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Issue: #23 IN THIS ISSUE We Want to Hear from You! People's Choice Awards Radio Players Dec. 12 Newspaper Guild Leafleting CAFM's Holiday Event ARISE Chicago Annual Breakfast Grant a Wish for Our Heroes Union-Made Thanksgiving SAG Foundation Seeks Scripts

Nov. 19, 2013

SAG-AFTRA Members, We Want to Hear from You! SAG-AFTRA has begun the consultation process on a draft Personal Manager Code of Ethics and Conduct and wants stakeholders such as our members - to comment on the working document by Dec. 9.

Freelance Tidbits SAG Awards Viewing Party

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SAG-AFTRA Members, We Want to Hear from You! SAG-AFTRA has begun the consultation process on a draft Personal Manager Code of Ethics and Conduct and wants stakeholders - such as our members - to comment on the working document

by Dec. 9.

As part of its continuing mission to expand upon and forge new industry relationships, SAGAFTRA is prepping for the final release and implementation of a Personal Manager Code of Ethics and Conduct, a voluntary agreement that will be designed to promote honest and ethical relationships between the union's members and those they choose to represent them as managers. The purpose of the document is to further enhance relations with personal managers and ensure SAG-AFTRA members have access to appropriate representation with all the rights and obligations contained therein.

The Code of Ethics and Conduct is intended to be a completely voluntary document that is designed to protect both managers and SAG-AFTRA members by deepening the ties between managers and the union. Interested stakeholders should send their observations, questions and comments to managers@sagaftra.org, a dedicated email address set up for members and managers alike to communicate with the union. To review the working document, go to SAGAFTRA.org/managers.

Chicago Fire and Betrayal Up for People's Choice Awards Two television series that are shot in Chicago were nominated for the 2014 People's Choice Awards. Chicago Fire has been nominated for Favorite Network TV Drama and Betrayal for Favorite New TV Drama. Voting kicked off on Nov. 5 at PeoplesChoice.com and its social media platforms and continues on through Thursday, Dec. 5. You can vote as many times as you like, so please keep voting and get the word out!

Vote at PeoplesChoice.com, on the official Facebook page and by tweeting a specific series of hashtags. All voting details can be found at PeoplesChoice.com.

SAG-AFTRA Chicago Radio Players Dec. 12 I Remember Mama Director: Guy Barile How can you not love this charmer of a drama? It's about an immigrant Norwegian family living as bravely as possible at the turn of the century in San Francisco. Mama is the willing leader of the clan, revealing her bravery and practicality and earning every bit of the respect she gets. The plot will keep you involved, but it's the characters you'll remember.

7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) Thursday, Dec. 12 Claudia Cassidy Theater, 77 E. Randolph (at Michigan Avenue) Admission is free, however seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Help CNG Move Negotiations Forward Volunteer to Leaflet on Saturday, Nov. 23 Chicago Newspaper Guild (CNG) represents employees at Sun-Times Media. CNG and the company have been negotiating since August 2012. In a shocking move more than five months ago, Sun-Times Media fired all its photographers. This is just one of several issues CNG is attempting to address at the bargaining table in these stalled negotiations.

CNG is asking for help from its supporters to move negotiations forward - and restore their missing photographers. CNG is concerned for the future of the Chicago Sun-Times.

They are asking for volunteers to leaflet advertisers on Saturday, Nov. 23 in Chicago and locations in the suburbs. Please contact CNG Communications Director Beth Kramer for more information at (815) 404-4169 or at reporterbeth@gmail.com.

SAG-AFTRA Members: Win 10 Minutes with Casting Directors and Top On-Camera Agents at CAFM's 5th Annual Holiday Hurrah Union actors can win one-on-one meetings with Chicago casting directors and talent agents again this year thanks to The Chicago Acting in Film meetup NFP. At the CAFM Holiday Hurrah on Dec. 16 at Hard Rock Hotel Chicago, lucky raffle ticket holders will win 10 minutes with top on-camera and voiceover agents, and everyone can bid in the silent auction to win a sit-down meeting with local casting directors. Event and raffle tickets are available at chicagoactinginfilm.org.

CAFM has nearly 160 working actors who co-mentor each other. A nonprofit organization, the group holds private monthly events to educate and empower on-camera actors. SAG-AFTRA members are eligible for the discounted event ticket price of $65 before Nov. 28.

WHO: The Chicago Acting in Film meetup, NFP WHAT: CAFM 5th Annual Holiday Hurrah WHEN: 7 - 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 WHERE: Hard Rock Hotel Chicago, 230 N. Michigan Avenue

COST: Event tickets are $65 through Nov. 28, then $85 through Dec. 15 ($100 at the door on Dec. 16). With this ticket you get passed hors d'oeuvres, gourmet sliders, cake pops from Cake Bite Girl, The Macallan single malt whiskey tastings, plus access to all the party has to offer, including dancing, the FUNdraising Carnival, a silent auction, premium industry raffles, including a grand prize weekend getaway package, featuring a two-night stay at Hard Rock Hotel Chicago. For all prizes, you must be present to win.

