" SAG Members Legal Voting Rights"

ARTICLE XI Collective Bargaining, Agreements & Ratification

Section 1. Except as set forth in Section 2 of this Article, all collective bargaining contracts negotiated by the Guild shall be submitted for ratification to the membership affected thereby. Such ratification may be made either (a) by written vote of a majority of the members voting thereon, at a National Membership meeting or a special meeting called for such purpose, or (b) by written vote of a majority of the members voting thereon, in a mail ballot. However, membership ratification shall not be required with respect to amendments made during the term of a collective bargaining contract which are of a minor nature, or which are required for purposes of clarification or to resolve problems arising in the administration of the contract. Such amendments shall, however, be approved by a vote of the majority of the Board of Directors voting thereon.

Section 2. Membership ratification shall not be required for any collective bargaining agreement which the Board of Directors determines in good faith is not to be used in widespread or industry-wide application affecting a substantial portion of the membership, such as agreements covering low-budget films, student films, or the like, and interim contracts of short duration. Such agreements shall, however, be approved by a vote of a majority of the Board of Directors or National Executive Committee voting thereon.

Section 3. Joint Collective Bargaining: American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. (A.) The terms of that certain Phase I Agreement (the "Phase I Agreement") between the Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, reproduced as Appendix I hereto, are incorporated herein. (B.) The provisions of the Phase I Agreement shall govern in the event of any conflict between any provisions of the Phase I Agreement and this Constitution and By-Laws, relating to matters covered by the Phase I Agreement.

Section 4. The maximum rate of compensation of any member of the Guild from any producer of motion pictures shall never be fixed or regulated by the Guild.


Section 5. Every member of the Guild shall be bound by the provisions of all collective bargaining contracts in effect between the Guild and motion picture producers as the same are or may hereafter be amended.

"According to the Constitution of the Screen Actors Guild as defined in Section 1, the members of the Screen Actors Guild MUST be given the opportunity to vote on the Best and Final offer of the TV/Theatrical contract submitted by management.

Section 5. of the Constitution clearly stipulates that "ALL members of the Guild shall be bound by all collective bargaining contracts between the Guild and Motion Picture Producers."

To be bound by that contract, the members must be, according to Section 1, allowed to vote on that contract. No such ballot has been sent by the Guild giving the members the opportunity to determine their own working environment or compensation in regard to the TV/Theatrical contract.

Therefore, The undersigned Screen Actors Guild members "DEMAND" that the SAG National Executive Director David White, and the SAG National Board send out a Referendum immediately to all SAG members in good standing giving them the opportunity to vote for or against management's "Best and Final offer."