Screen Actors Guild president Carteris, former '90210' star, to address labor issues, unionization, Wednesday

Gabrielle Carteris, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and president of the International Federation of Actors (FIA), will deliver a speech entitled, “A Movement in the Making: Worker Power Post Pandemic” at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event on Wednesday, May 12, at 11 a.m.

This one-hour news event will stream live on the Club's website and YouTube Channel, and is available free to both the media and the public. Access the event or download a calendar reminder here. 

Carteris' remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer period moderated by Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews.To submit a question for the speakers in advance, put SAG in the subject line and email it to [email protected].

“We are living through a remarkable moment of possibility for the labor movement, one that offers the chance to change the trajectory for worker power in America and around the world,” Carteris said. “We are poised to make historic strides given several highly publicized union organizing campaigns, growing public support for labor unions, and innovative thinking about how to reinvigorate organized labor for the future. Now is the time to seize this momentum and lock in real gains for working people in entertainment and media and across industries.”

Carteris has led SAG-AFTRA since April 2016. She became a household name playing Andrea Zuckerman, the high school newspaper editor, on Beverly Hills, 90210, and recently starred in BH90210, a revival of the iconic show. Her extensive background includes work in television, film and the stage, including guest-starring roles on NCIS and Criminal Minds and voice work for video games.