AFTRA

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AFTRA

(ˈæf trə)
n.

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

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It should also be noted that SAG and AFTRA worked together on the commercials deal.

SAG and AFTRA strike a deal with advertisers LABOR: Pact unlikely to affect lengthy stalemate between actors, producers

However SAG - Hollywood's biggest acting union with around 120,000 members - and the 70,000-strong AFTRA are at loggerheads after the smaller union agreed a tentative deal with AMPTP.

George acts as peacemaker

Among the requests management is seeking are removing weekend specialty hosts from AFTRA coverage, being able to subcontract commercial production, and using news and sports from other sources besides in-house.

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At issue, really, is whether the unions will be able to catch up with an industry that has, in the past two decades, "radically restructured itself, vertically, horizontally and globally," as Paul Worthman of AFTRA puts it.

Residual Anger : Hollywood unions on the brink

Other terms include use of Screen Actors Guild members for the first 15 extras used per day in theatrical and television productions and the first 30 extras used in film productions; the strengthening of SAG'S nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provision; and extension of the SAG provision for "an act of God" and illness to AFTRA primetime dramatic programs.

Television and movie agreement

She also served as vice president of Human Resources of Safe Horizon, a support and advocacy organization for crime victims, before returning to AFTRA in 2001.

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AFTRA H&R was looking for a system to streamline their premium processing.

AFTRA Health & Retirement Funds Selects HEALTHsuite[R] from RAM Technologies

Meanwhile, they are going all out to persuade some 40,000 of SAG's 140,000 members who belong to both unions to vote "no" on the proposed AFTRA settlement, and have suggested the two unions could reunite afterward to bargain jointly.

Movie starsAAE battle gets nasty

That's why SAG and AFTRA leaders ought to put aside their petty fighting over poaching soap stars and unite forces -- at least until the negotiations are complete.

EDITORIAL STRIKE-WEARY ACTORS UNIONS MUST GET ON SAME PAGE FOR GOOD OF ACTORS, CITY

For the first time in 10 years, AFTRA bestowed its American Scene Award to a daytime program.

Daytime's other drama: despite its popularity with black audiences, daytime television discounts black talent in front of, and behind, the camera. These industry insiders are pushing for change

He's still pushing for a merger of the separate SAG and AFTRA health and retirement plans.

Guild's growth game: Ken Howard pushes SAG-AFTRA membership, teams with Obama arts plan, AFI, to boost opportunities

Connolly, elected AFTRA president three times, described the decision to step down as ``difficult and heart-wrenching.