#SAG-AFTRA #Take5SagAftra
The Executive Director of #ACTRAToronto ,the largest branch of Canada's film & tv performers union, discusses how the Canadian film & tv industry is built around taking jobs away from US-based #SAGAFTRA members via "runaway" productions
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The Executive Director of #ACTRAToronto ,the largest branch of Canada's film & tv performers union, discusses how the Canadian film & tv industry is built around taking jobs away from US-based #SAGAFTRA members via "runaway" productions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKju...
ACTRA Toronto Treasurer Talk - October 8, 2025
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January 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
#SAG-AFTRA #Take5SagAftra
The Executive Director of #ACTRAToronto ,the largest branch of Canada's film & tv performers union, discusses how the Canadian film & tv industry is built around taking jobs away from US-based #SAGAFTRA members via "runaway" productions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKju...
The Executive Director of #ACTRAToronto ,the largest branch of Canada's film & tv performers union, discusses how the Canadian film & tv industry is built around taking jobs away from US-based #SAGAFTRA members via "runaway" productions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKju...
#SAG-AFTRA Members are independent contractors.
They don't get a retainer to tide them over when they aren't getting hired to work on any SAG-AFTRA commercials.
SAG-AFTRA prohibits them from earning an income on a non-union commercial.
They aren't getting paid anything by anybody. #Take5SagAftra
They don't get a retainer to tide them over when they aren't getting hired to work on any SAG-AFTRA commercials.
SAG-AFTRA prohibits them from earning an income on a non-union commercial.
They aren't getting paid anything by anybody. #Take5SagAftra
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
#SAG-AFTRA Members are independent contractors.
They don't get a retainer to tide them over when they aren't getting hired to work on any SAG-AFTRA commercials.
SAG-AFTRA prohibits them from earning an income on a non-union commercial.
They aren't getting paid anything by anybody. #Take5SagAftra
They don't get a retainer to tide them over when they aren't getting hired to work on any SAG-AFTRA commercials.
SAG-AFTRA prohibits them from earning an income on a non-union commercial.
They aren't getting paid anything by anybody. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA's Amanda Melby and Tracy Hyman discuss how to identify when a digital project should fall under the Commercials Contract. Stay informed and get paid properly! #Take5SagAftra
January 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA's Amanda Melby and Tracy Hyman discuss how to identify when a digital project should fall under the Commercials Contract. Stay informed and get paid properly! #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA's Amanda Melby and Tracy Hyman break down how the Commercials Contract applies to digital advertising. Get in the know to ensure your work is properly covered and paid! Watch now. #Take5SagAftra www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnP5...
Commercials Contracts: Digital
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January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA's Amanda Melby and Tracy Hyman break down how the Commercials Contract applies to digital advertising. Get in the know to ensure your work is properly covered and paid! Watch now. #Take5SagAftra www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnP5...
TAKE 5 🎬 Voting to unionize is a huge milestone, but according to SAG-AFTRA’s Maggie Russell-Brown and Josh Mendelsohn, success comes when the first contract has been negotiated and concluded. #Take5SagAftra Learn more about how a shop gets unionized: https://ow.ly/k72s50Xva86.
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 Voting to unionize is a huge milestone, but according to SAG-AFTRA’s Maggie Russell-Brown and Josh Mendelsohn, success comes when the first contract has been negotiated and concluded. #Take5SagAftra Learn more about how a shop gets unionized: https://ow.ly/k72s50Xva86.
TAKE 5 🎬 In this episode of Take 5, SAG-AFTRA's AG-AFTRA’s Maggie Russell-Brown and Josh Mendelsohn discuss how a shop gets unionized. They answer important questions, like why do workers organize? #Take5SagAftra
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 In this episode of Take 5, SAG-AFTRA's AG-AFTRA’s Maggie Russell-Brown and Josh Mendelsohn discuss how a shop gets unionized. They answer important questions, like why do workers organize? #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA’s Maggie Russell-Brown and Josh Mendelsohn break down the three key phases of organizing, from forming a committee and building support to winning recognition and negotiating your first contract. #Take5SagAftra youtu.be/yTgj_Sg90QI?...
How A Shop Gets Unionized
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November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA’s Maggie Russell-Brown and Josh Mendelsohn break down the three key phases of organizing, from forming a committee and building support to winning recognition and negotiating your first contract. #Take5SagAftra youtu.be/yTgj_Sg90QI?...
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
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
TAKE 5 🎬 Booked an international acting job? Before you fly out, make sure your SAG-AFTRA protections travel with you. SAG-AFTRA’s Beth Millman and Olga Rodriguez-Aguirre explain how Global Rule One protects performers working outside the U.S. #Take5SagAftra www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Ym...
You've Booked an International Job: Now What?
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October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 Booked an international acting job? Before you fly out, make sure your SAG-AFTRA protections travel with you. SAG-AFTRA’s Beth Millman and Olga Rodriguez-Aguirre explain how Global Rule One protects performers working outside the U.S. #Take5SagAftra www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Ym...
