uphold our vision of bettering our union, ” Fisher said.... “ I will hold Fran Drescher to her promise

“ With Fran Drescher at the helm, I know our union and our membership are in great hands

and noted that Drescher had conducted high-profile media interviews. Advertisement “ She’s a famous

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher onstage at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards.... 22, 2024 3 AM

Members of the SAG-AFTRA union raise their fists after declaring a strike at a press conference in union headquarters in Los Angeles on Thursday.... Major contractual sticking points — including over basic pay, streaming residuals and the threat of artificial intelligence — persisted throughout the talks, preventing a breakthrough to reach a historic accord.... Company Town What to know about the SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers cou

A federal judge in Vermont set a hearing for next Wednesday to decide whether to release Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia student who was arrested by ICE last week, while his case proceeds. Mahdawi, who was arrested last Monday during his citizenship interview, was present during the hearing.U.S. District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford kicked off Wednesday's hearing by asking Mahdawi if he was being treated well in the deletion facility in Vermont." I'm grateful for the kindness of the state, your honor

SAG-AFTRA member Christine Robert pickets in solidarity with striking WGAworkers outside the offices of Netflix.... The vote came after negotiations between the actors’ union and the major studios failed to reach an agreement on a new film and TV contract.... Actors — similarly to screenwriters already on picket lines — have been battling studios for a pact that would deliver far better pay and residuals from streaming and address other issues, including the use of artificial intelligence, tha

Nathalie Charles poses for a portrait outside the Princeton University Chapel in Princeton, N.J.on Dec.... " It wasn't a very loving or nurturing environment for someone's faith." After leaving her New Jersey church three years ago, she identified as atheist, then agnostic, before embracing a spiritual but not religious life.... The path taken by Charles places her among the religiously unaffiliated--the fastest-growing group in surveys asking Americans about their religious identity....

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Members of SAG-AFTRA strike outside Sony Pictures in Culver City on Tuesday.... More obviously, it might secure the least costly compromise on issues like residuals payments and transparency about viewership.... Company Town How divided are SAG-AFTRA and the studios?...