MembershipFirst Modine-Fisher 2021
Welcome to our MembershipFirst 2021 Campaign Fundraising Page!!!
Our Priorities:
Negotiate Stronger Contracts
Enforce our Contracts
Repair our Health Plan
Protect our Pension Plans
Practice Sound Financial Management
Inform the Membership & Restore Trust in our Union
Read Our Fully Detailed Platform at: MembershipFirst.com
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A Message from Jodi Long, Candidate for Los Angeles Local President on our Ballots!
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REWARDS GALLERY
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All of the poster items listed are purchased at fair market value on the open market from public sources, respecting any and all copyrights. Autographs are donated by the performer. All SAG-AFTRA Constitutional and all relevant Labor Election Rules apply. Donations from Producers, Employers or other prohibited persons or entities will not be accepted. No person or entity other than the donating performer has endorsed or supported MembershipFirst or any candidate running in the 2021 SAG-AFTRA Elections. The autographs are gifts granted from the signer to the fundraiser and strictly indicate the performers relationship to the item as allowed in a standard commercial transaction.
POSTER TITLES & REWARD LEVELS
Please indicate in the Comment Section of your Donation
which Title & Autograph(s) you wish to receive. Also, Please Add
an Additional $15 to your total, to cover Shipping. On rewards with multiple signatures, Please Add an Additional $10 per signature.
Delivery arrangements will be coordinated once the Donations are received.
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"If the public could choose where their ticket and subscription buying dollars went, there probably wouldn't be such disparity
between what the corporations and most performers make. We performers are autographing these posters to say thank you for
helping to get our message directly to the voting members of our Union, whose mission it is to protect our interests." -Sean Astin
Basic Instinct
Sharon Stone ($500)
+ $15 for Shipping
Star Wars
Mark Hamill ($1500 - Personalized) (Limit 20)
Shipping Included
Full Metal Jacket
Matthew Modine Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, Arliss Howard
{(1st - $100), (2nd -$175), (3rd -$250) + (4th -$325)} add $15 for Shipping + $10 for each additional name
Titanic
Frances Fisher ($250)
+ $15 for Shipping
Unforgiven
Frances Fisher ($250)
+ $15 for Shipping
The Lord of the Rings
Sean Astin ($200)
+ $15 for Shipping
Memphis Belle
Matthew Modine, Sean Astin, D.B. Sweeny
(1st - $100), (2nd -$150), (3rd - $200)
+ $15 for Shipping, + $10 for each additional name
Birdy
Matthew Modine ($100)
+ $15 for Shipping
The Goonies
Sean Astin ($250)
+ $15 for Shipping
The Mask
Joely Fisher ($100)
+ $15 for Shipping
The Parent Trap
Lisa Ann Waren ($100), Elaine Hendrix ($100), 2 autographs ($200)
+ $15 for Shipping + $10 for 2nd name
Stranger Things - Season 1
Matthew Modine ($300) add Sean Astin ($200)
+ $15 for Shipping, + $10 for 2nd name
Stranger Things - Season 2
Sean Astin ($300) add Matthew Modine ($200)
+ $15 for Shipping, + $10 for 2nd name
Inspector Gadget
Joely Fisher ($100) + $15 for Shipping
Rudy
Sean Astin ($250)
+ $15 for Shipping
'til Death
Brad Garrett ($100), Joely Fisher ($100), 2 autographs ($200)
+ $15 for Shipping, + $10 for 2nd name
Everybody Loves Raymond
Brad Garrett ($100) + $15 for Shipping
Eight Men Out
D.B. Sweeny ($100)
+ $15 for Shipping
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MORE POSTER DETAILS & INSTRUCTIONS
We apologize for the confusion that offering Rewards and the fulfillment & processing dynamics inevitably create. We'll be in communication with you to clarify any issues. We know you will enjoy your rewards.
If you Donated prior to the Rewards being posted, equal to or more than a certain Reward level, and the desired item is still available, and you wish to Receive a Poster(s), Please ADD the RELEVANT SHIPPING COSTS and any ADDITIONAL DIFFERENCE IN COSTS (if any, such as multiple Posters or Signatures), by *MAKING A NEW DONATION* and Indicating Your Poster Preference in the Comments Section of that NEW DONATION. Since the Reward Levels may adjust up or down, the REWARD AMOUNTS are Determined and Applied as listed at the time the Donation is made. No Additional Money will be expected if the Reward Level Rises and apologies, No Refund will be made if they lower.
