Replay of the President's Task Force on Education, Outreach and Engagement webinar on unemployment assistance, held April 7, 2020. Topics include applying for unemployment insurance and getting relief provided by the CARES Act. Hosted by SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and moderated by Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Duncan Crabtree-Ireland; with National Executive Director David White and the following expert speakers:

President Gabrielle Carteris gives an update on SAG-AFTRA’s COVID-19 Dues Program, which provides a dues payment extension and lets members request an installment plan during this global pandemic. She also shares information on Congress’ recently passed stimulus bill, the CARES Act, including which provisions apply to many SAG-AFTRA members. 

President Gabrielle Carteris wants you to know we are in this together. SAG-AFTRA is responding to the outbreak of COVID-19 with steps to ensure the health and safety of both members and staff, while also trying to minimize the economic impact to its members.

Additionally, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation and the SAG-AFTRA Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund have begun a COVID-19 Disaster Relief Fund, which lets you donate and help your fellow members who have lost work during this crisis.

MODERATOR:
Ellen Crawford

PANELISTS:
Jordan Goldman, ACE
Brandi Bradburn Holland
Maysie Hoy
Lily Mariye
Randy Jon Morgan, ACE
Eric Wilson

In this panel, directors, cinematographers and editors will share critical tips to optimize your performance on set and give you the best chance of remaining in the final cut. These industry professionals will provide insight on the do’s and don’ts, process and elements that determine the final product on screen.

Check out this video message from SAG-AFTRA’s top elected leaders proudly supporting Women's History Month, highlighting the progress we've made so far, and looking forward to the work still to be done.

SAG-AFTRA’s News & Broadcast members work across television, radio and digital. With the expansion of online platforms, SAG-AFTRA is focused on ensuring that our members’ contracts address issues of journalistic integrity, diversity of voice and content, and fair terms and conditions of employment. 

MODERATOR: Carolyn Giardina, Contributing Editor, Tech, The Hollywood Reporter

PANELISTS:
Wael Abd Almageed, Co-Director, Center for Vision, Image, Speech and Text Analytics (VISTA), USC Viterbi School of Engineering Information Sciences Institute
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, COO and General Counsel, SAG-AFTRA
Chris Nichols, Director, Chaos Group Labs
Andy Stack, Founder and President, Arcturus
Jonathan Taplin, Director Emeritus, USC Annenberg Innovation Lab

MODERATOR:
Cheri Preston, Anchor/Correspondent, ABC News Radio

PANELISTS:
Lee Branstetter, Director, Future of Work Initiative and Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz College and Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Louis Hyman, Professor and Director, Institute for Workplace Studies, Cornell University ILR School

Liz Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO

D. Taylor, International President, UNITE HERE

David White, National Executive Director, SAG-AFTRA

SAG-AFTRA’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Department (GAPP) develops and recommends legislative and public policy initiatives on a local, state and federal level. Our goal is to further the welfare of our members and the industries in which they work. Core areas of focus include, but are not limited to: copyright protections, production tax incentives, performance rights for recording artists, rights of publicity, digital image & voice rights, combating the misuse of “deepfake” technology, tax benefits for performing artists, and fighting non-compete clauses.

Moderated by Jen Faith Brown (Actor, Sing), the panel includes Courteney Bailey (Chief Development Officer), Wendy Braun (Actor, Atypical), Alvin Chea (Actor, Norbit), Assaf Cohen (Actor, Fast & Furious), Susie Duff (Actor, Remington Steele), Harriet Fraser (Soprano Singer).