The Chicago Activator - July 11, 2016

Official E-Newsletter of the SAG-AFTRA Chicago Local

IN THIS ISSUE Senior Radio Players TV/Theatrical Rates Increase Local News

July 11, 2016

SAG-AFTRA Senior Radio Players Present

The Strip Teaser & the Space Warp and The Killers

Singers Committee & David White Labor In the Pulpit

Thursday, July 14

Annual Membership Meeting

Details below.

Reminder Don't miss the SAG-AFTRA Senior Radio Players' performances of The Strip Teaser & the Space Warp and The Killers.

7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) Thursday, July 14.

Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St. (at Michigan) Admission is free; however seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The SAG-AFTRA Senior Radio Players have presented live recreations of radio classics for 19 years. Please come out to support them in what will surely be another amazing performance.

GREAT NEWS - RATES WENT UP JULY 1, 2016!

The rates for the TV/Theatrical contracts went up on July 1 per the collective bargaining agreement - so when you book that job on Chicago PD, Empire, Chicago Med, APB, The Exorcist, Patriot or Chicago Justice, the rate increases from $906 per day to $933 per day. The weekly rate is now $3,239.

For Chicago Fire (and Shameless), the new rates are $966 per day and $3,353 per week, as these shows are under the legacy AFTRA contract.

Click here for the complete chart of the new rates effective July 1.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the director of the TV/Theatrical Department, kathy.byrne@sagaftra.org.

Local News SAVE THE DATE: Coming Monday, Oct. 24 - The SAG-AFTRA Blood Drive Mark your calendar, tell your friends and eat broccoli and liver to make sure your iron levels are good. Stay tuned for details.

Are Your Ducks In Order?

Later this summer we will have eight television series shooting in Chicago. Are you ready to work?

Are your dues current? Now is a great time to make sure your paperwork is in order. Is your driver's license, state ID or passport current? Do you have the articles of incorporation for your loan-out? Happy auditioning!

National Executive Director David White speaks with Singers Committee members regarding their concerns for union singers on June 27 at the Chicago Local.

Labor in the Pulpit On Labor Day weekend (Sept. 3-5), the Chicago Federation of Labor and Arise Chicago will once again team up for Labor in the Pulpit/On the Bimah/In the Minbar. This is a unique opportunity to highlight the shared values of the labor and faith communities.

Chicago Federation of Labor and Arise Chicago are currently recruiting volunteers to speak to congregations throughout the area. You can register to speak to your own congregation, if available, or speak at another place of worship.

To volunteer, email Andrea Kluger at akluger@chicagolabor.org. You can also feel free to call Andrea at (312) 906-2434 with any questions or to sign up over the phone.

The Chicago Federation of Labor with Arise Chicago launched the first Labor in the Pulpit/On the Bimah/In the Minbar program in 1996, which has since been replicated throughout the United States. For the past seven years, they've placed speakers in more than 100 services throughout the city and suburbs each Labor Day weekend, consistently making Chicago's program the largest in the country.

Chicago Local Membership Meeting On Monday, June 27, the Chicago Local conducted its annual membership meeting at the Instituto Cervantes.

Members were treated to special guests National Executive Director David White and Cinespace Chicago Film Studios President Alex Pissios. Topics included union rights, recent accomplishments, and future aspirations for the members, local and city. With an electrifying performance from the Singers Committee to start the meeting and hilarious moderating from Michael Issac, a unified energy reverberated throughout the entire evening.

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.

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SAG-AFTRA Chicago: (312) 573-8081 Email: chicago@sagaftra.org Website: SAGAFTRA.org