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez touch on the importance of collaborating with emerging businesses in the A.I. space. #Take5SagAftra
September 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez touch on the importance of collaborating with emerging businesses in the A.I. space. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez discuss the areas of our members’ work that are most heavily impacted by A.I. #Take5SagAftra
September 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez discuss the areas of our members’ work that are most heavily impacted by A.I. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland & Ray Rodriguez break down the A.I. protections in our contracts that safeguard voiceover performers from misuse of their work in today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape. #Take5SagAftra youtu.be/gDlDjG4P1UM
A.I. Protections for Voiceover Performers
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September 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland & Ray Rodriguez break down the A.I. protections in our contracts that safeguard voiceover performers from misuse of their work in today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape. #Take5SagAftra youtu.be/gDlDjG4P1UM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA’s Mary Cavallaro and Becky Hayes cover how important it is to use your Weingarten Rights. #Take5SagAftra
August 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA’s Mary Cavallaro and Becky Hayes cover how important it is to use your Weingarten Rights. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA’s Mary Cavallaro and Becky Hayes go over what you need to know about Weingarten Rights. Stay in the know and stay protected! #Take5SagAftra
August 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA’s Mary Cavallaro and Becky Hayes go over what you need to know about Weingarten Rights. Stay in the know and stay protected! #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 Parents, if your child is offered commercial work, THIS is what you need to know! SAG-AFTRA staff Stephanie Perry and Tracy Hyman explain the importance of working on a SAG-AFTRA set. #Take5SagAftra
August 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 Parents, if your child is offered commercial work, THIS is what you need to know! SAG-AFTRA staff Stephanie Perry and Tracy Hyman explain the importance of working on a SAG-AFTRA set. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 Does your child work in commercials? SAG-AFTRA staff Stephanie Perry and Tracy Hyman go over the key age restrictions and work hour limitations for children working under the SAG-AFTRA Commercial Contracts. #Take5SagAftra
August 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 Does your child work in commercials? SAG-AFTRA staff Stephanie Perry and Tracy Hyman go over the key age restrictions and work hour limitations for children working under the SAG-AFTRA Commercial Contracts. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 “When in doubt, reach out.” Pat Perez, SAG-AFTRA National Director of Stunt, Safety, & Outreach, and Janee Lynch, Sr. Lead Business Rep. for Music, are here to help dancers understand when their choreography might qualify for stunt classification & additional compensation. #Take5SagAftra
August 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 “When in doubt, reach out.” Pat Perez, SAG-AFTRA National Director of Stunt, Safety, & Outreach, and Janee Lynch, Sr. Lead Business Rep. for Music, are here to help dancers understand when their choreography might qualify for stunt classification & additional compensation. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 How is a stunt defined compared to a hazard? Pat Perez, SAG-AFTRA National Director of Stunt, Safety, and Outreach, and Janee Lynch, Senior Lead Business Representative for Music at SAG-AFTRA have the answer! #Take5SagAftra
July 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
TAKE 5 🎬 How is a stunt defined compared to a hazard? Pat Perez, SAG-AFTRA National Director of Stunt, Safety, and Outreach, and Janee Lynch, Senior Lead Business Representative for Music at SAG-AFTRA have the answer! #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 "We think it's incredibly important that we incentivize human performance." Learn more about what we're doing around digital replicas, deepfakes & synthetic humans from SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and General Counsel Jeff Bennett. #Take5SagAftra
July 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 "We think it's incredibly important that we incentivize human performance." Learn more about what we're doing around digital replicas, deepfakes & synthetic humans from SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and General Counsel Jeff Bennett. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA General Counsel Jeff Bennett explains a huge gain around digital replicas: strengthening traditional laws to require consent for digital replica uses in expressive works. #Take5SagAftra
July 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA General Counsel Jeff Bennett explains a huge gain around digital replicas: strengthening traditional laws to require consent for digital replica uses in expressive works. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and General Counsel Jeff Bennett discuss regulations on digital replicas on the public policy level. #Take5SagAftra
July 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and General Counsel Jeff Bennett discuss regulations on digital replicas on the public policy level. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland & General Counsel Jeff Bennett break down deepfakes, digital replicas & synthetic humans and how the union is helping to safeguard your voice, image, and likeness. #Take5SagAftra Watch now: youtu.be/BaPjCewO-iU
July 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland & General Counsel Jeff Bennett break down deepfakes, digital replicas & synthetic humans and how the union is helping to safeguard your voice, image, and likeness. #Take5SagAftra Watch now: youtu.be/BaPjCewO-iU
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher and Executive Director of Contract Enforcement & Strategy Jen Gaudry break down the fundamentals of TV and Theatrical residuals. #Take5SagAftra
How TV & Film Residuals Work
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May 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
TAKE 5 🎬 SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher and Executive Director of Contract Enforcement & Strategy Jen Gaudry break down the fundamentals of TV and Theatrical residuals. #Take5SagAftra
TAKE 5 🎬 Want to make a union film on an indie budget? SAG-AFTRA has the perfect agreements! Stacey Travis, Chair of SAG-AFTRA’s National Low Budget Committee, is joined by Olga Rodriguez-Aguirre, Executive Director of Entertainment Contracts, to explain these agreements. #Take5SagAftra Watch now!
Indie Means, Blockbuster Dreams? SAG-AFTRA Has You Covered
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April 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
TAKE 5 🎬 Want to make a union film on an indie budget? SAG-AFTRA has the perfect agreements! Stacey Travis, Chair of SAG-AFTRA’s National Low Budget Committee, is joined by Olga Rodriguez-Aguirre, Executive Director of Entertainment Contracts, to explain these agreements. #Take5SagAftra Watch now!