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SPRING 2017
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VOLUME 6
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NUMBER 1
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Features
Departments
6 President's Letter
8 Executive VP's Letter
10 Secretary-Treasurer's
Letter
12 National Executive
Director's Letter
13 For Members
24 Broadcast News
26 Scene Around
54 On Location
61 Deals & Discounts
62 In Memoriam
64 Snapshot: Nat King Cole
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ON THE COVER: President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive
Director David White join Telemundo performers and union staff in the
NLRB hearing room in Tampa, Florida.
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28 ESTAMOS UNIDOS
In a historic vote, performers at the Spanish-language
network Telemundo vote to join the union.
30 STRIKING A BLOW FOR FAIRNESS
Members remain active in the video games strike,
while the union signs companies to a new contract.
34 TASK FORCE PLUGS IN
Using new tech, the President's Task Force on
Education, Outreach and Engagement is finding new
ways to connect with members.
36 GOODBYE MICROCHECKS
The union takes a major step toward making
direct deposit of residuals checks a reality.
38 YOUR UNION GOES MOBILE
SAG-AFTRA has released a new app that lets you do
union business on the go.
42 MENTORING GOAL ACHIEVED
Members and their industry partners have
volunteered over 1 million mentoring hours.
44 RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY
Make a good impression; casting directors can be an
actor's best advocate and cheerleader.
46 LIGHTS AND STARS
This year's SAG Awards show was a memorable one
— and a huge ratings success.
EMILY
SHUR/
TURNER
ENTERTAINMENT
NETWORKS
Mahershala Ali celebrates
his two Actor wins.
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