Former “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress Gabrielle Carteris has been re-elected as president of SAG-aftra, the union announced Thursday night. Jane Austin was also voted in as secretary-treasurer, they will both serve two-year terms. Out of 144,000 eligible voters, Carteris received 14,674 votes, with Esai Morales receiving 8,145 votes, Pete Antico receiving 4,114 votes, Robert B. Martin, Jr., receiving 1,207 votes and Marilyn Monrovia receiving 715 vote, according to a statement from SAG-aftra. Also Read: SAG-aftra Members Approve New Film and TV Contract “I’m deeply humbled that our members have entrusted me with the privilege and honor of continuing to lead our great union,” Carteris said. “During.
- 8/25/2017
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Gabrielle Carteris has been re-elected president of SAG-aftra in a contentious race to lead the 140,000-member performers union. Her slate of Unite for Strength running mates also made narrow gains but further solidified their control of the national board and the union's Los Angeles local, of which Jane Austin was elected president today. Carteris received 14,674 votes to Morales’ 8,145, Pete Antico’s 4,114, Robert B. Martin Jr.’s 1,207 and Marilyn Monrovia’s 715…...
- 8/25/2017
- Deadline
Gabrielle Carteris has been re-elected president of SAG-aftra in a contentious race to lead the 140,000-member performers union. Her slate of Unite for Strength running mates also made narrow gains but further solidified their control of the national board and the union's Los Angeles local, of which Jane Austin was elected president today. Carteris received 14,674 votes to Morales’ 8,145, Pete Antico’s 4,114, Robert B. Martin Jr.’s 1,207 and Marilyn Monrovia’s 715…...
- 8/25/2017
- Deadline TV
Tomorrow, SAG-aftra, the nation’s largest union for media artists, will announce the results of what has been a lively and, at times, tense election for union leadership. Incumbent Gabrielle Carteris, representing Unite for Strength, is running against Membership First’s Esai Morales and independent candidates Pete Antico, Robert B. Martin Jr., and Marilyn Monrovia. On the heels of a new film and television contract, escalating campaign rhetoric has moved between passionate and accusatory. Running for re-election as Unite for Strength’s candidate, Carteris’ platform is focusing on what her supporters see as accomplishments for the union during her service, from unifying the union’s previously separated healthcare plans and expanding tax incentives for filming, to toting new contract earnings. Morales with the opposition slate, Membership First, is running a campaign that attempts to harness the frustrations of an inner-union political culture that some members have grown to resent. With...
- 8/23/2017
- backstage.com
In this special episode of “Hollywood Close-Up,” the online show that focuses on creating your own career in the entertainment industry, Natalie Lipka and Wayne Frazier diverge slightly from their usual programming. Read: How to Start Your Own Podcast In light of the imminent elections for SAG-aftra national president, Lipka and Frazier, SAG-aftra members themselves, gathered the candidates in order to discuss some of the union’s most pressing issues during a live-broadcasted episode. The present candidates, which included Marilyn Monrovia, Robert B. Martin, and Pete Antico, as well as Esai Morales via pre-recorded statements, were each given equal time to present their platforms. The episode (originally produced Aug. 9) is available in full below, and you can watch any time prior to or after the Aug. 24 election deadline. Learn more about SAG-aftra and the other prominent unions here. Looking to get cast? Apply to casting calls on Backstage.
- 8/15/2017
- backstage.com
Veteran actor and union leader Ken Howard became the first elected president of SAG-AFTRA Thursday. Amy Aquino, who was running with Howard on the Unite for Strength slate, was elected secretary treasurer. Both previously served the Screen Actors Guild for two consecutive terms prior to merger, and each served respectively as co-president and co-secretary-treasurer of SAG-AFTRA following the merger in 2012. Their two-year terms begin Thursday. The result was a landslide for Howard, whose closest challenger was Membership First's Esai Morales, who had promised to take on the casting industry and pay increased attention to background performers, who don't have a dedicated seat on the board. But his Los Angeles-focused campaign never really took off. In the end, Howard received 16,396 votes to 9,850 votes for Morales. The other challengers in the four-person field, Paul Edney and Marilyn Monrovia, received 1,359 and 960 votes respectively. In the secretary-treasurer contest Jane Austin, who was...
- 8/16/2013
- backstage.com
Ken Howard made history Thursday, defeating Esai Morales to become president of a combined SAG-aftra in the first national election since Hollywood's two largest labor unions merged last year. Ballots for the national officers election were mailed to 139,967 eligible voters on July 16, and 28,755 were returned by Thursday's deadline, for a return of 20.5 percent. Howard received 16,396 votes, with Esai Morales receiving 9,850 votes, while Paul Edney (1,359) and Marilyn Monrovia (960) trailed. In the election for secretary-treasurer, Howard's running mate Amy Aquino was elected with 17,590 votes and...
