SAG-AFTRA Says Goodbye to George Wright

On Feb. 27, the SAG-AFTRA office staff came together for a festive breakfast to celebrate the retirement of George Wright, who is leaving after 18 years of services as deputy executive director.

George has helped many members with his hard work and innovative ideas. He started both dues-check-off and premium conversion in our local, which has now been adopted by many stations and locals throughout the country. George, along with Pat O’Donnell, Joe Krebs and Terrie Bjorklund worked tirelessly to ban noncompete clauses in Washington, DC. Over the past 18 years, George has helped to recover more than 2 million in pay and benefits for our members.

George hails from the great state of Texas. He received his degree from the University of Texas, and did post-graduate work at the University of Texas at El Paso. Before joining the SAG-AFTRA staff, he was the director of human resources for the Postal Service in Washington, D.C., and went on to be the director of employee and labor relations at Howard University. George currently resides in northern Virginia with Sandy, his wife of 45 years. He has three children, three granddaughters and last year became a great-grandfather. George’s plans for retirement include traveling, spending time with friends and family, and completing the long list of chores his wife has for him.

George will be truly missed by both staff and members. We wish him all the best in his retirement! 

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