I was in the labor movement before I came into office … [and] I came as a labor advocate. It doesn’t matter what kind of job you’re in, every worker needs a voice in the workplace and the ability to stand up for themselves.
Lorena Gonzalez
California Assemblywoman, District 80
SAG-AFTRA and the Music Artists Coalition are asking their members, all creators and labor allies to support the Free Artists from Industry Restrictions Act. If passed, the FAIR Act, or AB 1385, will prohibit existing options and exclusivity clauses that bar television and new media actors from working between show seasons and prohibit recording artists from being stuck in record deals well beyond seven years. Championing the FAIR Act is its author, California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, a longtime advocate of workers’ rights with a labor movement background.
Gonzalez speaks with SAG-AFTRA podcast hosts President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David White about the FAIR Act’s development, benefits and the ways it stands to change old business practices for California performers industry wide.
Visit sagaftra.org/fairactfacts to find out more about the FAIR Act, sign up to show your support and get updates.
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The views expressed by the guests are their own and not that of SAG-AFTRA. Any mention of products or services does not imply SAG-AFTRA’s endorsement.
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