Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. -
The National Board voted overwhelmingly (99.47%) to approve a motion
urging the union and industry trustees of the SAG Producers Pension and
Health Plans (“P&H”) and the AFTRA Health & Retirement Funds
("H&R") to undertake expeditious and appropriate action to create a
unified Health Plan for performers, broadcasters and others working
under SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreements, and to implement
immediately a reciprocity agreement between the two existing Health
Plans.
The Board also urged the Plan Trustees to review the feasibility and
advisability of creating a unified Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and
reciprocity agreement between the existing Pension and Retirement Plans.
The Board specifically directed the Union-appointed Trustees of the
Plans to treat as priorities the creation of a unified Health Plan and
the immediate implementation of an interim reciprocity agreement between
the existing Health Plans and to meet for the purpose of discussing the
actions necessary to create a unified Health Plan and a unified Defined
Benefit Retirement Plan.
The Board also received an update on SAG-AFTRA’s comprehensive
organizing strategy from Assistant National Executive Director for
Organizing Philip Denniston, whose team was instrumental in focusing
intense member attention and activity around the music video industry
and the negotiations on that contract.
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