SAG-AFTRA Health Plan Extends Coverage For Members Who Lost Work Due To WGA Strike
deadline.comTrustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan have unanimously agreed to a one-calendar-quarter extension of health coverage for certain qualified participants who would otherwise lose coverage on Oct.
1, 2023. The extension accounts for jobs that may have been lost in May and June of this year due to the Writers Guild strike.
The WGA has been on strike since May 2, SAG-AFTRA since July 14. “This will come as a great relief to our members,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. “I think it’s important that we never forget that we are in a contract negotiation with the AMPTP and under no circumstances should the health and well-being of members and their families ever be weaponized against them because of this strike.
The AMPTP is long overdue to return to the negotiating table with a fresh perspective on their integral relationship with SAG-AFTRA members.
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