Important Updates and Action to Be Taken on the Film Tax Incentive
Last week, two amendments, Amendments 1090 and 1091, were filed as part of the House Budget and call for capping and dismantling the Film Tax Incentive program in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
It is now more important than ever that SAG-AFTRA members and other film workers be there at the State House at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 9 to send a clear message to the Massachusetts Legislature that Films made in Massachusetts = Good Jobs for the People of Massachusetts.
The State House of Representatives will begin debate on the House Budget this week and it is important that your representatives hear from you on this vital issue. Please follow the following link to contact your state representative:
https://www.votervoice.net/MPC/Campaigns/46134/Respond
If you haven’t already done so, please email SAG-AFTRA Business Representative Benjamin Winthrop at benjamin.winthrop@sagaftra.org to RSVP for the FILMS = JOBS Advocacy Day. In the midst of the state budget debate, this advocacy day is a critical piece of our campaign to preserve and protect the film & TV incentive program, and it is important that SAG-AFTRA members attend.
When: Monday, May 9
Where: Massachusetts State House
12 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Schedule of Events
9 a.m.: State House meet-up to hold signs and spread the word that films made in Massachusetts mean good jobs for the people of Massachusetts.
11 a.m.: Proceed to the Gardner Auditorium for a speaking program followed up by personal visits to state senators and state representatives to ask them to protect and preserve the film & television incentive program.
SAG-AFTRA T-Shirts will be distributed to SAG-AFTRA members on a first come, first serve basis on Monday, May 9 at the State House.
The Massachusetts Production Coalition (MPC) is the leading voice for the film, television, and new media production industry in Massachusetts. SAG-AFTRA New England Local is a member of the MPC and has worked closely with the production community in this effort. Thanks are due to all our members who participated.
SAG-AFTRA is a union that has among its members a diverse group of performers, broadcasters and newscasters. Support of this campaign should not be interpreted as a personal statement of opinion by or of any specific member of the union.