the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ? a national union
more than 70,000 entertainment and news media professionals ? met today by
videoconference plenary in Los Angeles and New York. The Board overwhelmingly
passed a resolution approving the appointment of the AFTRA New Union Committee
to work with the SAG Merger Task Force in developing a plan to unite AFTRA and
SAG into a single, new successor union, representing professional performers,
broadcasters and sound recording artists.� The resolution (which appears
below) also instructs the AFTRA New Union committee to begin meeting with SAG
no later than June 30, 2011 to develop a merger agreement, a constitution and
a national dues structure for presentation to the AFTRA National Board by the
end of January 2012. The AFTRA New Union Committee, which will be chaired by
AFTRA National President Roberta Reardon, consists of 13 committee members and
16 alternates (29 members total) who represent each major category of AFTRA?s
diverse membership, as well as Local members outside of Los Angeles and New
York.� The National Board also approved a ...
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