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32 SAG-AFTRA | Fall/Winter 2025 | sagaftra.org For Members Contract Updates Tentative agreements were reached for the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Public Television Agreement and the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Corporate/Educational & Non-Broadcast Recorded Material Contract (commonly known as the Co/Ed Contract). At press time, both were scheduled to go before the National Board for review and approval on Nov. 14. The following are SAG-AFTRA's ongoing or upcoming negotiations: Active Negotiations • Intimacy Coordinators Upcoming Negotiations • Sound Recordings • Music Video • TV/Theatrical/Streaming News & Broadcast In progress or starting soon: • Televisa N.Y. • CBS Network News • CBS N.Y., L.A. and Chicago O&Os • NBC & Telemundo: L.A. and Chicago • Fox O&Os • Nexstar L.A., N.Y., St. Louis • Audacy N.Y., S.F., Philadelphia, Chicago • Multiple public media stations • First contract negotiations: Indiana Public Media, Northwest Public Media, Oregon Public Media, South Florida Public Media, Texas Public Radio Watch your emails and sagaftra.org for details. From left, Threedom Works Media Group Co-Founder & CEO Tameka Harris; U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly; SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Michelle Hurd; U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman; Rights4Girls Co-Founder & Executive Director Yasmin Vafa; U.S. Reps. Yvette Clarke and LaMonica McIver; and Emory University Associate Professor Candice Hargons. T he Congressional Black Caucus held its 2025 Annual Legislative Conference Sept. 24–28 in Washington, D.C. The conference, which featured panels, workshops and other events with noted leaders, was themed "Made for the Moment: Power, Policy & Progress." Newly elected SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Michelle Hurd was a panelist on The Hyper-Sexualization of Black Women & Girls: A Call to Action panel on Sept. 25. She spoke alongside other activists and professional representatives, including Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons, psychologist and Emory University associate professor, Rollins School of Public Health; human rights attorney and Rights4Girls Co-Founder & Executive Director Yasmin Vafa; and co-chairs of the Caucus on Black Women and Girls, U.S. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Yvette D. Clarke, Robin Kelly and LaMonica McIver. Threedom Works Media Group Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Tameka Harris served as panel moderator. The conversation centered on the representation of young and adult Black women in film, scripted and reality television, and social media. Drawing from her decades of experience, Hurd shared insights on the ways Black public figures reinforce problematic narratives, the responsibility shared by public figures and audiences to dismantle harmful representations, and how advocacy, education and policy can help reduce stereotyping. The ALC, now in its 54th year, focuses on public policy issues affecting the Black community, from the domestic level to the international. SAG-AFTRA addresses these issues within the union and through advocacy efforts in local and federal legislatures. SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Joins Congressional Black Caucus Panel