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FOR MEMBERS REGIONAL BRANCH DIVISION ELECTIONS Continued from page 17 IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RUNNING for the position of National Director or Alternate National Director representing your local Branch area, please contact your nearest branch office for complete election eligibility and schedule information. SUMMARY OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS for NATIONAL DIRECTORS and ALTERNATE NATIONAL DIRECTORS • Must be at least 18 years old • Must be an active member of SAG for at least two consecutive years • Must meet all other requirements as defined by SAG Constitution and By-laws, Division Rules of Procedure and Branch Rules of Procedure • Must be paid-up currently within 45 days from the beginning of the dues period as reflected in the adjacent schedule: CONTRACTS UPDATE to negotiate new contracts and ensure that its members receive fair compensation and contract provisions. I TV/THEATRICAL SAG members ratified a new TV/Theatrical agreement in January, with 93.5 percent voting in favor. The new pact goes into effect July 1, 2011 and will remain in force until June 30, 2014. The three-year agreement, negotiated jointly with AFTRA, guarantees a 6-percent wage increase, with 2 percent of that increase taking effect July 1 on each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. In addition, it provides for a 10-percent increase in employer contributions to SAG’s P&H plan for a total of 16.5 percent. The agreements also include an expansion of union coverage of new media productions, an expansion of major role provisions to apply to new pay television series commencing in their second season, n recent months, the Guild has been working hard on behalf of its members PERIOD ENDING MUST BE PAID BY 05/01/11–11/01/11 06/15/11 11/01/10–05/01/11 12/16/10 (or date of nomination, whichever comes first) For the Hollywood and New York Division Boards only, candidate MUST have been a Hollywood or New York Division member for at least one year. and the addition of two background positions in theatrical and one position in television in the Western Zones. The National Board of Directors ratified the negotiated agreements for Basic Cable Animation and Television Animation contracts directly upon member approval of the TV/Theatrical contract. the same approach. Under the agreement, members will receive a 6-percent increase in wages and a 10-percent increase in pension and health benefits over the term of the contract. Members showed strong support for the proposal, with 96 percent voting in favor. The agreement goes into effect on July 1. BASIC CABLE LIVE ACTION In February, SAG members approved a three-year contract covering basic cable live action programming, which follows INDUSTRIAL/EDUCATIONAL The Board of Directors has unanimously recommended that members approve the successor agreement to the Producers- Screen Actors Guild Codified Industrial and Educational Contract. The contract, which was jointly negotiated with AFTRA, calls for a 2-percent increase in minimum rates, effective May 1, 2011, and another 2 percent effective November 1, 2012, as well as a 0.2-percent increase in the total contributions to the SAG Pension and the Health Plans and AFTRA Health and Retirement Funds, for a total contribution rate of 15.5 percent. The contract, which would last until April 30, 2014, also adds specific coverage for, and a definition of, programming for new media. Ballots were mailed to eligible voters on May 9 and must be returned no later than 5 p.m. (PDT) June 8, 2011. PROPS TO YOUR AGENT: Represented by a terrific, franchised agent that you believe could use some recognition? Let us know why your agent is the best with an email to agentquestion@sag.org and he or she just may get the star treatment as SAG’s next Agent of the Month. 18 SCREEN ACTOR - Spring 2011 SAG.org Stockbyte