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SAG-AFTRA Chief David White On Union’s Coronavirus Crisis Response And The Hardships Ahead – A Sobering Deadline Q&A

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By David Robb Labor Editor EXCLUSIVE: As national executive director of SAG-AFTRA, David White likely figured the top priority this year was landing a new deal with studios.

That seems a long time ago. White was at ground-zero not only when the coronavirus pandemic shut Hollywood down but well before that.

He saw the potential when the virus first began taking its toll in China where union members were working or heading, for jobs on film productions.

In an exclusive interview, White describes how the guild has responded to the industry’s COVID-19 shutdown, and how it’s affected him personally while still dealing with the death of his wife, social activist Susan Watanabe, who died 19 months ago from brain cancer.

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