SAG-AFTRA Chief Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Extends Contract with Union Through 2028
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business Editor Duncan Crabtree-Ireland has signed on for four more years as national executive director and chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA.
The contract extension was approved by the performers union’s national board via a virtual meeting. The vote tally was 87.68% yes and 12.32% no for keeping Crabtree-Ireland at the helm through June 20, 2028.
Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA noted the importance of keeping Crabtree-Ireland in place as the union faces difficult contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in the coming months.
The union’s master film and TV contract with Hollywood’s largest employers is set to expire June 30. “Duncan is a strategic thinker and an extraordinary executive whose stewardship of our operations has been stellar.
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