SAG negotiator 'on thin ice,' or is he?

September 21, 2008 Allen has also played a central role in the guild's antagonistic posture toward AFTRA; that has angered the national board members in New York and the regional branches who feel an affinity with their sister union. Conversations with national board members Friday seemed to indicate that Allen is "on thin ice," as one national board member put it, but it is not at all certain that he would be fired. Paul Christie, a national board member in New York and a former 2nd national vp, was the least reassuring when asked if Allen would stay in his post.

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