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January 6, 2021

LA Local SAG-AFTRA Members Release Grassroots Union Literacy Guide

Brian Hamilton

Union Literacy Guide Town Hall
Union Literacy Guide Town Hall

LA Local SAG-AFTRA Members have just released a grassroots, unofficial SAG-AFTRA Union Literacy Guide. Created by volunteer members and leaders to help educate members and others about the union.

We’re hosting our first grassroots, unofficial SAG-AFTRA Union Literacy Town Hall on Saturday, January 16th at 11am PT via Zoom at SOLIDARITYtownhall.com. A wonderful group of leaders and members will go through the guide and answer questions.  Let’s all learn about our union together and be more empowered and engaged members. Hope you enjoy the resources, and best wishes for the new year!

PDF: http://bit.ly/SA-ULG

December 26, 2020

Dave McNary, Beloved Longtime Variety Film Reporter, Dies at 69

Brian Hamilton

“Dave leaves a lasting legacy. He has written about the industry and labor relations for a generation and while we loved to argue with him, we considered him a part of the family,” David White, national executive director of SAG-AFTRA, told Variety. “Our hearts go out to his beloved wife, Sharon, and to his family. He will be greatly missed.”

Claudia Eller, Variety editor-in-chief, said McNary’s loss would be felt deeply throughout the company and in the industry.

“We are all grief-stricken by Dave’s passing,” Eller said. “Our newsroom will never be the same. There was no one as kind, compassionate, hard working and collegial as Dave. He was a very special person and he will be sorely missed by all who knew him.”

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December 26, 2020

Dave McNary Dies: Long-Time Variety Film Reporter Was 69

Brian Hamilton

Dave McNary Dies: Long-Time Variety Film Reporter Was 69
Dave McNary Dies: Long-Time Variety Film Reporter Was 69

Dave McNary, the veteran film reporter who covered the industry for more than two decades at Variety and was a friend to many at Deadline, has died at 69. His wife, Sharon McNary, veteran journalist and KPCC-FM infrastructure correspondent, confirmed the news on Saturday morning.

McNary suffered a stroke on December 19 and was rushed to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, passing away from complications.

McNary started his long career at Variety in 1999, where he covered everything from the Guilds to various studios, including Warner Bros. Many of us at Deadline had the opportunity to work side by side with Dave over the years, including Ted Johnson, Anthony D’Alessandro, Mike Fleming, and Peter Bart, the long-time Editor-In-Chief at Variety, who hired McNary in 1999.

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December 1, 2020

SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Class Action Lawsuit

Brian Hamilton

December 1, 2020

Class-Action Lawsuit Says SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Cuts “Illegally Discriminate Based On Age”

Brian Hamilton

 

By David Robb

When actor Robert Loggia died in 2015, his widow, Audrey Loggia, was notified by the SAG Health Plan that she was entitled to receive continuing health coverage as a surviving spouse “for the remainder of her lifetime or until she remarried.” But a class action lawsuit filed today against the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan and its trustees says that “before either of those circumstances appreciated, the Plan notified her on November 24, 2020, that she would lose coverage on September 30, 2021” under eligibility and benefit changes that take effect in the New Year.

Facing staggering deficits, the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan announced in August that it will be raising premiums and earnings thresholds for coverage on Jan. 1 in order to stay afloat. “While this restructuring will preserve access to an excellent health plan for the majority of our participants, the changes will be disruptive for some,” the Plan said in a letter to participants, noting that those who lose coverage because they don’t meet the new earnings requirements may be eligible for coverage under Obama Care. “Without restructuring the Health Plans, we are projecting a deficit of $141 million this year and $83 million in 2021, and by 2024 the Health Plan is projected to run out of reserves,” the letter stated.

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