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10 SAG-AFTRA | Spring 2014 | SAGAFTRA.org DAVID WHITE A Letter from the National Executive Director "e new logo is an excellent way to mark the next phase of our merged union." Dear Member, I am pleased to report that, at its April meeting, our national board of directors approved a proposal package for negotiation of our TV/eatrical – Exhibit A contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). We expect to present this package to the producers prior to bargaining, which opens on May 5. SAG-AFTRA members led the development of our proposals through their contributions and dedication to the wages and working conditions process. By all accounts, the W&W meetings were inclusive and successful. e meetings took place over six weeks across the entire country, giving voice to member interests from all applicable work categories and from every union local. e result of this comprehensive nationwide process is a representative package of proposals covering the needs of our membership. I hope that you will join me in thanking all participating members, and especially President Ken Howard, for his stalwart leadership of the W&W Committee throughout these months, and for serving as chair of these negotiations. Ken and the hundreds of working members who made time to attend the W&W meetings and caucuses gave of their time and attention to help ensure that your contracts are strong and provide the necessary provisions for your continued quality of life. I am also pleased to update you on the measurable success that we have achieved in the area of residuals processing. Remarkably, your staff team has cut average residuals processing time from over 90 days to less than 30 days — a number that we believe we can sustain. rough the great work of a large team, including Chief Information Officer Daniel Inukai, Chief Finance Officer Arianna Ozzanto, National Director of Finance and Strategy Barbara Tiomico and especially Director of Residuals Processing Valery Kotik, we were able to implement the right combination of workflow improvements, technology upgrades and human resources efforts to address this longstanding problem. On another note, we are delighted to introduce you to SAG-AFTRA's new visual identity. e "heroic figure" you see in this magazine was approved for implementation by the SAG-AFTRA National Board during our April meeting. e new logo is an excellent way to mark the next phase of our merged union. You can read in-depth about the new logo on page 34 of the magazine and you will see it rolling out across the organization's physical assets including letterhead, forms, signage and other materials in the coming weeks. I want to give particular thanks to our Chief Communications & Marketing Officer Pamela Greenwalt, who oversaw this process and supervised the challenging work completed by the globally recognized branding company Siegel+Gale. Finally, I am particularly gratified to inform you that we will close out this fiscal year with a budget surplus and that we expect to add to our financial reserves with another operating surplus in the upcoming fiscal year. is renewed financial vitality could not have been achieved without your understanding and support for the necessary expense management programs we have undertaken over the past two years. Your continued support allows us to enhance services and ensure that your member experience is ever-more positive and rewarding which, as always, is our chief objective. In unity and looking forward, David White 10_NEDlttr_F2.indd 10 4/25/14 11:03 AM

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