AFTRA News Archives 2006

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12/05/2006
   Maximize Your AFTRA Healthcare Benefits —  Recording Artists: Don't Throw Away Your Royalties  —  FCC Hearing on Media Consolidation Scheduled for Nashville —  AFTRA Fights Censorship    
11/29/2006
   For the eleventh year in a row, Pittsburgh's radio elite were in attendance for the March of Dimes Achievement in Radio awards. Presenters for this years awards were the Pirates broadcast team Lanny Frattare and Greg Brown.      
11/19/2006
   Recording Artists -- Don't Throw Away Your Royalties!  —  Celebrate 100th Birthday of AFTRA’s Founder with President John Connolly  —  Girls Inc. Honors AFTRA by Recognizing Executive Director  —  Deadline for New Dental Benefit Enrollment Extended to December 31    
11/10/2006
   It’s a huge project to make a successful movie, especially if you define success, as one must, to mean a project that generates a return that covers production costs, pays back investors, and provides a living income to its producers, actors, technicians, and crew.       
11/09/2006
   Take Advantage of Your AFTRA Health Benefits.  —  Support Your Fellow Union Performers in Canada —  H&R Premiums Due December 15th. —  Broadcast News    
11/06/2006
   Working the Freelance Codes: What Every AFTRA Member Needs to Know. These mysteries will be revealed at the AFTRA Member Meeting Monday, November 13th.      
11/01/2006
   AFTRA made the last of a series of senior executive appointments over the past year with the selection of an experienced labor executive as the new National Director for News and Broadcast who was introduced to the National Board of Directors at the Oct. 28 plenary meeting.      
10/20/2006
  This is your invitation to come to the FREELANCE STEERING COMMITTEE meeting. (FLOG - Freelance Organizing Group) Monday, October 23, 6:00 PM, at the AFTRA Conference Room, 625 Stanwix St., Suite 2007, across the street from Max & Erma's.      
10/19/2006
   Tuesday, in a unanimous vote, HB #2905 sailed through the PA House Commerce Committee. Our brave band of advocates, including a radio statio owner and a non-AFTRA broadcast TV newsperson, were there to button-hole the committee members prior to the vote.      
10/10/2006
   AFTRA Members Oppose Media Consolidation —  AFTRA H&R Update —  Broadcast Talent Review —  Local Notes – Cleveland    
09/27/2006
   In national voting just completed, members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild overwhelmingly approved a two-year extension to the Commercials Contracts with the advertising industry covering advertisements on TV, radio, the Internet, and New Media.      
09/18/2006
   The Pittsburgh AFTRA office is inviting all performers in our region who are not members of AFTRA or SAG but who audition for off-camera or on-camera work, to take a quick and confidential survey, on-line.      
09/18/2006
   Commercials Contract Update —  Broadcast News —  AFTRA Members Oppose Media Consolidation —  Local Notes –     
09/05/2006
   On August 26, the Joint SAG/AFTRA National Board of Directors voted by a majority of nearly 95% to recommend a two-year Extension Agreement of the 2003 SAG Commercials Contract and the 2003 AFTRA Television and Radio Recorded Commercials Contracts which would be expanded to cover all commercials, made for, or exhibited on New Media.       
09/04/2006
   The day started out cloudy, perhaps as a reminder that this year's Labor Day parade would be dedicated to the memory of mayor Bob O'Connor.         
08/18/2006
   It took a while, but broadcast legend Eleanor Schano has finally put it all down on paper. The Pittsburgh AFTRA pioneer, and former Board member, has penned a fascinating book full of history—personal history as well as television history.       
08/17/2006
   Happy Birthday AFTRA —  Broadcast News —  H&R Premiums Due September 15th. —  Commercials Contract Update   
08/04/2006
   The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and the advertising industry’s ANA/AAAA Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) today announced a tentative agreement on a two-year extension to the Commercials Contracts that cover advertisements appearing on TV, radio, the Internet, and New Media, that would run through October 29, 2008.      
07/21/2006
   Barbara Boylan knew the day was special, but wasn't sure anybody else did. When the cake, flowers and TV cameras showed up, that all changed.       
07/13/2006
   New Address for AFTRA H&R Employer Contributions —  Broadcaster Survey —  Commercials Contracts Update —  "Ask a Working Woman" Survey    
06/25/2006
   After a few minor setbacks, the Pittsburgh local moved to its new offices this weekend.      
06/21/2006
   In its final meeting Friday, June 9, the Nominating Committee counted votes in the just-concluded election. Attending were Committee members Chuck Aber, Dan Maha, Larry John Meyers, and Mark Roberts, Chair.       
06/21/2006
   The AFTRA Scholarship Committee met on June 6, 2006 to consider application for the current year. Attending were: Marc Field, Chair, Helena Ruoti, Don Wadsworth, Mark Roberts, John Haer, Executive Director.      
06/15/2006
   Calling for an end to violence against media workers and for action to protect the rights of journalists and media workers in Iraq, unions representing broadcast and print journalists and media workers in the United States and Canada are joining together today with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to mark Iraqi National Press Day as a Global Day of Solidarity.       
06/09/2006