Buy your early-bird tickets online at chicagoactinginfilm.org.

ARISE Chicago Annual Faith-Labor-Action Breakfast ARISE Chicago, formerly Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues, builds partnerships between faith communities and workers to fight workplace injustice through education and organizing and advocating for public policy changes.

When: Tuesday, Dec. 10 7:30 a.m.: Networking reception for sponsors 8 - 9:30 a.m.: Breakfast and program Where: Operating Engineers Local 399 2260 S. Grove Ave., Chicago (1/2 block west of Canal and one block south of Cermak - free parking) Keynote Speaker Jorge Ramirez, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor Special Invited Guest U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez Faithful Leadership Award Rev. Alvin Love, Lillydale First Baptist Church Prophetic Leadership Award Alderman Ameya Pawar, 47th Ward of Chicago Lisa Parker, NBC 5 Chicago news anchor and SAG-AFTRA member, will emcee. Tickets are $75 and available online at arisechicago.org.

Grant a Wish for Our Heroes Once again this year, SAG-AFTRA partners with the USO to offer hope, comfort and support to our troops and their families. There's no gift too great or small for our nation's heroes so please consider making a $25 tax-deductible gift to the program today to allow Americans deployed overseas the opportunity to call home or receive a care package for the holidays. Please visit teamuso.org/sagaftra to donate.

From the AFL-CIO Union-Made in America Thanksgiving As you prepare to head to the grocery store to pick up your Thanksgiving dinner ingredients, double check your shopping list to make sure your Turkey Day fixin's are all union made in America. Check out some highlights from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor's resource site, Labor 411. Here are some of the best union-made Thanksgiving eats and tools from the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM), Machinists (IAM), United Steelworkers (USW) and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).

Appetizers Kraft/Nabisco crackers, Nabisco (Mondelez) and Keebler (Kellogg) crackers - BCTGM Turkey Boar's Head, Butterball, Foster Poultry Farms, and Thumann's - UFCW Cookware/Cutlery Cutco knife, All-Clad cookware - USW Side Dishes Ocean Spray Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce - IAM Birds Eye vegetables - UFCW Bread Pillsbury crescent rolls, frozen and baked rolls/breads, pie crusts and Stroehmann bakery products (for stuffing) - BCTGM Dessert Sara Lee pumpkin, apple pie, Mother's Kitchen cheese cakes, Nabisco (Mondelez) cookies and Rich's pies and cakes - BCTGM

SAG FOUNDATION SALON SEEKS SCRIPTS Film and TV scriptwriters: The Screen Actors Guild Foundation would like to hear from you.

The foundation presents staged readings of film and TV scripts, featuring casts of SAG-AFTRA members. It is interested in well-written material that would appeal to a wide audience.

Writers must be members of one of the performing arts (SAG-AFTRA, AEA, etc.) or affiliated unions (DGA, WGA, etc.). If the work is a collaboration, then at least one of the writers must be a union member.

Please submit a brief synopsis of your project to salon@sagfoundation.org. You will hear from them if they're interested in reading your script.

Freelance Tidbits Being on time and being prepared for any type of work are two of the most important things you can do.

Save the Date: SAG Awards Viewing Party Saturday, Jan. 18 Rockit Bar & Grill, 22 W. Hubbard, Chicago 5:30 - 7 p.m.: Cocktails and appetizers 7 p.m.: Watch the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards速 More details and RSVP information to follow soon.

Don't Miss Out The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards速 will be here soon, and SAG-AFTRA members will choose the honorees.

Your November dues bill must be paid by Dec. 2 to be eligible for SAG Awards voting and any "for your consideration" offers. Register at sagawardsrsvp.org for Screen Actors Guild Awards updates and screening invitations. Follow the SAG Awards on Facebook, Twitter and sagawards.org.

Holiday Schedule for Office and KMRC The SAG-AFTRA Chicago Local office and the KMRC will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29 for Thanksgiving.

In response to members' requests to stay informed, The Activator may include notice of rallies, pickets and other actions by unions and the labor movement that have not been sanctioned by the National or Chicago Board of Directors of SAG-AFTRA. This information is provided as a convenience.

The information contained herein regarding workshops, vendors, special offers and the like is provided for informational purposes and is not intended to imply endorsement by SAG-AFTRA of them or the information, material, products or services provided. SAG-AFTRA makes no warranties or representations regarding the use of the material or the quality of the services or service providers.

SAG-AFTRA Chicago: (312) 573-8081 Hotline: (312) 867-3710 Email: chicago@sagaftra.org WEBSITE SAGAFTRA.org.