AFTRA H&R NEWS
BROADCASTER SURVEY
AFTRA MEMBERS TAKE VIDEOGAMES TO THE NEXT
LEVEL
AFTRA Campaigns for More Videogame Jobs
New AFTRA Interactive Media CD-ROM
AFTRA COMMERCIALS CONTRACTS UPDATE
NO WORK NOTICE
DIVERSITY IN ACTION
NEW ON THE AFTRA WEBSITE
LOCAL BRIEFS
CHICAGO
LOS ANGELES
MIAMI
PORTLAND
TEXAS REGIONAL
UPDATE YOUR RECORDS
PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY
AFTRA
H&R NEWS
New Address for AFTRA H&R Employer
Contributions
Make sure your employer or producer is aware of
the address change for AFTRA H&R payments and reports. Starting July
15, 2006, employer contributions and remittance reports must be sent to a
new address. AFTRA H&R Funds has already sent a letter to all AFTRA
signatory companies, but it’s a good idea for you to follow up to ensure
all contributions made on your behalf are received by the Funds. Click
here to see the new address and get more information from the AFTRA website.
BROADCASTER SURVEY
Take 5 minutes to make sure your voice is heard to improve
your job
AFTRA broadcasters have already made a big
difference by working together to derail fines on individual broadcasters
for indecency violations, assure AFTRA protections for multicasting and
other new media work, and win victories on the job for AFTRA members,
among other actions. Broadcasters want to make an even bigger difference
by getting a better pulse on worksite issues and developing priorities to
improve our jobs, our lives, and our communities. That’s why AFTRA
Broadcast Steering Committee members developed an online Broadcaster
Survey. Click here for more information and to fill out the Survey now
available on the AFTRA website.
AFTRA MEMBERS TAKE VIDEOGAMES TO THE
NEXT LEVEL
AFTRA Campaigns for More Videogame
Jobs
An article in “Back Stage” outlined the plan: “The
American Federation of Radio and Television Artists held a breakfast
meeting with leaders of the videogame market in Beverly Hills, CA, on
Tuesday [June 27] in an effort to increase their members' participation in
a business that earns billions of dollars each year.”
Read it all online here.
Click here to read more about the successful breakfast
at the Hollywood and Games Summit hosted by AFTRA and the AFTRA members
who performed.
New AFTRA Interactive Media
CD-ROM
In an effort to increase job opportunities for AFTRA
members in the booming videogame industry, the Interactive Media CD-ROM is
an exciting new resource for new and current AFTRA videogame producers and
publishers that includes basic tools every producer needs to sign the
AFTRA Interactive Media Agreement and engage professional AFTRA talent.
Click here to view the contents of the new AFTRA
Interactive Media CD-ROM.
AFTRA COMMERCIALS CONTRACTS
UPDATE
In light of technology's impact on the advertising
industry, the JPC (Joint Policy Committee of the Association of National
Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies) proposed
to AFTRA and SAG several months ago that an impartial outside consultant
evaluate the unions’ commercials contracts. Click here for more
information.
NO WORK
NOTICE
Do Not Accept Work for "Hairspray" or "The Producers"
Non-Equity Tours. Click here for more information.
DIVERSITY IN ACTION
"Ask a Working Woman" Survey Provides a Voice for
AFTRA Women
Now more than ever, working women in broadcast,
sound recording, and entertainment industries need a voice with elected
and community leaders about workplace and economic priorities. By
completing the "Ask a Working Woman" Survey, you can make sure your voice
is heard. To take part in the survey, click on this icon:
NEW ON THE AFTRA WEBSITE
Media
Consolidation: Who Owns What?
Find out who owns what from a
new link on the “Media Consolidation” page of the AFTRA website:
Media Consolidation: Who Owns What? Click
here to view this online resource available from the Columbia
Journalism Review.
LOCAL BRIEFS
CHICAGO
Casting Access with Sharon King,
Sharon King Casting
A casting director for nearly 20 years,
Sharon King has extensive credits, including casting principals or
background performers for music videos, short films, feature films, and
commercials. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. Monday, July
15. Click here for more information.
Chicago AFTRA-SAG Presents Conversations with
Chelcie Ross, Monday, July 24. Chicago actor Chelcie Ross
has appeared in almost four dozen films, more than 80 plays, 30 plus
television guest appearances, and 4,000 voice over and radio spots.
Chelcie has generously agreed to share his experiences and a bit of advice
to the aspiring and seasoned actor. Click here for details, including meeting time and
location.
LOS ANGELES
Ivy Bethune Diversity
Awards Held June 12
The Ivy Bethune Diversity Awards were
presented by the Los Angeles Equal Employment Opportunities committees of
AFTRA, SAG, and AEA on June 12 at the East/West Players Theater in
downtown LA. Los Angeles broadcaster Beverly White and actors Edward James
Olmos, Robert David Hall, and the late Margo Albert were honored for their
commitment to creating opportunities for the underrepresented. The
evening’s program also included the presentation by National President
John Connolly of AFTRA’s Angel Award to East/West Players. EWP's Producing
Artistic Director Tim Dang, also an AFTRA member, accepted the award which
recognized the theater company's ongoing role in advancing the cause of
equality, equal access to employment opportunities and community
outreach.
Ivy Bethune (second from right), for whom
the diversity awards are named, congratulate winners Edward James Olmos,
Beverly White, and Robert David Hall for their commitment to creating
opportunities for all performers.
Upcoming Classes/Programs
Click here for more information on upcoming Los Angeles
workshops and classes.
MIAMI
ABC
Television Network is Accepting Submissions for Miami Talent
Showcase
As part of the ongoing effort to expand job
opportunities for AFTRA members of color, people with disabilities, women
and seniors, AFTRA teams up with network television casting offices to
produce showcases featuring promising actors. SUBMISSION DEADLINE
is July 10, 2006. Click here for more information.
PORTLAND
Come to the July 13
Rally!
The National Labor Relations Board will decide on three
cases this summer that could reclassify skilled workers from employees to
supervisors, taking away their collective bargaining rights. The Oregon
AFL-CIO is spearheading an effort to beat back the attack on American
workers rights to choose whether to join a union. Click here for rally information, including time and
location.
TEXAS REGIONAL
Congratulations to AFTRA member and AFTRA
Dallas/Fort Worth Local Board Treasurer Hector Garcia who was recently
elected President of the Texas Motion Picture Alliance!
UPDATE YOUR RECORDS
Please remember to keep your contact
information—including email—current with your AFTRA Local and AFTRA
H&R. You can update your information by requesting a multi-use change
of address form from your Local office. You can also update your
information online at the AFTRA website, click on the "Members Only" button, fill
out your information, and check a box to automatically forward your
address change to AFTRA H&R!
PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY
Protect yourself from the growing problem of identity
theft. Avoid using your Social Security number on any public document. Use
your AFTRA Performer ID Number (that’s the number on your AFTRA Membership
Card, not the number on your AFTRA Health & Retirement Card) whenever
you fill out audition sign-in sheets, member reports, or send
correspondence to the union. Do not put your Social Security number on
resumes or headshots. If you can’t find your AFTRA Membership Card, call
your AFTRA Local.
