SAG's Doug Allen angles for compromise

January 18, 2009 The embattled SAG national executive director over the weekend continued to reach out to guild members about the ongoing internal fracas over what direction the guild should take in stalled contract negotiations. In a letter sent to members and posted on the guild's Web site Sunday, Allen sought to clarify to the membership at large the "compromise" he proposed to the national board following the all-night executive session held last Monday and Tuesday. Since the 30-hour meeting resulted in no official action on Allen's status as chief negotiator, he subsequently proposed bypassing the promised strike-authorization vote, meeting one last time with the AMPTP and then sending out the TV/theatrical contract offer itself for a ratification vote by the full membership.

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