BSC Meeting Report

By Joe Krebs
Local Board Member/National Broadcast Chair

Dozens of terrific ideas — that was the result of a new approach we took at our National Broadcast Steering Committee meeting in New York on June 7.

For the first time ever, we spent most of the afternoon in breakout sessions to brainstorm about a half dozen topics, all aimed at answering the challenge: What can we do better? What can we — as members, as staff, as locals and as a large national union — do better?

There were four small groups of eight to 10 members. Each group produced energetic discussions and ensured that everyone who wanted to be heard was heard.

After the sessions were completed, we received reports from the groups. Those ideas and suggestions presented were collated and prioritized for action by local BSCs, including our own here in the Washington-Mid Atlantic Local.

In addition, we had reports from SAG-AFTRA Chief Broadcast Officer Mary Cavallaro, about recent developments and challenges around the country, on the continuing discussion about broadcast initiation fees, new technology and jurisdiction issues, and recent organizing efforts.

We are currently looking at dates and schedules and hope to have our next national BSC meeting sometime in the fall.

 
The June 7 National Broadcast Steering Committee meeting took place in the SAG-AFTRA New York Local office. At right, National Broadcast Chair and Local Board member Joe Krebs and SAG-AFTRA Chief Broadcast Officer Mary Cavallaro