mitú: Telemundo Asked Them Not To Unionize, But Its Actors Just Voted To Do So
March 13, 2017
Late last year, Telemundo was riding high on a wave of success. As the result of a push for original programming, the Comcast-NBC Universal-owned network was now competing, and in some cases, beating its competition, Univision, in ratings.
Forbes: Telemundo Actors Celebrate Winning Vote To Join SAG-AFTRA Union
March 9, 2017
The performers of Telemundo’s popular U.S.-produced telenovelas are in victory mode, after the majority of the Spanish-speaking actors voted to join SAG-AFTRA.
REMEZCLA: Despite Fears of Backlash, Telemundo Actors Overwhelmingly Voted Yes on Unionization
March 9, 2017
After what turned out to be the largest union election in Spanish-language media in U.S. history—and the largest election for actors since the 1950s — Telemundo performers have voted “Yes” on a National Labor Relations Board election to unionize with SAG-AFTRA.
The Hollywood Reporter: Telemundo Actors Vote to Unionize With SAG-AFTRA
March 8, 2017
Telemundo actors have voted to unionize with SAG-AFTRA, the union announced Wednesday from Tampa, Fla., a victory that comes against a backdrop of difficult times for unions and for Latinos in the U.S., as well as what the union said was “an aggressive anti-union campaign” by the network, a unit of Comcast and NBC Universal.
Los Angeles Times: Telemundo Actors Vote Overwhelmingly to Join SAG-AFTRA
March 8, 2017
Actors at the Spanish-language TV network Telemundo have overwhelmingly voted to unionize with SAG-AFTRA, bringing to a close a protracted dispute between Hollywood’s largest union and NBCUniversal, which owns the network.
Reuters: Telemundo Actors Form First Spanish-language Television Union
March 8, 2017
U.S.-based Spanish-language actors and other performers at Telemundo Television Studios LLC have voted for the first time to form a union, which many of them say is necessary to address inequities between them and English-speaking actors.
Miami Herald: Telemundo Actors Win Historic Vote to Unionize, Join SAG-AFTRA
March 8, 2017
In a historic National Labor Relations Board vote, Telemundo performers voted to join SAG-AFTRA in a secret-ballot vote conducted Feb. 7-March 8.
Variety: Telemundo Telenovela Performers Vote to Join SAG-AFTRA
March 8, 2017
Telemundo telenovela performers have voted to join SAG-AFTRA in a 91-21 vote conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
The Huffington Post: Telemundo Actors Join Union In A First For U.S. Spanish-language Television
March 8, 2017
Telenovela actors at Telemundo voted overwhelmingly to unionize on Wednesday, bringing collective bargaining to the world of U.S. Spanish-language television.
La Opinión: Telemundo Performers Win Historic Vote to Join SAG-AFTRA
March 8, 2017
After more than a year of discussion between SAG-AFTRA, the union that defends and watches over the rights of the actors of fiction productions, and the executives of Telemundo, the performers got to be unionized today, in a historical vote. Find out more in Spanish
Latino Rebels: All in Bed or All on the Floor: Telemundo’s Actors Should Vote YES to Join SAG-AFTRA
February 8, 2017
Telemundo’s telenovela actors in Miami are about to vote on whether they will join SAG-AFTRA, the famous national guild of actors..
New York Times: He Stars in a Spanish-Language Soap. Why Is He Driving for Uber?
October 20, 2016
MIAMI — It was a scene right out of a juicy telenovela, those Spanish-language soap operas that unfold one betrayal and love affair at a time on television screens all over the world.
Los Angeles Times: Telemundo and SAG-AFTRA Clash Over Pay for Actors
September 30, 2016
Telemundo is coming off of a big summer. The network has been steadily closing the ratings gap with Univision, long the Spanish-language heavyweight in broadcast television.
Telemundo's 2016 Latin American Music Awards Show Becomes SAG-AFTRA Production for First Time
September 14, 2016
For the first time, a nationally broadcast award show produced for the Telemundo network will be covered by a SAG-AFTRA agreement. The 2016 Latin American Music Awards will be televised from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Calif. on October 6, and produced by CMS Productions for Telemundo.
Los Angeles Times: Telemundo Refuses to Air Ad From SAG-AFTRA Calling For Pay Uniformity
August 26, 2016
The months-long campaign by SAG-AFTRA against NBCUniversal to unionize Spanish-language performers on Telemundo is heating up on the TV screen.
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SAG-AFTRA Debuts Ad About NBCUniversal’s Double Standard for Spanish-Speaking Performers; Telemundo Refuses to Air Spot
August 26, 2016
In its ongoing effort to organize Spanish-language television, SAG-AFTRA sent another message to Telemundo Thursday night by airing a 30-second commercial highlighting the double standard that exists between English-language and Spanish-language talent at the network’s parent company, NBCUniversal.