Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. It was once so rich that Concorde used to fly from Caracas to Paris. But in the last three years its economy has collapsed. Hunger has gripped the nation for years. Now, it’s killing people and animals that are dying of starvation. The Venezuelan government knows, but won’t admit it!!! Four in five Venezuelans live in poverty. People queue for hours to buy food. Much of the time they go without. People are also dying from a lack of medicines. Inflation is at 82,766% and there are warnings it could exceed one million per cent by the end of this year. Venezuelans are trying to get out. The UN says 2.3 million people have fled the country - 7% of the population.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Industry News: SAG Goes Multimedia...

January 20, 2011

The guild is sending an email to industry representatives offering a PowerPoint and podcast explaining contract revisions.
The PowerPoint won't go viral and the podcast won't burn up the iTunes charts, but SAG is reaching out. In an email sent today to studios, networks, agents, mangers and others, the guild offers up a PowerPoint, 19-minute podcast and web page that the organization promotes as a "user-friendly update on the new provisions in our TV/Theatrical Agreements."

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•LaborOf course, "user-friendly" is in the eye of the beholder. The SAG agreements, like those of most entertainment unions and guilds, run to hundreds of pages. That means that the new materials are likely to be user-friendly primarily to contract mavens. But for those users, the new resources will no doubt be useful.

The new three-year contract was ratified last Friday by a margin of 93.52 percent to 6.48 percent and takes effect July 1. As previously reported, it includes 2% annual wage increases and a one-time 1.5% increase in employer contributions to the pension and health plans, as well as a shift from first-class air travel to new rules favoring business class and coach.

The PowerPoint and podcast can be downloaded at SAG's "Contract Primer" web page, which also details key contract changes.

Thank you Hollywood Reporter


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