SAG-AFTRA Election: Factions Square Off Over Buying New Headquarters

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SAG-AFTRA is the only major Hollywood union that doesn’t own its own headquarters, and that’s become a topic of heated debate between its warring factions in the union’s ongoing election of nationa…

party, led by Fran Drescher and Anthony Lane, wants to buy one later, and accuses MemberhipFirst of having dug the union so deep into a hole when it ruled SAG more than a decade ago that it will still take time to accrue enough resources to buy a building.“In order to purchase a building, we must first ensure that contract enforcement, contract negotiations, and a solid reserve fund are in place,” Unite for Strength says in its platform.

There was a star-studded dedication ceremony that time too, which was attended by L.A. Mayor Tom Bradley and seven former SAG presidents – Charlton Heston, Dennis Weaver, Howard Keel, William Schallert, Dana Andrews, Leon Ames and Ed Asner. There was even a brass band. SAG moved into its current headquarters in the historic Museum Square building at 5757 Wilshire Blvd. in 1993. AFTRA moved in four years later, and they merged in 2012. Three years later, another dedication ceremony was held when Museum Square was renamed SAG-AFTRA Plaza after the union signed a new lease through 2026. Earlier this year the union signed a new lease that’s good through 2032.

 

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