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The Screen Actors Guild National Board reacts to the unanimous vote in April to approve a joint mission statement for a successor union and create a merger task force. JOINT MISSION STATEMENT FOR A SUCCESSOR UNION The successor union brings together two great American labor unions: Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Both were formed in the turmoil of the 1930s, with rich histories of fighting for and securing the strongest protections for media artists. Our members united to form the successor union in order to preserve those hard-won rights and to continue the struggle to extend and expand those protections into the 21st century and beyond. We are actors, announcers, broadcast “The message from SAG and AFTRA members across the country has been clear—they want this done as soon as possible.” – Ken Howard, Screen Actors Guild President SAG National Board Merger Task Force Resolution The National Board hereby establishes a Merger Task Force to be comprised of 13 members. The members shall be President Howard and 12 individuals as recommended by the President from among the members of the SAG/ AFTRA Relations Task Force. The remaining members and alternates of the SAG/AFTRA Relations Task Force shall serve as alternates to the Merger Task Force, but will attend meetings only upon the request of an absent member of the task force or as designated by the chair if such a request is not timely made. The Merger Task Force is hereby instructed to meet with representatives of AFTRA as soon as practicable, but no later than June 2011, to initiate the development of a plan to create a successor union formed from the best elements of both SAG and AFTRA. The Merger Task Force, in consultation with the National Executive Director and other staff, may engage any advisors and create any sub-workgroups it deems necessary to accomplish this goal. The Merger Task Force is further authorized to populate any sub-workgroups with members of the task force, alternates to the task force, other elected officials, or from the general membership of the union. The Merger Task Force shall work with the AFTRA New Union Committee to prepare a merger agreement, constitution and dues policy in order to submit these documents to the Unions’ respective National Boards for approval in January 2012. In furtherance of the above-mentioned actions, the Mission Statement attached hereto is adopted as the guiding document of this process. Stay informed about future One Union developments by visiting SAG.org/oneunion. You can also email your comments to oneunion@sag.org. SAG.org journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news directors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. Our work is seen and heard in theaters, on television and radio, sound recordings, the Internet, games, mobile devices, home video; you see us and hear us on all media distribution platforms. We are the faces and the voices that entertain and inform America and the world. The successor union is committed to organizing all work done under our jurisdictions; negotiating the best wages, working conditions, and health and pension benefits; preserving and expanding members’ work opportunities; vigorously enforcing our contracts; and protecting members against unauthorized use of their work. A proud member of the AFL-CIO, the successor union partners with our fellow unions in the U.S. and internationally to seek the strongest protections for media artists throughout the world. We work with governments at the international, federal, state, and local levels to expand protections for American media professionals both at home and abroad. It is a core value of the successor union that our strength is in our diversity. We are committed to the broadest employment and involvement of our members, regardless of gender, race, age, religious beliefs, disability, nationality, and sexual orientation or identification. The successor union strives to educate and engage members so that they may be full participants in the workings of their union. We are proud to be a model of inclusion, democratic organization and governance. Spring 2011 - SCREEN ACTOR 13 Carla Christina Contreras

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