   Legislative Victory  —  Video Games Take AFTRA Members to the Next Level —  Diversity in Action —  H&R Premiums Due June 15th. —  Local Briefs   
06/05/2006
   What's AFTRA done for me lately? Money isn’t everything, and maybe you weren’t the beneficiary of the union victory examples we list below. Still, as you read on, never forget… stuff happens…but AFTRA’s in your corner.      
05/24/2006
   Monday, June 12, meet us at the Steelworkers' Building for the Pittsburgh Local's Annual Membership Meeting. Featuring the Best of Off the Record Review - Highlights of top songs and skits from five years of roasting our civic notables.      
05/18/2006
   The advertising industry’s Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) and AFTRA and SAG invited nine consultants from industry and academia to respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a joint study of alternate models to compensate performers for their participation in commercials that appear in television and radio as well as in the growing array of new media.      
05/10/2006
   On May 6 and 7, professional photographer Becky Thurner and makeup artist Patty Bell provided their services to AFTRA members only at a special discounted rate. The event was sold out.      
05/08/2006
   National Board Acts to Raise Standards —  Video Games Take AFTRA Members to the Next Level —  H&R Premiums Due —  Local Notes –     
05/08/2006
   Reminder... AFTRA PITTSBURGH BOARD MEETING. Wednesday, May 10, 6:30 PM, AFTRA Office. Come see the progress on our new digs!       
04/28/2006
   Each year, the Pittsburgh Radio and Television Club (PRTC) recognizes outstanding individuals in the communications industry. Award winners in the three areas of Radio, Television and Allied/Agency are honored for their significant contributions to the Pittsburgh market.      
04/19/2006
   All freelancers are welcome at the upcoming Freelance Steering Committee meeting.  Among the issues to be discussed are upcoming National and Regional Code negotiations.      
04/17/2006
   A Wednesday meeting date has been set for local AFTRA Broadcast leaders according to John Haer, the Pittsburgh Local's Executive Director and Stoney Richards, Chair of the Broadcast Steering Committee.      
04/12/2006
   As previously announced, the advertising industry’s Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) and representatives of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) met this past Saturday, April 8, at Guild headquarters in Los Angeles to begin preliminary discussions in advance of the expiration of the current Commercials contract on October 29, 2006.       
04/11/2006
   Dr. Maria Simbra has won the 2006 National Association of Medical Communicators Award of Excellence. The National Association of Medical Communicators established the NAMC Award to acknowledge excellence in broadcast health communications.       
04/08/2006
   New Podcast from President John Connolly —  Legislative Update —  Congratulations —  Local Briefs   
04/06/2006
   The advertising industry’s Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) and representatives of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) will meet on Saturday, April 8, it was jointly announced today by both parties.       
03/21/2006
   Once again, the will of the people prevails. Due to overwhelming demand, the lovely multi-colored map outlining the coverage area of the CPT Regional (Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Tri-State) Commercials Code is now online.      
03/15/2006
   Performers Win Almost $1 Million DVD Settlement —  National EEO Dept Moves to Los Angeles —  H&R Premiums Due March 15th. —  National Website Additions   
03/14/2006
   The AFTRA Membership Meeting was held Monday, March 13, 2006. Social:  6:30 PM. Meeting:  7:00 PM.   United Steelworkers Building Conference Room, Boulevard of the Allies and Stanwix Street.      
03/02/2006
   February 13, 2006 proved to be a good day for SAG, AFTRA, and all Colorado union members. In the long and arduous fight between pro-union supporters and Right-to-Work advocates, Colorado has long been considered a key battleground state.       
02/27/2006
   If you think unions don't matter any more, if you think we've become irrelevant, if you think our days are past, consider what the 47 musicians who play for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre accomplished.       
02/17/2006
   The Conservatory Committee and Chairperson Gordon Spencer are proud to announce the first round of 2006’s activities…      
02/16/2006
   Last week, an e-mail went to the shop stewards of our local AFTRA stations. It contained the first edition of Broadcast News, thanks to Stoney Richard's quick wit and prolific pen.       
02/10/2006
   New National Director of Communications —  Local Briefs —  We Remember —  Update Your Records    
01/30/2006
   As you know, your dues are based on your AFTRA earnings during the previous year. Each year, to help determine the correct amount, members are asked to complete and return an income statement after reviewing their W-2 forms.      
01/18/2005
   (Post-Gazette) Pittsburgh has a new No. 1 station, according to the Fall 2005 Arbitron book. WDVE bypassed longtime ratings winner KDKA for the No. 1 ranking among overall listeners.       
01/14/2005
   National President's Podcast  —  New AFTRA Network Primetime Dramatic Series —  Congratulations —  We Remember    
01/01/2006
  
 AFTRA Pittsburgh began accepting applications for our scholarship fund awards for the 2006 - 2007 Academic Year starting January 3, 2006, according to Scholarship Committee Chair, Mark Roberts.   
  

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