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16 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2022 | sagaftra.org For Members Return to Work Agreement with AMPTP Extended SAG-AFTRA Unveils Intimacy Coordinator Registry and Pre-Registry Lists I n its continuing efforts to change culture on set, SAG-AFTRA announced the publication of an intimacy coordinator registry and pre-registry. The registry and pre-registry lists are provided as a resource to help producers identify qualified and experienced intimacy coordinators. The lists are a major element of the union's yearslong collaboration with the intimacy coordinator community to create a safer work environment by assisting actors performing in scenes involving nudity, simulated sex or other intimate scenes. There are currently 41 intimacy coordinators from the United States, UK, Canada and Australia on the registry, as well as nine intimacy coordinators on the pre-registry. All have met the Recommended Standards for Qualifications, Training and Vetting of Intimacy Coordinators, and those on the pre-registry list are still working toward meeting the required work experience days. This is an important step forward for all SAG-AFTRA members and will improve the atmosphere on sets and in productions requiring intimate scenes. With the presence of the intimacy coordinator, performers will be protected in potentially vulnerable situations. W ith a continued commitment to keeping casts, crews and all set workers safe in light of the changing impact of COVID-19, SAG-AFTRA, the DGA, IATSE and Teamsters and Basic Crafts, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have agreed to extend the Return to Work Agreement until Sept. 30, 2022, with minor modifications in meals and transportation. Find out more at sagaftra.org/backtowork. Contract Negotiations Update M ember involvement is critical to negotiating contracts that best serve those who work them. That's why it's important to stay informed and participate in the wages and working conditions process when the contracts you work are going to be up for negotiation. Here is a list of some of the union's upcoming contracts: News & Broadcast Ongoing and Upcoming for 2022: • KPCC - Public Media • KUOW - Public Media • Telemundo N.Y. • Univision N.Y. • CBS O&O's • ABC O&O's • Nexstar Stations • CBS Network News • iHeart Radio Stations • Audacy Radio Stations • First Contracts with Univision Chicago, Marketplace, WAMU, KIRO and WPXI News Producers Units Corporate/Educational & Non-Broadcast, Interactive (Video Games) Look for notices about the wages and working conditions process in late summer or early fall. DEADLINE FOR MAY DUES I f you experienced a COVID-19-related financial hardship and your request for a due date extension and the first payment of the installment plan for the May 2022 dues period was received on or before June 9, 2022, this is a reminder that the second installment payment is due by Sept. 1. Please note that your final installment payment must be received no later than Sept. 12, 2022, to maintain good standing for the May 2022 dues period unless prior period payments are owed. No late fees will be assessed for the May dues period. Visit sagaftra.org/billing-portal to make a dues payment. GETTY IMAGES