Outrage over SAG’s smear campaign
(Mark Saylor today denied any involvement.) And this, after the SAG and legal staff reviewed the “Vote No” With the declaration of the quota included in the package vote. Should be retractedSeveral board members told me the message was written by NY Division Chief Sam Freed and United for Ned Vaughn leading force and approved by the Interim National Executive Director David White and public relations firm new hires, Saylor & Company . In a surprising fact, the new leadership of SAG used Guild member list to close the “Vote No” contingent to trick the players. This is not only inappropriate e-mail, is inflammatory. This, after the GAC agreed that neither the union nor the new price of public relations firm high attack to any member who campaigned against the contract. The email smear was sent by the National Majority SAG, which is the coalition between the majority of New York Division, and United regional branches by force, who recently assumed leadership of the guild.
Here are the offensive parts of cytology-mail, followed by a “Vote No” of the reaction, followed by the response to my query SAG
Do not be fooled … So when you see the negative attacks launched by opponents of this agreement, I ask: What is the alternative? “Do not be fooled into voting against TV / theatrical contract” Some members are trying to make our union down and continue to circulate misinformation about our tentative agreement. Most SAG National Board knows what is the alternative to a half vote YES.They will not respond because it has one.
Anne-Marie Johnson, vice president of SAG, Chairman of the Board of Hollywood, and a “Vote No” activist emailed SAG National denouncing the majority of SAG smear campaign
“Well, I hope you all feel very proud of you in this weekend’s Memorial Day. ‘Misled’, ‘have in our union down,” like they think they have a plan “..
The fact that were hired to work on reconfiguring the image of the SAG. But I thought you said the elected staff that Saylor was not hired for the campaign against the agreement and that certainly would not be used to attack our own members. I could not understand how on earth the AMPTP has my personal email address. But then I realized it was my union. “The first time you receive this email that was angry and confused. good start in the new formation. How is that working for youWell, at least at last we can see what you are paying Saylor do.
I can only assume that this is the work of SaylorO Pamela Greenwalt. “I pray to God Pamm Fair is not responsible for this. I was hoping these two would have more integrity than that.
done all the heavy lifting for them. Why does not David White put his name to this work? I think the answer is obvious. On more than one sense.”Why did not any of you sign this message? I am sure that the AMPTP will send the Guild of gratitude for saving thousands and thousands of dollars. Now I have to take out advertisements in stores.’ve
When asked why SAG is run some of its members in this official email, Pamela Greenwalt, director of communications for SAG’s director, responded to this statement from the guild
We have always believed that when there is an honest debate about the merits of the agreement and the realities of today’s economy and the state of the industry, our members ratify the contract recommended by the SAG National Board. “Screen Actors Guild to communicate with our members, at the request of the national leadership of the Board was convinced that some critics of the tentative agreement to continue making misleading statements about the agreement. Gremio’s staff has been directed to support the ratification effort to ensure the accuracy of the information distributed to our members on the interim agreement, and to identify and correct the misleading statements, that is what we will continue to do throughout the life of this contract year.