Thank you for understanding the nature and spirit of the fundraiser and
the complexity of making these special Rewards available. Because of the amount of autographs, Dedications, Quotes and Inscriptions on the posters will not be possible.
We Reserve the Right to make Amendments to Any Representations and/or Language pertaining to these Rewards. This is a fundraiser for a Labor Election with rules that are unique to this activity, and which may not be commonly understood. For that reason and because of any need or inadvertent error, including based on availability or price of the items or the signers which might change, there again may also be adjustments to Reward Levels based on such developing availability, demand limitations or mistakes. In the event of error discrepancy prior to shipping, full Refunds will be offered. The Delivery time could vary greatly depending on the volume of Rewards.
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A Message from MembershipFirst:
We all know that the past year has been extraordinary.
As our Nation works to heal, MembershipFirst under the leadership of
Matthew Modine and Joely Fisher aims to restore the Union.
Truth and Transparency will be the hallmarks of a Modine•Fisher administration.
MembershipFirst has assembled an extraordinary list of Candidates
who will serve with precision and commitment.
It is essential that our officer candidates emerge victorious
and that we win a majority in the National and Locals Boardrooms.
From setting the agenda's for meetings and managing
the seating of our many Committees, MembershipFirst intends
to set a positive and inclusive atmosphere.
We commit to lead with strength and integrity.
Thank you very much for your support and
the confidence you are placing in our Slate.
We will improve the wages, working conditions,
the quality of our services and administration of your Union.
We will make you proud.
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MEET OUR CANDIDATES
National Board
Matthew Modine • SAG-AFTRA President
Joely Fisher • SAG-AFTRA Secretary/Treasurer
Los Angeles
Debbie Evans, Joely Fisher, Brad Garrett, David Jolliffe,
Anne-Marie Johnson, Matthew Modine, Esai Morales,
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Michael Rappaport, Shaan Sharma, Sharon Stone,
Stefanie Powers, Sean Astin *Jane Austin (I)
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Hawaii - Henry Ian Cusick
Nevada - Mitchel Bobrow
New Mexico - Heath Hensley
Chicago - D.B. Sweeney
Philadelphia - Julie Stackhouse
New York - Billy Porter
New England - Chuck Slavin
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Locals Boards - {#'s based on 2019 eligible voters}
Los Angeles - 62,256
Jodi Long • Los Angeles Local President
Sheryl Lee Ralph • Los Angeles Local Vice-President
David Jolliffe • Los Angeles Local Vice-President
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Joe d'Angerio, Susie Duff, Caitlin Dulany, Debbie Evans, Frances Fisher, Joely Fisher, Elliot Gould,
Pamela Guest, Richard Hadfield, Brian Hamilton, Samantha Hartson, Jennae Hoving,
Amen Igbinosun, David Jolliffe, Matt Kavanaugh, Eric Ladin, Donna Lynn Leavy, Joanna Leeds,
Anthony Marciona, A Martinez, Kevin McCorkle, Matthew Modine, Esai Morales, Gaye Nelson,
Richard R Olmstead, Peggy Lane O'Rourke, Ron Ostrow, Stefanie Powers, Sheryl Lee Ralph,
Patricia Richardson, Sarah Scott, Shaan Sharma, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Lisa Ann Walter, Zeke Alton,
Pete Antico, Sean Astin, Jane Austin, Joanna Cassidy, Jillian Clare, Sam Rubin-Broadcaster, Sam Harris-Singer
*Kevin E West (I)
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New York 28,722
Washington-Mid-Atlantic 3,714
Chicago 3,625
San Francisco 3,330
Miami 2,579
New England 2,529
Philadelphia 2,238
Atlanta 2,001
Ohio-Pittsburgh 1,173
Nashville 1,065
San Diego 1,027
Houston-Austin 918
Hawaii 835
Arizona-Utah 816
Nevada 805
Missouri Valley 726
New Mexico 714
Michigan 687
New Orleans 686
*Names will be added. Our MembershipFirst Slate does not run Candidates in every Local.
