SAG-AFTRA and the WGA Focus on the Importance of Unions at Fordham University School of Law Panel

On Jan. 19, SAG-AFTRA New York Local President Ezra Knight spoke at Fordham University's Ninth Annual Media and Entertainment Law Symposium during a panel titled Artist Representation: Unions & Talent Agencies. Knight and the panelists discussed the benefits that artists gain from joining unions, the primary contract issues that led to last year’s historic strike, and a general overview of the new provisions of the recently ratified SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Contracts. During the Q&A, the panelists spoke about the collective power of both SAG-AFTRA and WGA being on strike.

Photo: From left, Fieg Finkel transactional entertainment and technology lawyer Jonathan Handel, SAG-AFTRA N.Y. Local President Ezra Knight, Loeb & Loeb LLP Senior Counsel John R. Monterubio, WGA East Council member Erica Saleh, and Moderator Khasim Lockhart.