Vote YES on the Sound Recordings Code

Postcards were mailed today on Tuesday, November 13 to eligible members with earnings under the Sound Recordings Code on or after January 1, 2012. The postcards contain instructions on how to vote online at www.ivsballot.com/SRC2018 or for members who do not wish to vote online, instructions on how to request a paper ballot.

Your SAG-AFTRA National Board has unanimously approved the gains negotiated for the 2018 Sound Recordings Code and recommends you VOTE YES on this referendum.

If you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to review the information package and vote now — it’s easy and can be done quickly online or you can request a paper ballot if you prefer. All votes, whether done online or by paper ballot, must be received by 5 p.m. PST on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.

Gains for members include:

• Increase minimum wages by 3 percent Jan.1, 2019 and 2020 and 2.5 percent Dec. 31, 2020
• Increase health and retirement contributions to 13 percent effective July 1, 2019
• Increase the portion of streaming payments subject to health and retirement contributions from 15 percent to 50 percent
• Increase the foreign traditional use conversion fee for most licenses from 3 percent to 4 percent with substantially increased minimum and maximum payments
• Substantially increase the maximum health and retirement contribution for groups of six or more, and index it to future increases in eligibility requirements
• And streamline the licensing and performer payment processes for foreign licenses, especially for tracks licensed into commercials

But none of those gains go into effect if members don’t ratify the agreement. Please find your brown postcard with voting instructions and vote today at www.ivsballot.com/SRC2018. If you cannot locate your postcard, you can retrieve your voting PIN number at the voting website by clicking “Find My Pin”. 

Stay Informed
Find out more details by clicking here. If, after you have reviewed the materials in the document, you need additional information, email your unanswered questions to soundrecordings2018@sagaftra.org or call (866)287-1853.