The Peg-Board Archives | 2008

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NOVEMBER 2008
TAG’S Holiday Party Invite;Taking care of our own; From the Business Representative: The ageism thing, by Steve Hulett; Q&A: My boss hates me; Steven and Stephan: The economy and your 401(k); Events Calendar; Are you listed?;Ronald McDonald Charities needs you!; At the water cooler;In memoriam: John Ahern, Bob Carr and Robert Smith

OCTOBER 2008
Animators on the Internet; From the Business Representative: Our charming corporatist state, by Steve Hulett; Weingarten is your friend; Events Calendar: Actors Work Program, Teaching artists seminar, General membership meeting, TAG holiday party, Annie Awards; Helping Corny Cole; MPTF offers flu shots; In memoriam: Gerard Salvio

SEPTEMBER 2008
Our September 30 meeting panel: The Internet for animators; From the Business Representative: “This is a really nice studio to work in,” by Steve Hulett; Words fail me: The thing with six or seven heads, by Matt Wayne; Why can’t I take my 401(k) money out NOW?;Studio Arts fall classes;Q&A: Don’t pay your dues;Events Calendar; Annie Awards call for entries; In memoriam: Bill Melendez and Bill Perez

AUGUST 2008
President Short retires; From the Business Representative: “It’s only business” by Steve Hulett; Yes, you’re covered for a physical exam; Wanna buy a building?; Our members get published: Eric Goldberg, Willie Ito and Richard Williams; Be careful about invoice dates; Events Calendar; At the water cooler: Karen Carnegie Johnson’s new addition; In memoriam: Charlie Downs, Gary Mooney and Denis Rich

JULY 2008
Standard CBA minimums going up; From the Business Representative: “It’s only business” by Steve Hulett; Words fail me: Beats my butt, by Matt Wayne; Questions about the Orphan Works Bill; Events Calendar; Are you listed?;Cody Boyce wins Walsh/DiTolla/Spivak Scholarship; In memoriam: Rose Di Bucci and Diane Dixon

JUNE 2008
Lunch is a right, not a privilege; From the Business Representative: Accumulated wisdom, by Steve Hulett; Events Calendar; Finally, the new building renovations have started; In memoriam: Etsuku Fujioka, Ted Key, Ethan Ormsby and Jim Snider

MAY 2008
Personal finance panel at May 27 General Membership Meeting; From the Business Representative: What does it take to “go union”?, by Steve Hulett; Words fail me: It can be anything, by Matt Wayne; June 21: the Screen Cartoonists Golf Tournament; Events Calendar; Out of work? Keep up-to-date!;In memoriam: Margie Hermanson, Ollie Johnston, Lyn Kroeger, Irma Rosien and Dalton Sandifer

APRIL 2008
IA, producers recess contract talks;From the Business Representative: Living in a corporatist world, by Steve Hulett; What is “net neutrality”?, by Greg Reyna; 2007 vacation and holiday pay; We’re looking for public art; In memoriam: Steve Gerber, Yoo Sik Ham, Gina Shepherd, Don Sheppard, Al Stetter and Choyoko Wergles

MARCH 2008
An afternoon spent remembering; The 2008 member wage survey; From the Business Representative: “Oh that’s a UNION issue …”, by Steve Hulett; CSATTF training grants approved; What is a “weekly guarantee”?; In memoriam: Dodie Roberts, Vivian Byrne, Fernando Gonzalez, Charlie May, June Nam and Dave Stevens

FEBRUARY 2008
Special Membership Meeting, March 4, 2008; From the Business Representative: These are the kinds of things that drive me crazy, by Steve Hulett; Something new for The Peg-Board; IDEAS for CG training — low-cost or free; Restarting your 401(k) contributions; Events Calendar; An afternoon of remembrance: March 1, 2008; In memoriam: Gus Arriola, Gordon Bellamy, Plyllis Barnhart and Brice Mack

JANUARY 2008
Yes, the writers’ strike is affecting us; From the President:The importance of the wage survey, by Kevin Koch; From the Business Representative: Getting started … or staying … in the animation biz, by Steve Hulett; Know your rights: employees and independent subcontractors; What’s happening at Tom T/G7; If the unemployment office says “Thank you”, hang up; An afternoon of remembrance: March 1, 2008; In memoriam: Joyce Carlson, Lu Guarnier, Ed Hansen, Jack Zander