Member Voting on New SAG-AFTRA Commercial Contract   Okay, maybe the Old Dog is a little paranoid, but, but, but, I don’t trust this electronic voting stuff.  But,but,but, again!  They do say, you can order a good Ol’ paper ballot. Hmmm, come to think of  it, I might do better with this electronic stuff, since, [...]

The First and the Last!  The Best and The Worst! The Great Screen Actors Guild has had a long and honorable history from the First SAG President Ralph Morgan, up and until the last Ken Howard!  But, now SAG is a single  entity no more.  It has been knifed in the back by a group [...]

Posted: Thu., Apr. 19, 2012, 6:39pm PT SAG-AFTRA sets first official meeting National board will meet in Los Angeles on May 19 – 20 By Dave McNary In its first official meeting since performers created SAG-AFTRA, the new national board will meet in Los Angeles on May 19 – 20. The agenda for the 110-member [...]

Judge Denies Attempt to Change Name in SAG Merger Lawsuit Published: April 18, 2012 @ 5:47 pm  By Brent Lang  (Updated, 10:00 p.m. PST) What’s in a name? For the time being, at least, the newly rechristened Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will have to go by its former name, the [...]

With all the internet chatter about certain disgruntled SAG members going fi-core (Financial Core) in reaction to the destruction of their beloved Screen Actors Guild, the Ol’ Dog decided to take a closer look at the whole issue.  To take a closer look I went to fi-core.com ————- Fi-Core or “financial core” status is a [...]