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Convention Delegate
Los Angeles
Joe D'Angerio, Lauren De Miranda, Will Dinsmoor, Holly Dorff, Susie Duff, Caitlin Dulany,
Alanna Fox, Elisa Gabrielli, Jill Galbraith, Brad Garrett, Andrea Geones, Sharon Gless,
Rochelle Lynn Goplen, Alana Grace, Elizabeth Guest, Pamela Guest, Aaron Haddad, Richard Hadfield,
Brian Hamilton, Samantha Harston, Lauren Henning, Amen Igbinosun, Heidi James, Mary Ellen Jennings,
Matt Kavanaugh, Mobin Khan, Steve Knoll, Jen Kober, Eric Ladin, Donna Lynn Leavy,
Joanna Leeds, Anthony Marciona, Rick Markman, A Martinez, Kevin McCorkle, David Jolliffe,
Sohm Kapila, Marilyn Monrovia, Jean Montanti, Esai Morales, Maury Morgan, Gaye Nelson,
Chhaya Nene, Peggy Lane O'Rourke, Richard R Olmsted, Ron Ostrow, Laurie Paladino, Phil Parolisi,
Lauren Peterson, Ashley Platz, Stefanie Powers, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Patrick Randolph, Javin Reid,
Alan Rosenberg, Jonathan Roumie, Al Sapienza, Sarah Scott, Shaan Sharma, Nik Shriner,
Alana Collins Stewart, Sharon Stone, Erin Tillman, Billy Vera, Lisa Ann Walter, Ben Zelevansky,
Cheri Adams, Zeke Alton, Sean Astin, *Jane Austin (I), Shondrella Avery, Steven Barr,
Gina Belafonte, Carlease Burke, Jordan Belfi, Rachelle Carson-Begley, David Blue, Jillian Clare,
Nikita Bogolyubov, Sondra Currie, Steve Bozajian, Jon Curry, Michael Bruen, *Sam Ruben-Broadcaster,
*Donna Russo-Dancer, *Sam Harris-Singer, *Debbie Evans-Sunt, *Marie Fink-Stunt, *Henry Kingi, Jr.-Stunt,
Carole Elliot, Elliot Ghertner, Bill Mumy, Maggie Egan, Nicholas Guest, Gregory Harrison, Cupid Hayes,
Louis Herthum, Jennae Hoving, Loris Anne Jones, Calvin Jung, Barry Livingston, Lance A Lott,
Christopher McDaniel, Lynn Marię Mierzejewski, Mary Ostrów, Nicolę Leann Nelson, Mark Planas,
Sy Richardson, Robin Riker, Renee Taylor, Arne Starr, David Clennon, Erin Cummings, Wendy E. Cutler,
Shoshana Bean, Eileen Mumy, Jennifer Lynn Anderson, Graham Beckel, Cynthia Lea Clark
Lynne Denise Burnett, Dyan Cannon, Ashley Nicole Oles, Catherine Eads, Larry Fine, Jack Patterson,
Naomi Watson, Rachel Autumn, Anastasia Boissier
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FINALLY!!! - CANDIDATES & SUPPORTERS VIDEO MESSAGES TO OUR SAG-AFTRA VOTERS
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Charles Shaughnessy
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Whoopi Goldberg
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Frances Fisher
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Brad Garrett
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Elliot Gould
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Sean Astin
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Esai Morales
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Elaine Hendrix
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A Martinez
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Eric Ladin
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Purpose of the funds
The foundation of our Union is based on a democratic premise. Not all Unions are designed to be managed in this way. Our SAG-AFTRA
Constitution is extremely detailed and the rules governing our elections are complicated. In order for any democracy to function properly, the voters, our member-voters must have access to current, relevant and timely information. We have roughly 160,000 Members in our
Union and it is extremely difficult for Candidates to communicate directly with the voters. In fact, Candidates must PURCHASE access to email addresses and those costs are extremely expensive. Below, you will see a list of some of the costs associated with running a
responsible and thorough Campaign. If you have additional questions, please include them in your message to us and we will endeavor to
answer each and every one of them.
