Thursday, June 2, 2016

SAG-AFTRA Magazine Spring 2016 Local New Mexico

The local New Mexico SAG-AFTRA elected officials had their photo taken at the big TV screening of the annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Jan. 30, 2016. Other U.S. state pictures were taken too for the Spring 2016 magazine.

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(Official SAG-AFTRA Logo for New Mexico)

2016 SAG-AFTRA Spring Magazine says, "Feb. 8 was Film & Media Day in New Mexico, and a big agenda item was once again the battle against a bid by the governor and some legislators to make New Mexico a "right-to-work" (for less) state. SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local Board member Patrick Fabian gave a moving keynote address. Fabian stressed that unions create the opportunity for workers to acheive a middle-class lifestyle and that "right-to-work" has not lived up to its' "promise" anywhere, while neighboring, union-friendly states are thriving."

"There was strong staff support from the union's GAPP representative, Kerri Wood Einertson, and the members of the local SAG-AFTRA New Mexico Board, who worked alongside IATSE Local 480 and other industry professionals to carry the day. The ill-advised bill failed and New Mexico remains open for business as a labor-friendly state."  

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