As you can see in our list of links in the column to the right, actors have swung into action creating video shorts regarding negotiations and the AFTRA situation.  Add these to the shorts on our page under the Short Films button and you will see a rather large and impressive collection of work from members of the true creative actors union, the Screen Actors Guild.

Contrast that with the Talent-Free “I’m Voting Yes” garbage that a bunch of broadcasters made and it will be abundantly clear the people who are in charge over at AFTRA have no business pretending to speak for and negotiate for professional actors.  (Here is a link to the Broadcasters’ collection of crap.  Love the “Spanish” one.  Couldn’t find a self-respecting Spanish Language actor to record this?  Good for them. AFTRA Talent-Free videos)

Let’s hope that we don’t all end up working under a contract brought to you and voted on by your local news anchor.  Let’s be honest.  What the hell do they know about working conditions and wages for actors?There is a reason why they aren’t asked to participate in the working and wages conditions committee meetings leading up to negotiations.  BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING THERE AND VOTING ON OUR CONTRACTS.

You can do something about it.  Call AFTRA NOW.  Tell them you are sick of what they are doing and that they should leave actors contracts to the ACTORS’ UNION.  Screen Actors Guild.  Tell them to go back to the table and at the very least, negotiate jointly with the Screen Actors Guild.

AFTRA:  losangeles@aftra.com  323.634.8100,  323.634.8246 fax

You can also see a list of AFTRA Locals here:  AFTRA locals

Give ‘em hell.