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Happy #FeatureFriday to Native American journalist Hattie Kauffman! This #SagAftraMember was the first native American to ever report on network news. From covering the news to opening doors for future generations, Kauffman left her mark. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Hattie Kauffman smiling. Hattie Kauffman smiling while standing next to a camera and cameraman.
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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"The fact is, this industry goes nowhere without us." Check out the SAG-AFTRA Podcast for a discussion between SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin and NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland: ow.ly/rQwm50XqKKm
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the Condé United and NewsGuild of New York union members who were retaliated against for questioning the closure of Teen Vogue.
SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the Condé United and NewsGuild of New York union members who were retaliated against for questioning the closure of Teen Vogue. Four Condé Nast staffers were fired and additional union members appear to have been suspended without pay following their participation in a federally protected activity — gathering at their workplace to inquire about the Teen Vogue layoffs. When institutions that hire journalists infringe on their employee’s right to collective action it calls into question those institutions’ commitment to inquiry and journalistic integrity. It also threatens all unionized journalists and their ability to speak truth to power. SAG-AFTRA reminds Condé Nast that collective action is a federally protected right. We join in solidarity with journalists as well as our union siblings in demanding the terminated employees be reinstated.
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Happy #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! This #FeatureFriday, we're shining the spotlight on Wes Studi, an acclaimed actor who was the first Native American to win an Oscar for his Honorary Award in 2019. From film to TV, Studi has been a trailblazer for fellow Native performers.
Wes Studi smiling and holding up his Oscar. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Wes Studio on a horse as his character in 'Comanche Moon.'
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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SAG-AFTRA President @iamseanastin.bsky.social brings passion, transparency and advocacy to this intimate one-on-one podcast interview. 🎧 Check out part 1 of this two-part podcast episode with President Astin and National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator @duncanci.bsky.social: ow.ly/WcNK50Xo8Pk
At the top, on a black background: SAG-AFTRA Podcast. New SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin On His Day-One Priorities (Part 1). Below, side by side pictures of Sean Astin and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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The TV/Theatrical/Streaming wages & working conditions process begins. Join us for a presentation to better understand the current state of the industry under which these contracts will be negotiated.
11/6, 10AM PT OR 5 PM PT: sagaftra.org/contracts2026
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Tune into the 2025 #MediaAccessAwards with @eastersealssocal.bsky.social TODAY, November 5 at 8PM PT on PBS SoCal with nationwide broadcasts to follow! Don't miss SAG-AFTRA President @iamseanastin.bsky.social presenting the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award.
Sean Astin on stage, a screen behind him displays the text SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award. Media Access Awards with EASTERSEALS. Watch the premiere on November 5 at 8 PM Pacific Time on PBS Socal with an encare on Novemeber 7 at 8 PM Pacific Time on PBS Socal. Additional broadcasts to follow, check your local listings. Host, Ali Stroker. A list of the guest performers, honorees and presenters at the Media Access Awards with Easterseals.
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA’s Beth Millman and Olga Rodriguez-Aguirre dive into the basics of what to know after booking an international job. #Take5SagAftra
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the IWGB Game Workers Union exercising their right to organize following reports of union-busting at Rockstar. Our members’ union performances on Rockstar games are an integral part of the success and legacy of games like Grand Theft Auto.
SAG-AFTRA stands in solidarity with the IWGB Game Workers Union exercising their right to organize following reports of union-busting at Rockstar. Our members’ union performances on Rockstar games are an integral part of the success and legacy of games like Grand Theft Auto. All Rockstar workers deserve the same. We are in this fight together.
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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We remember National Board member & Ralph Morgan Award honoree Diane Ladd, who passed away at age 89. Ladd appeared in more than 200 films & TV shows & received 3 Academy Award nominations. She is survived by her daughter Laura Dern & two grandchildren. #SagAftraMember since 1956
Diane Ladd smiling.
November 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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"Four decades ago, I obtained my first TV commercial with line which made me eligible to obtain my SAG-AFTRA membership card." Happy #MemberMonday, Robin Harmon! 🤩 Send us your photo & story at sagaftra.org/mystory OR tag #SagAftraMember on Instagram & you could be featured!
Robin Harmon smiling and holding up her SAG-AFTRA membership card.
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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The TV/Theatrical/Streaming wages & working conditions process begins. Join us for a presentation to better understand the current state of the industry under which these contracts will be negotiated.
11/4, 10AM PT: ow.ly/6x3s50XjiS6
11/6, 10AM PT: ow.ly/ax2h50XjiS4
11/6, 5PM PT: ow.ly/iJF350XlhtG
On a digital background. At the top, in a yellow rectangle in black font: 2026 TV/Theatrical/Streaming Contracts. Below, in alternating white and yellow fonts: The Landscape of Live-Acting Scripted Dramatic Entertainment. sagaftra.org/contracts2026.
