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March 15, 2010	AFTRA Welcomes New Chicago Local Executive Director Eric Chaudron has been hired as the new Executive Director of the AFTRA Chicago Local.
March 2, 2010	AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES The following is a joint statement from AFTRA, IATSE and SAG. Orlando, Fla. (March 2) – The AFL-CIO Executive Council, at its meeting today in Orlando, unanimously adopted a statement on the subject of the theft of intellectual property. Submitted to the Council by the Department of Professional...
March 1, 2010	Hollywood Labor Gathers to Give Voice to the Voiceless Out of Silence: Readings From the Afghan Women’s Writing Project Presented by the Women’s Committees of SAG, AFTRA & WGA, West with PGA and Women In Film International Committee in Honor of International Women’s Day Los Angeles (March 1, 2010) - Hollywood unions, guilds and organizations...
February 27, 2010	Board Approves Joint Bargaining The AFTRA National Board unanimously voted to approve a recommendation by a subcommittee of the AFTRA Strategy Cabinet to formally engage in joint bargaining under Phase One terms with SAG.
February 23, 2010	AFTRA Icons Honored Hundreds of AFTRA members and supporters camed to The Plaza hotel Feb. 22 to honor five AFTRA Icons in media and entertainment.
February 16, 2010	Tony Bennett, Don Imus Among Presenters at 2010 AMEE Awards The AFTRA Foundation today announced the presenters for the 2010 AFTRA Media and Entertainment Excellence Awards (The AMEES), where the spectrum of AFTRA talent will be on display.
February 1, 2010	February Flash: A Message From National VP Bob Butler Freedom is never given; it is always won. – A. Phillip Randolph Dear AFTRA Member: February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate the contributions black...
January 22, 2010	AFTRA Welcomes AMC to L.A. AFTRA and the Paley Center hosted the cast of ABC's "All My Children" with a panel discussion and party.
January 18, 2010	A Message from Craig Dellimore Dear AFTRA member: Today, AFTRA members celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King's life was dedicated to advocating on behalf of those who do not have a voice, whose faces and stories many people sought – and continue to seek – to repress, ignore or worse....
January 14, 2010	Net Neutrality: Comment Filed AFTRA, DGA, IATSE and SAG, filed joint public comments Thursdays with the FCC on Net Neutrality.
January 4, 2010	Hedgpeth Named to 2010 Economic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco LOS ANGELES (Jan. 4, 2010) — The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, AFL-CIO, announced today that AFTRA National Executive Director Kim Roberts Hedgpeth has been named to the 2010 Twelfth District Economic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Hedgpeth...
December 16, 2009	AFTRA Foundation Honors Legends Juanes, Robin Roberts and the Cast of ‘Sesame Street’ honored with 2010 AFTRA Media and Entertainment Excellence Awards. Charles Osgood and Sam Moore earn Lifetime Achievement Awards.
December 15, 2009	AFTRA, Unions Meet with Biden AFTRA, DGA, IATSE and SAG met with Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday to discuss intellectual property rights and piracy.
December 2, 2009	The Future of Journalism AFTRA National Director for News & Broadcast Debra Osofsky participated Wednesday in a panel discussion at the FTC's journalism conference in D.C.
December 1, 2009	A Message from Bob Edwards As the year draws to a close, and we look ahead to 2010, we stand together at the crossroads of opportunity.
November 19, 2009	World AIDS Day Fund-Raiser for the Frank Nelson Sick & Benefit Fund The Frank Nelson Memorial Sick & Benefit Fund of AFTRA Invite You to a Fund-Raising Mixer and Silent Auction in Recognition of World AIDS Day to Benefit the Fund's programs for AFTRA Members in Need Annual World AIDS Day Fundraiser and Silent Auction December 1, 2009 This...
November 12, 2009	Members OK Video Game Contract AFTRA members on Thursday approved the new agreement by 66% in favor – a margin of 2-to-1 – of the new 15-month contract.
November 8, 2009	AFTRA Remembers Counter President Roberta Reardon and National Executive Director Kim Roberts Hedgpeth comment on the passing of J. Nicholas Counter, longtime president of the AMPTP.
October 24, 2009	AFTRA National Board of Directors Meets for Fall Plenary; Approves Video Game Contract Extension for Affected Member Ratification LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK (October 24, 2009)—The National Board of Directors of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), a national union of more than more 70,000 performers, journalists, broadcasters, recording artists and other talent working in the entertainment and news media, met today...
October 22, 2009	Joint Statement Regarding Proposed FCC Rulemaking LOS ANGELES (October 22, 2009) – The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE)...
October 20, 2009	AFTRA Praises California Law Regulating Advance-Fee Talent Services LOS ANGELES (October 20, 2009)---The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) today praised the signing of a new California State law designed to address the problem of abusive business practices and fraud that plague the advance-fee talent industry. On October 11, Governor...
October 15, 2009	AFTRA Members Applaud Senate Judiciary Approval of Performance Rights Act LOS ANGELES (October 15, 2009)—Members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) today applaud the United States Senate Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Performance Rights Act (S. 379). A similar bill, H.R. 848, was approved in May by the House Judiciary Committee. ...
