SAG Gets Strict in Admitting Ex-Members

Backstage: "Screen Actors Guild members may soon think twice before handing in their SAG cards: Those who resign from the union -- or already have -- will face a new, stricter procedure to rejoin the guild. As SAG's national director of organizing, Todd Amorde, reportedly told members at a May 19 meeting in Sherman Oaks, Calif., the decision to resign could have permanent effects."