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Welcome Greetings from the Interim Communications Committee! W March 30 of this year, it finally happened. The issue you hold in your hands, or are viewing on your screen if you're reading the electronic version, is truly something historic. Our national magazine is the only periodical we create to reach all members of our elcome to the inaugural issue of the official SAG-AFTRA publication. Members of AFTRA and SAG have been discussing merging the two unions since the 1930s. On new union, so we put a lot of care into it. This is a place to learn about how your union is working on your behalf, get important news on contract negotiations, read about significant issues affecting your careers, discover programs and perks available to SAG-AFTRA members and to see what our fellow members are up to in Locals across the country. We have worked to combine the best of the award-winning publications of both previous organizations. Readers of either will recognize some familiar features from our legacy publications, as well as some new features and a new look. It is our goal to honor the cultures of both SAG and AFTRA while moving forward. Much of this issue is dedicated to the merger — how we got here and where we are going — but there's a lot more to see here. We encourage you to read through and see what is happening with the members of our national union. We're eager to hear from the members of SAG-AFTRA, and hope you'll be in touch. We SAG-AFTRA EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Pamela Greenwalt Managing Editor Damon Romine Associate Managing Editor Leslie Simmons Senior Graphic Designer Yvette Youssefia Senior Writer/Photographer Tom Leupold welcome your comments for future issues and we will consider all letters for publication, so please take a moment to read the 'letters to the editor' policy below. We think it's important that you know what your union — national and local elected leaders, committee members and staff — are doing on your behalf, and we hope you do too. As a new union with a larger, more diverse membership, we hope you'll stay abreast of everything SAG-AFTRA is doing. You can follow us on Twitter @SAGAFTRA, 'like' us on Facebook and, of course, read the national magazine. We're finally one union. Now, we're one magazine, too. Thanks for reading. Liz Zazzi and Ed Fry, Co-Chairs Susan Boyd Joyce Catherine Brown Mary McDonald-Lewis Ned Vaughn Advertising Coordinator Donna Reed (323) 549-6698 Interim Communications Committee Liz Zazzi (co-chair) Ed Fry (co-chair) Susan Boyd Joyce Catherine Brown Mary McDonald-Lewis Ned Vaughn Contributors Colleen Aho, Julie Balter, Hope Barkan, Roxanne Chaisson, Marcia Fishman, Tom Flynn, Bernadine Goldberg, Nicole Hill, Jennifer Lurey, Marina Martinez, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are always welcome from members. They must be signed with your full name and Local affiliation and are limited to 150 words. Letters selected by the Editorial Subcommittee may be edited for accuracy, space and clarity. Every effort will be made to preserve the author's intended substance. This section is not available to sitting National Board members. SEND LETTERS TO: Letters to the Editor SAG-AFTRA Magazine 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036 Letters may also be faxed to Stacey Mooradian, Evangelina Nevarez, Joe Pascual, Kristin Ranger, Donna Reed, Lynda Rivers, Anne Rosenblatt, Ron Thomas, Steve Sidawi, Linda Swenson, Maura Walker, Valerie Yaros (323) 549-6500 or emailed to magazine.editor@sagaftra.org. - 9 2 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2012 | SAGAFTRA.org