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A Dues Relief Extension Program is available for members experiencing financial hardship. Members can request a due date extension and installment plan for their November membership dues. Members recently received their SAG-AFTRA semi-annual November dues statement along with information on the due date extension and installment plan for those in need. Dec. 11, 2023, is the deadline to make your November dues payment to be eligible for SAG Awards voting and to receive For Your Consideration screeners. If you request a dues relief extension, you must make the request and your first dues installment payment no later than Dec. 11 to maintain good standing and be eligible for SAG Awards voting and screeners, unless prior period payments are owed. SAG Awards FYC screeners will be all digital this year. Members will NOT receive DVDs by mail unless requested at sagaftra.org/dvds by Jan. 5, 2024. Making your payment by this date allows critical services of the union, such as residuals processing, legal advocacy and member support services, to continue without disruption. Please note that your request for a due date extension and the first installment payment must be received no later than Dec. 11 and your second installment (with the March 1 due date) must be received on or before March 11, respectively, to maintain good standing for the November 2023 dues period (assuming no prior dues period payments are owed). Refer to your billing statement for complete information. Please visit sagaftra.org/billing-portal to pay your dues. You can also pay by phone at (855) 736-0900 (have your SAG-AFTRA ID ready when calling). If you have a question about your dues bill, please call (866) 855-5191 (Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–5 p.m. PT). Election Eligibility Reminder In order to meet the November dues period good-standing eligibility requirement to be nominated for election as a national or local board officer, National Board member or local board member, members who opt to take advantage of the Dues Relief Extension by Dec. 11 must ensure that all November 2023 dues bill payments are made in compliance with the program. If your November dues payment is not received by Dec. 11, 2023, and you have not made a request for a dues extension by Dec. 11 or if your dues payments are not in compliance with the installment deadlines outlined previously, you will not be eligible to run for a national or local board officer, National Board or local board position. Failure to pay dues in accordance with the Dues Relief Extension may also affect your ability to vote, nominate and participate in referenda. Visit sagaftra.org/billing-portal to make a dues payment or sign up for the extension plan. Dues Relief Extension Program and SAG Awards Deadline Workers Bring Global Solidarity to Philadelphia S AG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland spoke at a gathering of more than 1,200 union leaders from 109 countries at the opening of the UNI Global Union's 6th World Congress in Philadelphia on Aug. 27. The event drew notable leaders, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO President Danny Bauder, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry, UFCW International President Marc Perrone, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and others. Crabtree-Ireland expressed appreciation for the support that members of the labor community in the United States and around the world have shown for striking SAG-AFTRA and WGA members. "Every time you use your voice to speak out and support us in these vital issues, you are helping our members stand strong," he said. UNI Global Union's mission is to build worker power and improve lives through organizing, protecting and expanding collective bargaining, and holding corporations and governments accountable to workers. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and UNI Global Union General Secretary Christy Hoffman at the UNI Global Union 6th World Congress on Aug. 28. sagaftra.org | Fall/Winter 2023 | SAG-AFTRA 15