SAG/AFTRA Merger Passes: It's Now SAG-AFTRA

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the smaller of the two, had tried to merge with the Screen Actors Guild in 1998 and 2003. Among AFTRA members, 86 percent approved the merger, while 82 percent of SAG members voted in favor.Eighty-six percent of the AFTRA ballots submitted were in favor of the merger, while 82 percent of SAG ballots endorsed the merger. "The merger of SAG and AFTRA is approved," SAG President Ken Howard almost yelled. "In a single day our

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