The '''Screen Actors' Guild''' is the largest [[labor union]] representing [[actor]]s. It covers actors in [[film]], [[television]], industrials, commercials and music videos. The Guild exists to improve working conditions, compensation and benefits on behalf of artists. [[Ronald Reagan]] was president of the Screen Actors Guild for eight yearyears.,<ref>[http://www.sag.org/history/presidents/reagan.html Screen Actors Guild]</ref>
On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to merge with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) to create SAG-AFTRA.
On February 7, 2021, they announced that U.S. [[President Donald Trump]], a previous member, would be permanently banned from ever reentering due to his debunked "involvement" in the [[J6 Capitol protests|January 6th Capitol protests]], as well as their disapproval of his attitude towards [[fake news]] reporters. President Trump responded with a scathing resignation letter that read:
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Ms. Carteris:
I write to you today regarding the so-called Disciplinary Committee hearing aimed at revoking my
union membership. Who cares!
While I’m not familiar with your work, I’m very proud of my work on movies such as Home Alone 2,
Zoolander and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; and television shows including The Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air, Saturday Night Live, and of course, one of the most successful shows in television history,
The Apprentice – to name just a few!
I’ve also greatly helped the cable news television business (said to be a dying platform with not much
time left until I got involved in politics), and created thousands of jobs at networks such as MSDNC
and Fake News CNN, among many others.
Which brings me to your blatant attempt at free media attention to distract from your dismal record as
a union. Your organization has done little for its members, and nothing for me – besides collecting
dues and promoting dangerous un-American policies and ideas – as evident by your massive
unemployment rates and lawsuits from celebrated actors, who even recorded a video asking, “Why
isn’t the union fighting for me?”
These, however, are policy failures. Your disciplinary failures are even more egregious.
I no longer wish to be associated with your union.
As such, this letter is to inform you of my immediate resignation from SAG-AFTRA. You have done
nothing for me.
}}
== See also ==
*[[Labor union]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.sag.org/guild-informationScreen Actors Guild]
== References ==
[[Category:Hollywood]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:Anti-Trump]]
[[Category:Reagan Era]]
[[Category:Hollywood Values]]