.
Please let us know if Screen Actors Guild can provide additional
assistance to CAEA regarding this matter."
About
SAG
Screen
Actors Guild is the nation's largest labor union representing
working actors. Established in 1933, SAG has a rich history
in the American labor movement, from standing up to studios
to break long-term engagement contracts in the 1940s to fighting
for artists' rights amid the digital revolution sweeping the
entertainment industry in the 21st century. With 20 branches
nationwide, SAG represents nearly 120,000 working actors in
film, television, industrials, commercials and music videos.
The Guild exists to enhance actors' working conditions, compensation
and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf
of artists' rights. SAG is a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, you can visit SAG online at
www.sag.org.
View
the original SAG letter HERE
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