*List of types of expenses, which may vary, including the outrageous amount that the Union charges for Mailings. These numbers do not reflect the priority or amount of any certain expenditure. The amount information is confidential due to their strategic nature.
60,000 Mailers in Los Angeles = $40,000.00
60,000 Postcards in Los Angeles = $28,000.00 - waiting on confirmation of this dollar amount
15,000 Postcards outside of Los Angeles = $7,000.00
Multiple Emails Blast to members = $15,000.00
Design fee = $4,000.00
Web design = $4,000.00
Marketing=$2,000
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MEET OUR CURRENT NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
MEET OUR CURRENT LA LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS
MORE CURRENT LOCALS BOARD MEMBERS COMING SOON...
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THE FULL DEADLINE ARTICLE
https://deadline.com/2021/05/matthew-modine-running-for-sag-aftra-president-joely-fisher-running-mate-membership-first-1234765340/ - Matthew Modine Running For SAG-AFTRA President Again; Joely Fisher Is His Membership First Running Mate
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OUR FORMAL MODINE•FISHER ANNOUNCEMENT PRESS RELEASE
MATTHEW MODINE AND JOELY FISHER ANNOUNCE THEIR CANDIDACY
FOR PRESIDENT & NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER OF SAG-AFTRA
(May 27, 2021 Los Angeles) – Today, actor and activist Matthew Modine announced he will run for President of SAG-AFTRA in the forthcoming August 2021 SAG-AFTRA Election. He will be joined on the Membership First ticket by actress Joely Fisher who has announced her candidacy for National Secretary-Treasurer, a position once held by her mother Connie Stevens for four years. The candidates remarked in a joint statement: “we are so excited to begin changing the direction of our Union. We’ve witnessed the weakening of our contracts with every negotiation. Our financial participation has not kept pace with the extraordinary profits being made by our employers. We intend to change that.”
“The union spends exorbitant amounts of our own members’ money attempting to convince us that our contracts have been successfully negotiated, the truth is they fall far short of the economic conditions facing performers today,” said Modine. Matthew adds, “I’m running to ensure that each of the locals across the United States are truthfully and transparently represented.”
Joely Fisher explains that, “Last summer, I received several official union postcards in the mail bragging that the union has achieved historic gains. I then discovered how misleading they were, and I was outraged. I posted a video that went viral which laid out the deal points plain and simple. It was in that moment, I determined that I wanted to get back in the boardroom to help restore truth and transparency for our members. The union must be preserved for future generations.” Fisher served as a National Board Member in the early 2000’s and currently serves on numerous committees.
Matthew Modine points out that “one of the biggest issues on the minds of our membership today is the catastrophic failure of our SAG-AFTRA Health Plan during the Pandemic.” Fisher went on to say, “11,750 participants and their dependents including 8,200 seniors (the elders of our tribe) were abruptly dropped from their insurance plans. Matthew and I are determined to replace the Health Plan Trustees with more qualified advocates. We’ll move to ensure sufficient funding is directed into the Health and Pension Plans during future negotiations.”
Other issues of significance in the campaign include improving residuals and fixing the so called ‘split pension’ problem, fiscal responsibility, codifying the sexual harassment protections, addressing the massive pension disparity issue, contract enforcement, and improving the conditions facing background performers, dancers, stunt performers, broadcasters and each of the member categories.
What the candidates say about each other:
Fisher, “I am thrilled to be working alongside Matthew Modine. Matthew is the consummate actor, an incredible family man and a true gentleman. He has a unique wisdom which makes him the right person to lead the union into the future. Together, in a true partnership, we will guide with strength, dignity and grace.”
Modine, “Joely is no stranger to the office of National Secretary-Treasurer. Her iconic mother, Connie Stevens, served in this role for the union from 2005 to 2009. I am absolutely thrilled to be running alongside my dear friend, a wonderful artist with a career to be envied. Joely has the passionate understanding of the needs and difficulties performers face today. Her wisdom and humanity are balanced by her beautiful power of persuasion.”
Modine and Fisher agree low voter turnout continues to be an issue and look to inspiring all Union members to get out the vote and make their voices heard. Ballots are distributed to dues- current members in all 50 states on August 3rd. Every two years, the 160,000 member- strong SAG-AFTRA union holds elections for new National and Local Board seats.
