New moniker for SAG/AFTRA?

Leaders in the Screen Stars Guild as well as the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists haven't yet made a decision what they'll call the combined union, should people approve a merger next season, but it's highly probable the SAG and AFTRA names can survive. Reps in the unions meet a couple of days ago in the third number of confabs to hammer out particulars in the merger plan using the goal of showing one last proposal for the national boards within the month of the month of january. Reps for SAG and AFTRA did not have discuss the chance title. Several sources have stressed the title is not spoken about formally yet but strongly declare that the SAG and AFTRA names will both remain. The SAG/AFTRA Group for starters Union will begin meeting Friday and conclude on Tuesday. Inside the two previous conferences in June and August, the unions have revealed only general particulars in regards to the substance of discusssions. The group's careful approach contrasts while using tack attracted in 2003 when the merger advocates selected an ambitious moniker -- the Alliance of Intl. Media Artists. SAG voters then narrowly switched lower the proposal, which needed a 60% super-majority to endure. Advocates contended because campaign the brand new union may well be more effective and would remove jurisdicitional overlaps but rivals contended that the benefits of the completely new union were minimal which SAG may have lost its character becoming an stars union. The AIMA designation might have been for your combined organization getting a trio of affiliate entrepreneurs -- SAG for stars the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists for tv producers as well as the American Federation of Recording Artists for recording artists. Merger advocates mentioned in those days the state group discover the title as the easiest method to "best identify media pros who work all over the world in many disciplines."SAG was founded in 1933 and held numerous festivities couple of years ago to commemorate its 75th anniversary. The predecessor of AFTRA was founded in 1937 since the American Federation of Radio Artists. SAG is now offering about 120,000 people while AFTRA has about 70,000. About 45,000 artists participate in both unions. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com