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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No one does Halloween like #SagAftraMembers! 😏 We hope you have a hauntingly fun and safe holiday! #HappyHalloween 💀🍭🎃🍫👻🍬

Let us know what you're dressing up as this year. 👇
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October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Former L.A. Local Board member Kate Linder, pictured here with then SAG-AFTRA VP, Los Angeles Jodi Long and EVP Linda Powell, was inducted into the silver class at this year's Daytime Emmys, along with fellow #SagAftraMembers Star Jones, James Reynolds and Jane Elliott! Congratulations! 🎉
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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On the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, SAG-AFTRA NED Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Dallas-Fort Worth Local President Nikki Dixon and NextGen Committee member Wes Jetton discuss auditions and how to be more confident. Listen now! 🎧 ow.ly/WOkR50Xjbzr
On a yellow background. A quote by Wes Jetton from the SAG-AFTRA Podcast episode, "How to Be More Confident in Auditions." The quote: I think a lot of us actors have arranged our lives to make [this aspect of our career] work. I always say to other actors, 'You've done a lot to be here. Don't let this one part of your day, the thing you want to do the most, be stressful.' At the top, on a black background: SAG-AFTRA Podcast. How to Be More Confident in Auditions. Below, three individual photos side-by-side. From left to right: Nikki Dixon, Wes Jetton, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
October 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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🎂 #BOTD in 1922: the late actor, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist Ruby Dee. For her activism and contributions to our industry, the multi-hyphenate received the SAG Life Achievement Award with her husband, Ossie Davis, in 2000.
Ruby Dee smiling. Ossie Davis, left, and Ruby Dee, right. They are both smiling as they stand behind a microphone.
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Celebrating the life and career of the late Nanette Fabray, who was #BOTD in 1920. Actor. Singer. Dancer. 🎭🎶💃 Nanette received the 1986 SAG Life Achievement Award for her work and humanitarian efforts as an advocate for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people. 🎂🤟
Nanette Fabray, against a gold background, wearing a white tank top and smiling. Nanette Fabray standing with her arms out at a podium with a microphone and her SAG Life Achievement Award in front of her. The podium says Sheraton Universal.
October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Day 3 of the SAG-AFTRA National Convention. #SagAftraMember delegates
continue to Connect and Engage in order to Empower their fellow members with a
#UnionStrong future!
On a dark blue background. Inside a circle made up of light blue, gold, and light teal swatches: the SAG-AFTRA logo. Below, in white font: Connect. Engage. Empower. 2025 National Convention. October 25 to 28.
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to this year's SAG-AFTRA American Scene Awards honorees! 👏 Your commitment to inclusion and diversity is reason enough to celebrate. We must all work together to create a more equitable industry. #DEI
On a green to blue ombre background with sparkles raining down. At the top, in white font: SAG-AFTRA American Scene Awards. Below, in script white font: Congratulations to all the Honorees! On a graphic with the same design. At the top, in white font: Music & Sound Recordings Award. Below, in the center, on the left: a picture of Miles Caton singing as Samuel Moore from 'Sinners. To the right, Ludwig. Below, in white font: I Lied to You - Sinners Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Warner Bros. Pictures. Domain Entertainment / Proximity Media. On a graphic with the same design. At the top, in white font: Belva Davis News & Broadcast Award. Below, in the center, on the left: the logo for Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America. To the right, JJ Green. Below, in white font: Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America. JJ Green & WTOP. On a graphic with the same design. At the top, in white font: Entertainment Award. Below, in the center: Miles Canton and Michael B. Jordan in 'Sinners'. Below, left to right: Zinzi Coogler, Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian. Below, in white font: Sinners. Warner Bros. Pictures. Domain Entertainment. Proximity Media.
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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SAG-AFTRA Announces American Scene Awards Recipients www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-an...
October 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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WATCH NOW! The SAG-AFTRA American Scene Awards hosted by #SagAftraMembers Kristen Schaal and Harvey Guillén. Find out whose projects exemplify the very best of diverse and inclusive entertainment, music and news. TUNE IN: https://youtu.be/EI022ondjuk
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October 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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TONIGHT! Tune into the American Scene Awards at 4:30 PT/7:30 ET on our YouTube channel to find out whose projects exemplify the very best of diverse and inclusive entertainment, music and news.
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October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Our SAG-AFTRA National Convention continues today as #SagAftraMember delegates consider which resolutions best connect, engage and empower the membership. And don’t forget to tune into the American Scene Awards TODAY at 4:30 PT/7:30 ET on our YouTube channel!
On a dark blue background. Inside a circle made up of light blue, gold, and light teal swatches: the SAG-AFTRA logo. Below, in white font: Connect. Engage. Empower. 2025 National Convention. October 25 to 28.
October 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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SAG-AFTRA Awards George Heller Memorial Gold Card to Union Officers https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-awards-george-heller-memorial-gold-card-union-officers-0
October 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Congratulations to our George Heller Memorial Award honorees: #SagAftraMembers National Board member and Los Angeles Local Second Vice President David Jolliffe, former National Board member Ellen Crawford and National Board member and New York Local Fourth Vice President Liz Zazzi.
On a gold background with a sparkles. At the top, in black font: Congratulations. Below, a picture of David Jolliffe smiling. Below, in black font: George Heller Memorial Award Honoree David Jolliffe. On a gold background with a sparkles. At the top, in black font: Congratulations. Below, a picture of Ellen Crawford smiling. Below, in black font: George Heller Memorial Award Honoree Ellen Crawford. On a gold background with a sparkles. At the top, in black font: Congratulations. Below, a picture of Liz Zazzi smiling. Below, in black font: George Heller Memorial Award Honoree Liz Zazzi.
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM