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Aug 29, 2021 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
This is Ed Asner 1984:
““Our union is our bill of rights. It sets standards for compensation and hours of work, to counter exploitation. It fights for human rights and creative rights, against the forces of bigotry and censorship.
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“It establishes our right to health benefits when we are sick, and pensions when we are old. It provides a redress of grievances when we are abused and gives us a voice that cannot be outshouted by networks or studios.
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36% of current 32,600 Health Plan participants
•2,900 Plan 2 Participants
•650 Age & Service Participants
•8,200 Senior Performers
•11,750 Total Participants will lose their SAGaftra Health Care SOSHealthPlan.com
May not hit you personally; it affects your coworkers.
These draconian changes affect all performers: day players, stunts, singers, stand-ins, background actors, dancers, recording artists, voice-over artists, broadcasters, and most importantly, the seniors who built our Union.
