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SUMMER 2016
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VOLUME 5
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NUMBER 2
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Features
Departments
6 President's Letter
8 Executive VP's Letter
10 Secretary-Treasurer's
Letter
12 National Executive
Director's Letter
13 For Members
16 Broadcast News
18 Scene Around
38 On Location
45 Deals & Discounts
46 #sagaftramembers
48 In Memoriam
50 Snapshot: Virginia Payne
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20 OPERATORS STANDING BY
SAG-AFTRA's new Contact Center has made getting
help from the union easier than ever.
22 HEALTH PLANS MERGE
One of the promises of merger is realized with the
new SAG-AFTRA Health Plan.
26 MEET GABRIELLE CARTERIS
The 90210 alum takes the reins of the union,
and she's already off to a running start.
30 ENFORCING CONTRACTS
The union never rests when making sure members
get paid and have decent working conditions.
32 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Working under a union contract gives you certain
guarantees, and it pays to understand them.
34 ACTOR TO ACTOR
President Carteris chats with Kerry Washington and
the late Ken Howard's interview with Bob Odenkirk.
ON THE COVER: New SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris.
Photo by Emily Dryden.
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"I'm not one [who]
wants to be on the cover
of every magazine — I
just really love to act."
– KERRY WASHINGTON
