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108 SAG-AFTRA | Fall/Winter 2024 | sagaftra.org On Location Local Safety Committee Hosts CPR Training Fifteen New England Local members completed their CPR AED — cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator — training via a New England Safety Committee-hosted small group class held on Aug. 29 at the Local office in Boston. The three-hour training provided knowledge and hands-on skills to help adults, children and infants during cardiac emergencies. All students were tested and received two-year certification cards noting that the training program conforms with the 2020 American Heart Association guidelines update for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. ● New England Nashville Honoring the Founders At a recent meeting of the Nashville Local Singers Committee, the attendees took time to honor the legacy of the Local. Pictures were hung of Dolores Edgin, Gordon Stoker and Louis Nunley, the founding members of the Nashville Local, which was chartered on Nov. 6, 1961. From left, Nashville Local Board member Jason Kyle Saetveit; Jonathan Riggs; Local Board member Kyla Jade; Gary Pigg; Nashville Vice President, Singers and Recording Artists Bob Bailey; and member Trey Keller. ● Solidarity After Hours On Aug. 28, SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit members at WAMU, a local public media radio station in Washington, D.C., gathered for a happy hour and meet-and-greet. From left, Elliot Williams, Jill Ahrold Bailey, Murray Horwitz, Matt Blitz, Margaret Barthel, Sarah Kim and Nayion Perkins. ● Washington- Mid-Atlantic Union Heroes at Comic-Con San Diego Local members took a moment from their busy Comic-Con schedules for a group photo under the Gaslamp Quarter sign on July 26. Held at the San Diego Convention Center from July 25–28, over 135,000 people attended the multi-genre entertainment convention. At this year's Comic-Con, members who work on video games held a Game Actors on Game Actors panel, at which they discussed the issues surrounding the union's video game strike. ● TONY AMAT San Diego