National Board Meets Remotely

While safer-at-home protocols remain in place throughout much of the country, the SAG-AFTRA National Board has convened remotely during the pandemic to continue the critical business of the union.

The board met virtually June 29 and approved by supermajority the 2020 TV/Theatrical Agreement, sending it to the union’s membership for ratification.

On July 20, the board met for a one-day plenary and reviewed administrative, finance, contract and governance matters. The board received reports from the president, national executive director, secretary-treasurer, as well as updates from the President’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Safety.

The Executive Committee has been meeting regularly and the board convened again on July 24 for an operations update and review of the union’s resource conservation efforts.

“SAG-AFTRA’s leadership have taken proactive action to acknowledge that no one, including SAG-AFTRA, can operate in a business-as-usual manner. The National Board and Executive Committee have taken important actions to ensure that our more limited resources are laser-focused on our core functions, protecting members’ safety and livelihoods. Nonessential meetings, programs and activities will be deferred and postponed until circumstances — including resources — permit,” said SAG-AFTRA Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.