Hanks, Baldwin Endorse USAN as SAG N.Y. Race Gets Hotter

Since announcing its formation recently, One Strong Unionthe group challenging U . s . Screen Stars Countrywide for charge of the Screen Stars Guild's New You are able to divisionhas recommended its endorsements from numerous stars active in guild politics. Now USAN has hit back rich in-profile backing of their own. On August. 24, USAN introduced it has brought endorsements from Tom Hanks and Alec Baldwin."I support those who have led SAG throughout these last several weeks of enormous alterations in our art and industry," Hanks stated inside a written statement. "USAN continues to be vital in leadership positions and it has labored continually to create SAG and AFTRA together to produce One Union for everyone all of us. This is exactly why I support USAN."Baldwin added, "I strongly endorse the direction the union is certainly going in now, and that i encourage all N.Y. SAG people to carry on to aid USAN."USAN has received backing from SAG national leader Ken Howard and national secretary-treasurer Amy Aquino. The 2 top chosen officials, together with first national v . p . Ned Vaughn, will join current New You are able to division leader Mike Hodge and USAN's board candidates in a meet-and-greet August. 25 in New You are able to. The big event will occur at 6:30 p.m. at Gossip Bar & Restaurant, 733 Ninth Ave. (between West 49th and 50th roads), in Manhattan. SAG people can RSVP to reservation@usanforoneunion.com.One Strong Union has brought endorsements from Holter Graham, leader from the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists' New You are able to local, in addition to several SAG people involved with the founding of USAN greater than a decade ago. The brand new group introduced recently it would area a slate of candidates to challenge USAN within the New You are able to board elections. A number of individuals candidatesincluding Mike Robards, who's opposing Hodge within the race for division presidentwere formerly aligned with USAN.On August. 22, inside a letter published to 1 Strong Union's blog, Robards belittled the television-theatrical contract that SAG collectively discussed with AFTRA captured, indicating dissatisfaction using the deal's new-media provisions. In "2011 we didn't are actually excellent strides in new media, which disappointed me like a person in the settling team," Robards authored. "There is without trying to lessen streaming home windows, no thinking provided to alternate models for residuals obligations, for example percentage-based residuals."Both USAN and something Strong Union claim that they can support merger with AFTRA in their platforms. By Daniel Holloway August 24, 2011 Tom Hanks PHOTO CREDIT Jason Merritt/Getty Images Since announcing its formation recently, One Strong Unionthe group challenging U . s . Screen Stars Countrywide for charge of the Screen Stars Guild's New You are able to divisionhas recommended its endorsements from numerous stars active in guild politics. Now USAN has hit back rich in-profile backing of their own. On August. 24, USAN introduced it has brought endorsements from Tom Hanks and Alec Baldwin."I support those who have led SAG throughout these last several weeks of enormous alterations in our art and industry," Hanks stated inside a written statement. "USAN continues to be vital in leadership positions and it has labored continually to create SAG and AFTRA together to produce One Union for everyone all of us. This is exactly why I support USAN."Baldwin added, "I strongly endorse the direction the union is certainly going in now, and that i encourage all N.Y. SAG people to carry on to aid USAN."USAN has received backing from SAG national leader Ken Howard and national secretary-treasurer Amy Aquino. The 2 top chosen officials, together with first national v . p . Ned Vaughn, will join current New You are able to division leader Mike Hodge and USAN's board candidates in a meet-and-greet August. 25 in New You are able to. The big event will occur at 6:30 p.m. at Gossip Bar & Restaurant, 733 Ninth Ave. (between West 49th and 50th roads), in Manhattan. SAG people can RSVP to reservation@usanforoneunion.com.One Strong Union has brought endorsements from Holter Graham, leader from the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists' New You are able to local, in addition to several SAG people active in the founding of USAN greater than a decade ago. The brand new group introduced recently it would area a slate of candidates to challenge USAN within the New You are able to board elections. A number of individuals candidatesincluding Mike Robards, who's opposing Hodge within the race for division presidentwere formerly aligned with USAN.On August. 22, inside a letter published to 1 Strong Union's blog, Robards belittled the television-theatrical contract that SAG collectively discussed with AFTRA captured, indicating dissatisfaction using the deal's new-media provisions. In "2011 we didn't are actually excellent strides in new media, which disappointed me like a person in the settling team," Robards authored. "There is without trying to lessen streaming home windows, no thinking provided to alternate models for residuals obligations, for example percentage-based residuals."Both USAN and something Strong Union claim that they can support merger with AFTRA in their platforms.