tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post1704324340458183118..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: A challenge to the membership, by Tom SitoSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-80140704000106412312010-10-07T06:59:06.209-07:002010-10-07T06:59:06.209-07:00""And the Pirate Hat passes to a grand n...""And the Pirate Hat passes to a grand new guard.""<br /><br />Wish I could "like" that comment. A hundred times, cuz it's sooo true.handelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349747874447104727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-82151249871217792142010-09-28T15:08:40.572-07:002010-09-28T15:08:40.572-07:00I've seen pictures of that hat!
Tom - what ...I've seen pictures of that hat! <br /><br />Tom - what will it take to get that hat from you?Steven Kaplanhttp://www.animationguild.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-23427941135483380402010-09-28T14:00:23.712-07:002010-09-28T14:00:23.712-07:00And the Pirate Hat passes to a grand new guard.And the Pirate Hat passes to a grand new guard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-53070894910810533162010-09-28T11:28:21.520-07:002010-09-28T11:28:21.520-07:00I'd really like to come. Unfortunately I had t...I'd really like to come. Unfortunately I had to take an animation job in another city so I'm over 1,000 miles away from Los Angeles.C.M.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08225943050161379371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-9767818915996985132010-09-27T14:25:02.417-07:002010-09-27T14:25:02.417-07:00Let me tell you about making a difference.
Presid...Let me tell you about making a difference.<br /><br />President Emeritus Sito was among the <b>first</b> union officers in the IA to propose and push for health coverage for same-sex couples. He pushed for a 401(k) Plan and was intrumental in getting it set up.<br /><br />President Koch pushed for more union proactivity and outreach, a new union building, and added services.<br /><br />One person ... or three people ... or five people <b>can</b> improve lives.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-49441159446254763002010-09-27T11:38:13.269-07:002010-09-27T11:38:13.269-07:00I posted this two days ago, but it may have been l...I posted this two days ago, but it may have been late for some to read it. So here it is again-<br /><br />This meeting tomorrow will be pretty crucial. I'm not running again, and President Koch is not returning, so the field is wide open for new blood and new ideas. A new Era for 839 may be dawning.<br /><br />But if no one comes forward, don't bitch "anonymously" that the union is weak and doesn't do anything.<br /><br />Over the weekend I attended the memorial for Bill Littlejohn, a great animator who faced down blacklists, threats and mobsters, and helped make this business a better living for all of us.<br /><br />You can't tell me you've got it tougher than HE did? Yet he stood up and he had a great career too.<br /><br />President Koch, Former President Karan Storr, Me and Presidents going back 72 years to Art Babbitt the creator of Goofy, are all watching to see who has what it takes to join our ranks. Good Luck with the Election!Tom Sitohttp://tomsito.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-83526294351520187782010-09-27T11:26:43.537-07:002010-09-27T11:26:43.537-07:00Actress Gloria Stewart died last night at the age ...Actress Gloria Stewart died last night at the age of 100.<br /><br />Stuart's union activities began while making Whale's 1932 horror comedy "The Old Dark House" with Boris Karloff and Melvyn Douglas.<br /><br />"All of us were just exhausted by the long hours, and Melvyn Douglas leaned over to me in this theatrical way," she recalled in a 1998 Los Angeles Times interview. "He whispered the word 'union' in my ear. And I thought, 'Yes!' "<br /><br />At the time, she wrote in her autobiography, "Actors worked unconscionable hours — especially females, because every morning our needs included a great deal of time in hairdressing and makeup. Meals were served at the convenience of the production staff. There was no allotment for travel time, no standard hours between work calls, no pay for overtime or double overtime — what we call golden time. And if an actor under contract refused a role the studio had chosen, he/she was suspended without pay — and the time was added on to the contract!"<br /><br />Despite stiff studio resistance, the Screen Actors Guild was founded in 1933.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com