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check out this video contracts unenforceable. SAG-AFTRA's model legislation makes it illegal for management to enforce noncompete clauses in contracts, where employers attempt to force employees to either accept a below-market employment offer or remain unemployed in their chosen profession in the market where they live and work. Additionally, SAG-AFTRA is closely The Got Your 6 campaign kicked off at SAG-AFTRA headquarters on May 10. The effort spotlights veterans as civic assets and leaders, focusing on six pillars: jobs, education, health, housing, family, and leadership. monitoring the activities of the Federal Communications Commission with regard to ownership issues following then- AFTRA's submission earlier this year of comments to the agency on the proposed rulemaking related to easing ownership restrictions further. A SAG-AFTRA staff panel presentation on personal services contracts (PSCs) provided the BSC with a primer on many of the key provisions in broadcast employment contracts. SAG-AFTRA staff review PSCs for broadcasters on a regular basis, and it has become clear that the provisions in these contracts are becoming more and more onerous and one-sided. SAG-AFTRA staff explained the continued efforts to provide this service to broadcasters, but that the ultimate goal should be to make the provisions in these contracts a priority in collective bargaining. Social media has become a useful tool for radio and television broadcasters looking to draw more viewers to the broadcast product, but it has also generated workload and content-quality issues. A member panel presentation on social media included SAG-AFTRA Philadelphia Co-President Catherine Brown of WCAU-TV; Bruce Leshan from WUSA in Washington, D.C.; Cynthia Fox from KLOS radio in Los Angeles; and Race Taylor from WPLJ in New York. The panel included examples of their work and told stories of their successes, as well as discussing journalistic priority and workload concerns. The BSC concluded with a presentation from the SAG-AFTRA Organizing and Research departments on the state of the broadcast industry and strategies for organizing and building leverage with certain employers. The merger of SAG and AFTRA has created opportunities by bringing together the resources, personnel and expertise from both unions. Those Continues on page 16 SAGAFTRA.org | Summer 2012 | SAG-AFTRA 15