SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President Makes NYC Labor Power 100 List for 3rd Year Running

NEW YORK – SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President Rebecca Damon has made the City & State New York City Labor Power 100 list for the third year in a row for her noteworthy contributions to advancing the interests of union members and the labor movement as a whole.

“I am deeply humbled by the inclusion in the New York City Labor Power 100. It is remarkably gratifying to be included in this list alongside all those who also know that every labor leader’s ability to effect change comes, ultimately, from the collective power and solidarity of our union members,” Damon said.

Damon was lauded for her leadership during the COVID pandemic and her crucial role in getting New York Local members back to work safely. Damon also served as the New York Local president for four years, in addition to her duties as the union’s No. 2 national officer.

The list was compiled by City & State, a New York-based media organization dedicated to covering New York’s local and state politics and policy. The Power 100 are outstanding and influential New York labor leaders and advocates who fight for workers’ rights, fair wages and improved working conditions. Honorees were recognized at a virtual event on Sept. 9, at which Damon was one of the featured speakers.

A champion for workers’ rights, Damon’s leadership includes strengthening New York’s right of publicity and digital image rights for the benefit of all members. In 2018, Damon was honored with the New York LaborPress Leadership Award for her outstanding advocacy on behalf of SAG-AFTRA members and her long-standing dedication and support of the labor movement. Additionally, she was a recipient of the Irish Echo Connecting America Award, the SAG-AFTRA George Heller Memorial Award gold card, and SAG-AFTRA New York Local’s Joseph C. Riley Award.

She was also a founding member of both the SAG President’s Forum for One Union and the joint Group for One Union, helping lead the effort to unite SAG and AFTRA. As co-leader of the Operations Workgroup, Damon was a key architect of the merger.

About SAG-AFTRA

SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.