The SAG/AFTRA Merger

Members of the two unions, SAG, the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists are casting ballots, due by June 30th, to vote on whether the two unions should consolidate. The pro-merger faction sees consolidation as the only way performers can stand up to the global entertainment conglomerates. Anti-merger union members, mostly Hollywood based SAG members, claim that the merger will strip the union of its power, dilute its historic identity, and put financial control in the hands of union officers that don't necessarily represent them. Peter Keifer, Labor/ Legal Reporter for The Hollywood Reporter joins host Larry Mantle to discuss the merger.

Members of the two unions, SAG, the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists are casting ballots, due by June 30th, to vote on whether the two unions should consolidate. The pro-merger faction sees consolidation as the only way performers can stand up to the global entertainment conglomerates. Anti-merger union members, mostly Hollywood based SAG members, claim that the merger will strip the union of its power, dilute its historic identity, and put financial control in the hands of union officers that don't necessarily represent them. Peter Keifer, Labor/ Legal Reporter for The Hollywood Reporter joins host Larry Mantle to discuss the merger.