Sag-Aftra Sued by More Than 100 Members for Not Protecting Them From Vaccine Rules

LOS ANGELES—More than 100 SAG-AFTRA members on Dec. 7 filed complaints for damages against their union, alleging that its return-to-work agreement subjected them to invasive testing, masking, and in some cases fired for not complying with mandatory Hollywood producer COVID vaccination requirements. Dozens of SAG-AFTRA members were banned from work without proof of the COVID-19 vaccine, forced to sign up for a digital health passport to enter production grounds or denied hot meals on set, the Los Angeles Superior Court complaints state. Other members saw employment opportunities vanish as movie industry representatives, agents, managers, stunt coordinators, and dance choreographers fielded employment-guarded opportunities when requiring “vaccinated only” submissions without any protection from SAG-AFTRA, the suits allege....