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The Portland office is staying open. We kept our boots on the ground and our local leadership intact because we refused to let them shut us down. Keep a close watch on the next board meeting to ensure they respect this outcome.

May 5, 2013

OCCUPY PORTLAND SAG-AFTRA

OCCUPY PORTLAND SAG-AFTRA

🏆 Won — 707 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 5 months ago
Hello friends, My name is Mary McDonald-Lewis, and I'm co-national board member of SAG-AFTRA representing Portland. I am writing you today in a completely unofficial capacity, as a concerned fellow unionist. Now that merger has been accomplished, many changes are being considered by the union. One of these changes includes eliminating staff and brick-and-mortar offices outside of LA and NY, which would include Portland. With our incredible executive director engaged in significant legislative work and ongoing union organizing; our current production work and the growing promise of more thanks to a film-friendly government and culture, I believe this is the wrong time to close our office. This issue will be determined THIS WEEKEND, April 19-21, at the SAG-AFTRA Plenary. If you agree, please sign this petition. I will bring the results with me to Plenary, and fight for you there. PLEASE share this link with every union brother and sister you know -- it's up to us to try to save Portland's union executive director and office!

Updates

April 21, 2013

We just hit 100 signatures to keep our Portland office open. Post the link to your Facebook page right now so we can get more eyes on this before the Plenary session begins.

Reached 500 supporters

April 20, 2013

April 20, 2013

The momentum behind this petition proves that our union community refuses to be silenced by these planned cuts. Post this link on your Facebook page right now to keep the pressure on before I head to the Plenary. Text three colleagues and tell them why our Portland office must remain open.

Reached 100 supporters

April 18, 2013

April 17, 2013

We are approaching one hundred signatures and I need you to push this over the line right now. Post the petition link to your Facebook feed and email your local rep to demand they keep our office open. We need this momentum to prove that Portland is not going anywhere.

6 Comments

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Jason Ferguson
13 years ago Featured

Dont close our local office please. We rely on that support.

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Sarah Mensah
13 years ago Featured

Are you guys kidding me? The work being done in PDX is legit. Shutting it down would be such a huge mistake for everyone involved.

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Marcus Day
13 years ago Featured

SAVE THE OFFICE. We need local support. Keep Portland represented.

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Elena Bennett
13 years ago Featured

So much talent here in the PNW. It makes no sense to centralize everything in LA when we are finally getting some real momentum.

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Linda Adeyemi
13 years ago Featured

Total nonsense to think everything should just be handled from across the country. We deserve to have our own executive director here.

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Kevin Nguyen
13 years ago Featured

Keep the office open. Portland is a growing hub and we need someone on the ground here to represent us properly.