AFTRA statement on new contract

July 08, 2008 AFTRA members have ratified a new three-year primetime television agreement by a 62.4% margin. Despite an unprecedented disinformation campaign aimed at interfering with our ratification process, a majority of members ultimately focused on what mattered--the obvious merits of a labor agreement that contains substantial gains for every category of performer in both traditional and new media. 1 Building on the suggestion of our valued supporters, we will seek to organize a summit of top actors, performers, and union leaders to engage in a thoughtful, constructive discussion of how we can achieve unity among performers--and ultimately, if feasible, merger of the performers' unions.

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