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SAG-AFTRA’s ‘Rock The City’ Event Saluting New York Industry Draws Top Elected Officials


U.S. elected officials Chuck Schumer and Jerrold Nadler joined SAG-AFTRA leaders at the union's "Rock the City" salute to the industry in New York.

Two top U.S. elected officials joined union leaders and entertainment veterans Wednesday evening at SAG-AFTRA ‘s annual “Rock the City” reception saluting the industry in New York. Surveying the crowd, which brought together constituents of film and TV figures but also Broadway, recorded music and other sectors, Linda Powell, SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President, took note of the blend. Rebecca Damon, SAG-AFTRA Chief Labor Policy Officer and NY Local Executive Director, added that when people thing of the union, “they always think of our actors … but they don’t always think of our recording artists, our singers, our dancers and all of that.”

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