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BROADCAST MEMBERS HIGHLIGHT POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS D ealing with post-traumatic stress disorder for journalists was the focus of a presentation at the national Broadcast Steering Committee meeting in Philadelphia on March 2. Members of the BSC watched a short documentary directed by SAG-AFTRA member Mike Walter on how PTSD can afect journalists. Many members shared their personal experiences and how they had been deeply afected by events they witness on the job, from "everyday" assignments like house ires and traic accidents to national tragedies such as the Sept. 11 attacks and the Newtown elementary school massacre. he BSC is made up of more than 60 broadcast members representing almost every local in the union. he committee allows member-leaders from all over the country to have a say in the union's broadcast agenda and is mandated by the SAG-AFTRA Constitution to meet three times a year. A mix of lively discussions on key issues and concrete gettingdown-to-business is the usual agenda at the meetings. he recent BSC was a productive one, with presentations that Click here for photos BSC Chair Joe Krebs included a Health & Retirement update by trustee/member Shelby Scott, an exploration of broadcast leadership development in the Philadelphia Local and an update on negotiations given by Assistant National Executive Director, News and Broadcast Mary Cavallaro and Associate Executive Director Rich Larkin. Broadcast members from two newly organized shops, KPCC in Los Angeles and KFOR in Oklahoma City, also attended the meeting, describing their struggles to unionize and the pride in becoming members of SAG-AFTRA. he next BSC meeting will take place in the summer. REARDON JOINS NATIONAL LABOR COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES T he National Labor College has appointed SAG-AFTRA Co-President Roberta Reardon to its board of trustees. he board is the independent government body of the NLC and works to ensure that the college provides the highest quality education and training programs for students, as well as remaining iscally responsible. "National Labor College is in the midst of numerous new endeavors and Roberta is the perfect it to add to our board of progressive minds who know that strong unions and education are keys to the success of our country," said NLC President Paula E. Peinovich. Established in 1969, the NLC is the only college in the United States with a mission to serve the educational needs of the labor movement. Its courses include undergraduate and graduate work, as well as the recently accredited Associate of Arts degree program. To learn more, visit nlc.edu WORKING ON YOUR BEHALF DUNCAN CRABTREE-IRELAND, chief administrative oicer and general counsel (with National Executive Director David White, far right), has been awarded the Labor Counsel Award by the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel. he award, which recognized Crabtree-Ireland for his accomplishments in labor relations and collective bargaining, was presented at a gala luncheon on Jan. 11 at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. GENE LEWIS PAMELA GREENWALT, assistant national executive director, communications (right) accepted SAG-AFTRA's inalist award for Nonproit Campaign of the Year at the annual PRWeek Awards in New York on March 7. SAGAFTRA.org | Spring 2013 | SAG-AFTRA 19