- 8/16/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Incumbent Ken Howard has won a landslide victory as national president in the union’s first national election since the March 2012 merger. Amy Aquino was re-elected SAG-AFTRA‘s National Secretary-Treasurer. Both officers will serve two-year terms, effective immediately. Howard received 16,396 votes, with Esai Morales receiving 9,850 votes, Paul Edney receiving 1,359 votes and Marilyn Monrovia receiving 960 votes. “I’m gratified that members across the country have reelected me to lead our union and continue building on the strong foundation we created through merger,” Howard said in a statement. “I want to congratulate Secretary-Treasurer Amy Aquino on her re-election and offer my sincere thanks to all the candidates who ran for office. I look forward to joining the delegates who will assemble in Los Angeles for the first SAG-AFTRA convention in late September, and then moving forward with the new leadership team to do the important work that members have entrusted to us.
- 8/16/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Hours before SAG-AFTRA unveiled its full candidate list, presidential candidate Paul Edney announced he's supporting rival Esai Morales for the union's top job. Morales is the best-known candidate in the field other than incumbent Ken Howard. With Edney's backing, it's now a three-way contest between Howard, Morales and Marilyn Monrovia, who continued to solicit support on Twitter after Edney's announcement. "Although I have spent a lot of time, effort and money on my campaign for National President of SAG-AFTRA, I do not wish to split the vote," Edney said in a statement posted on the MembershipFirst website July 12. "Esai Morales, a true unionist, shares the same desires and opinions as I do about union issues, especially Background Performers. I am honored to endorse Esai Morales for SAG-AFTRA President wholeheartedly. Although my name is on the Ballot, instead please vote for Esai Morales for SAG-AFTRA National President.
- 7/15/2013
- backstage.com
SAG-aftra has unveiled the roster of candidates for its first election since the merger between the two organizations. National president candidates include current co-president Ken Howard along with Paul Edney, Marilyn Monrovia and Esai Morales. National Secretary-Treasurer candidates are Amy Aquino (incumbent) and Jane Austin. Candidates elected for both national positions will serve two-year terms. Howard and Aquino are leaders of Unite for Strength, the La-based group that currently controls the union with its allies in New York and throughout the country. They’re not running on the Ufs slate, however, but are endorsed by Ufs. That arrangement
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- 7/13/2013
- by Jonathan Handel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SAG-AFTRA unveiled the list of candidates running in its first post-merger national election, including a presidential field that features three challengers to Co-President Ken Howard. Paul Edney, Marilyn Monrovia and Esai Morales are vying to unseat Howard, who is seeking a third term at the helm. The candidates for national secretary-treasurer are Amy Aquino and Jane Austin, who is running on the MembershipFirst slate with Morales. The national president and secretary-treasurer positions both carry two-year terms. All national board seats are up for election this year, along with all local officer, local board and convention delegate positions. The executive vice president and other vice presidents will be elected at the inaugural SAG-AFTRA Convention in September. Roberta Reardon, currently the national co-president with Howard, has indicated she'll run for the executive vice president position. Meanwhile, she's challenging Mike Hodge for the presidency of the New York Local, SAG-AFTRA’s second largest.
- 7/13/2013
- backstage.com
SAG-aftra late Friday night finalized the list of candidates for its first national elections since the 2012 merger. Current SAG-aftra co-president Ken Howard will be challenged by Paul Edney, Marilyn Monrovia and Esai Morales for the single office of presidency of SAG-aftra. SAG's Howard and AFTRA's Roberta Reardon have been co-presidents since March of last year, when members approved the merger of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Morales is heading a slate of candidates for Membership First, the group that opposed the merger since it...
- 7/13/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
SAG-AFTRA tonight put out the full list for its first National election since last year’s merger. With every single office in the national union in play, it is a big list. Partially because of that, SAG-AFTRA has not made clear affiliation to particular slates. In summary, the candidates for National President in alphabetical order are Paul Edney, Ken Howard, Marilyn Monrovia, and Esai Morales. And the candidates for National Secretary-Treasurer are Amy Aquino and Jane Austin.(See below or the 2013 SAG-aftra Candidate Elections webpage.) As previously announced, current SAG-AFTRA co-president Ken Howard is running for the solo National President spot. Even though he’s not part of the slate, Howard is endorsed and is endorsing the NY-based Usan offering, which includes current NY Local President Mike Hodge and Under The Dome’s Samantha Mathis among its candidates. Former NYPD Blue actor Esai Morales, a MembershipFirst anti-merger...
- 7/13/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
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