October 15, 2009	AFTRA and SAG Approve Extension of Contracts Covering Non-Broadcast, Industrial and Educational Agreements LOS ANGELES (Oct. 15, 2009) – The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild announced today that the AFTRA Administrative Committee and Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors have approved an 18-month extension to the AFTRA Code of Fair Practice for Non...
October 5, 2009	AFTRA Members Request Federal Mediator at WHEC-TV Negotiations in Rochester Quality of Local Journalism in Jeopardy Rochester, New York (Oct. 5, 2009)—Members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) today announced they have requested a federal mediator to join contract negotiations at WHEC-TV in Rochester, New York on Tuesday, Oct. 6. WHEC-TV...
October 2, 2009	American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild and Video Game Industry Reach Tentative Agreements on New Contracts LOS ANGELES (October 1, 2009)—The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) today announced they have reached tentative agreements with video game companies on new contracts. The agreements—which become effective upon ratification and remain in full force until...
September 25, 2009	Joint Statement Regarding White House Nomination of Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator LOS ANGELES (Sept. 25, 2009) – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE), Screen Actors Guild...
September 18, 2009	AFTRA Says Farewell to 'Guiding Light' LOS ANGELES (Sept. 18, 2009)—The following is a statement from the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) on the airing of the last episode of the AFTRA-covered daytime drama "Guiding Light" today. "Today, we bid farewell to the longest running daytime drama in history,...
September 17, 2009	AFTRA Members Welcome UNITE HERE Back to the AFL-CIO PITTSBURGH (September 17, 2009)—The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) released the following statement today after the AFL-CIO announced that its Executive Council had approved the re-affiliation of UNITE HERE: "Today, the family of labor has grown by more than 250,000...
September 16, 2009	I AM PWD CAMPAIGN ENDORSED BY AFL-CIO CONVENTION AFL-CIO Convention Delegates Pass Resolution 18 Endorsing the I AM PWD Campaign of AEA, AFTRA and SAG Pittsburgh (September 16, 2009) – I AM PWD — the Inclusion in the Arts and Media for People with Disabilities campaign of Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Television and...
September 16, 2009	AFTRA President Reardon Elected AFL-CIO Vice President to Serve on Executive Council Reardon Congratulates New AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka PITTSBURGH (September 16, 2009)—Roberta Reardon, National President of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), released this statement today following her nomination and election as an AFL-CIO Vice...
August 31, 2009	AFTRA President Reardon Commends U.S. Plans to Cease Journalist Vetting in Afghanistan LOS ANGELES (August 31, 2009)—Roberta Reardon, National President of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, issued this statement today commending a decision by the United States Army to cease its plans to vet journalists covering the military’s operations in Afghanistan: ...
August 31, 2009	AFTRA Expresses Support for Journalist Cami McCormick Injured in Afghanistan LOS ANGELES (August 31, 2009)—Roberta Reardon, National President of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, issued this statement today following a CBS News report that AFTRA New York member and CBS Correspondent Cami McCormick has been injured by a roadside bomb while on assignment in...
August 26, 2009	AFTRA Members Mourn the Passing of Sen. Edward Kennedy The following is a statement by AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon on the passing of Sen. Edward Kennedy: "From his final days in the United States Senate as the driving force behind the Employee Free Choice Act and meaningful health care reform, to his lifelong career fighting for civil,...
August 26, 2009	Journalists Groups Protest Over US Media Vetting in Afghanistan The International Federation of Journalists and United States journalists' groups today condemned military vetting of journalists covering the Afghanistan conflict to see if they are sympathetic to the American cause. Journalists and media people seeking to travel under the protection of U.S. armed forces to report...
August 13, 2009	AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon Salutes "Guiding Light" The following is a statement from AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon regarding the last taping of the longest running daytime drama, “Guiding Light,” which took place Tuesday, Aug. 11. “After 72 years of entertaining America, ‘Guiding Light’ is bowing with the grace and dignity that...
August 10, 2009	FCC Seeks Comments on musicFIRST Petition Radio Stations Threatening Performers, Refusing to Run Ads and Misleading the Public Washington, August 10, 2009 - The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments on the petition filed by the musicFIRST Coalition. The petition details how radio stations across the country refuse to air...
August 9, 2009	AFTRA Convention Delegates Re-Elect Actor Roberta Reardon National President Delegates Approve Initiation Fee Increase to Fund Organizing The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists concluded its biennial National Convention on Saturday, August 8 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago with a wide range of actions including the re-election of Roberta Reardon as...
August 7, 2009	AFTRA Members Honor ‘As The World Turns,’ ‘America’s Best Dance Crew,’ ‘HawthoRNe,’ Chicago’s ABC7/WLS-TV and Other Productions with American Scene Award® Honors at AFTRA Convention CHICAGO (August 7, 2009) – Members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) today honored the long-running daytime drama “As The World Turns,” the reality talent competition show “Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” Sony Pictures Television’s new series...
August 5, 2009	AFTRA National Board Meets Prior to Biennial Convention in Chicago Board Recommends Initiation Fee Increase and Endorses Richard L. Trumka for AFL-CIO President CHICAGO (August 5, 2009)—The National Board of Directors of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) held its two-day plenary meeting prior to the 62nd AFTRA National...

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