For more information and an outline of the issues and proposed solutions the complete MembershipFirst platform can be viewed at www.membershipfirst.com.
About Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine “Is one of the best, most adaptable film actors of his generation.’ – Vincent Canby, New York Times.
Modine is an award-winning actor whose contributions to the arts have been recognized across the world. Matthew has worked with many of the film industry's most respected directors, including Oliver Stone, Matt and Ross Duffer, Sir Alan Parker, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, Alan J. Pakula, John Schlesinger, Tony Richardson, Robert Falls, Sir Peter Hall, Abel Ferrara, Spike Lee, Tom DiCillo, Mike Figgis, Jonathan Demme, John Sayles, and Christopher Nolan.
Matthew’s recent projects include star turns in Foster Boy with Shane Paul McGhie and Louis Gossett Jr, Executive Produced by Shaquille O'Neal, Miss Virginia opposite Uzo Aduba, Breaking News in Yuba County opposite Allison Janney, Awkwafina, Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, Juliette Lewis, and Ellen Barkin; Wrong Turn and Netflix’s Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal directed by Chris Smith.
Matthew Avery Modine was born March 22, 1959, as the youngest of seven children in Loma Linda, California, the son of a bookkeeper and drive-in theater manager. His iconic roles as Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket, the title character in Birdy, high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, oversexed Sullivan Groff on Weeds, and Dr. Martin Brenner on the Netflix global phenomenon Stranger Things have cemented his legacy.
Matthew Modine serves on the boards God’s Love We Deliver, Bicycle for a Day, Plastic Oceans, Wounded Warrior Project and Water Keeper Alliance.
About Joely Fisher
In Joely Fisher's recent unflinching memoir Growing Up Fisher, she comes clean and bares her soul about growing up in what she describes as The Fishbowl. Triple threat, Joely Fisher stands out as a star of television, musical theatre, and motion pictures. She had a "sensational and sexy" turn as Sally Bowles in Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall's critic darling revival of Cabaret on Broadway as well as the National touring company. Joely made her Broadway debut as "Rizzo” in Tommy Tune’s Grease!. Most recently, Fisher earned rave reviews in Key Largo at the Geffen opposite Andy Garcia.
However, it was her 5 seasons as "Paige Clark" Ellen's best friend on the groundbreaking ABC show, Ellen that introduced her to audiences around the world and earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Other television credits include starring opposite John Goodman Normal, Ohio and Wild Card for LIFETIME. In 2005, Joely joined the cast of the hit television series Desperate Housewives. Fisher returned to television opposite Brad Garrett for FOX's ‘Til Death.
Joely's film credits have placed her opposite some of the finest actors in film, like Jim Carrey in The Mask, Steve Martin in Mixed Nuts, Nick Nolte in I’ll Do Anything and starring with Matthew Broderick in the $100 million-grossing Disney film Inspector Gadget. Recently seen in Tribes of Palos Verdes opposite Jennifer Garner as well as The Disappointments Room and By the Rivers of Babylon. Most recently, Joely starred alongside Stefanie Scott and Judd Nelson in Lifetime’s wildly successful movie Girl in the Basement. She has spent the last decade reinventing herself as writer and director.
Her lifelong humanitarian efforts include her unyielding support of the LGBTQ+ community, the rights of Indigenous People, and most recently the christening of Alcott Center’s Fisher Place a sober living house in South Central LA that bares the family name. Joely has been married more than 2 decades to cinematographer and director Christopher Duddy. Together they have five children Cameron, Collin, daughter Skylar Grace born in June 2001, True Harlow 15 yrs. old and in 2008 they adopted Olivia "Luna."
Social Media
Matthew Modine
IG: @MatthewModine
Twitter: @MatthewModine
Facebook: Facebook.com/MatthewModineOffical
Joely Fisher
IG: @msjoelyfisher
Twitter: @MsJoelyFisher
Facebook: Facebook.com/JoelyFisher
MembershipFirst
IG: @membershipfirst
Twitter: @MembershipFirst
Facebook: Facebook.com/MembershipFirst
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