SAG-AFTRA Establishes Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee: “The Casting Couch Is Officially Dead”
SAG-AFTRA has established a national committee dedicated to the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace. “SAG-AFTRA has always been committed to ending sexual harassment,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. “But now more than ever, we are declaring the ‘casting couch’ officially dead. This newly formed national committee is yet another way of working towards that goal.”
“As a survivor of sexual assault,” she said, “I want to ensure that we can do everything within our power to protect our members and ensure they feel safe in their workplace, both physically and mentally. This is the time and place for zero tolerance for any action that degrades or objectifies women and men of all ages who simply wish to do a good job for their employers in a safe and respectful environment.”
Michelle Hurd, the union’s national vice president, will be the national chair of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee,...
“As a survivor of sexual assault,” she said, “I want to ensure that we can do everything within our power to protect our members and ensure they feel safe in their workplace, both physically and mentally. This is the time and place for zero tolerance for any action that degrades or objectifies women and men of all ages who simply wish to do a good job for their employers in a safe and respectful environment.”
Michelle Hurd, the union’s national vice president, will be the national chair of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee,...
- 12/5/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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