SAG-AFTRA Nevada Local Annual Membership Meeting in Review

For those of you unable to attend the Annual Nevada Local Membership Meeting, it was held Nov. 3 at Teamsters Local 631. There was a social hour with refreshments, during which members were able to catch up with one another and meet members they hadn’t yet become acquainted with.

President Barbara Grant officially opened the meeting with the good news that we will now be able to hold our meetings semi-annually, so there will be another meeting in the spring. More information on date and location will be provided at a later date.

Barbara Grant and Kim Renee then briefly reviewed their experience at the first-ever SAG-AFTRA National Convention. Please refer to Barbara’s opening article in this newsletter for more information.

National Board member Art Lynch spoke as well, with some convention and legislative updates. For further details please read his column, above.

Committee chairs updated members on communications, the SAG-AFTRA Nevada Conservatory, legislative information, upcoming organizing events, and wages and working conditions.

Julie Crane, the director of locals administration and a longtime professional with SAG-AFTRA, came in from Colorado to participate. Julie spoke to the members about the locals administration staff, updating them on recent changes and her current and future role in making the transitions of the past year as smooth as possible for all involved.

Contract updates were addressed as well as a membership Q&A, where attendees were able to pose numerous questions about issues of concern to them.

This item was originally featured in the December 2013 local newsletter.