Digests of current and past issues of The Peg-Board

January 2006: What's happening in animation; From the Business Representative: Unvarnished truths, by Steve Hulett; From the President: Change is good, by Kevin Koch; Our new domain name; A new start at Disney?; H-B veterans reunite; January panel features "artbloggers"; March panel: Ask the MPIPHP expert; An afternoon to remember; In memoriam: Patrick Kenney, Dennis Marks, Norm McCabe, Myron Waldman, Robert "Tiger" West

January 2006: IATSE, producers agree on contract; From the President: That other quota, by Kevin Koch; From the Business Representative: Negotiations and more negotiations, by Steve Hulett; Don't forget the wage survey; We respect your privacy; Features on the upswing; Q&A: Health insurance and pension problems; Annie Awards set for February 4; Happy birthday, computer lab!; January 31: The Internet for fun and profit; An art sale for Bill's family; In memoriam: Blanche Germanetti Phifer, Bill Lorencz

December 2005: A Christmas wish, by Tom Yakutis; From the President: Season's greetings, by Kevin Koch; From the Business Representative: The negotiation square dance, by Steve Hulett; RSVP now for the H-B reunion; Entertainment Partners and disability insurance; Fill out the wage survey; Why do we need unions?; An afternoon of remembrance; In memoriam: Wilfredo Carrillo, Guy Deel, Bill Eigle, Gilda Palinginis Kouros, Barbara Palmer, Jeanette Whiteaker

November 2005: YOU'RE INVITED to our December 9 holiday party!; From the Business Representative: Sing hosannahs, by Steve Hulett; You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone: a cartoon by Keith Tucker 2005 animation box office; Artists and the law; Taking care of our own; The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive; Study Maya and collect unemployment!; At the water cooler; In memoriam: Derek Lamb

October 2005: Not all Guild contracts are the same; From the President: Which camp are you in?, by Kevin Koch; From the Business Representative: Vote, and know what you're voting for, by Steve Hulett; IDTE signs the Guild contract; Your (three) pensions; Help the Peg-Board; What kind of training do you want?; At the water cooler

September 2005: From the Business Representative: Some things you should know about your benefits, part 1, by Steve Hulett From the President: Random thoughts, by Kevin Koch; Our September panel: artists and the law; Help the artists of Louisiana; A fund for IATSE hurricane victims; Who's Greenberg, and what did he settle?; San Diego Comic-Con: is too much enough?, by Earl Kress; H-B reunion set for November 4; Allen Stovall to appear at TAG Computer Lab, September 26; In memoriam: Marty Scully

August 2005: What's happening in animation; From the Business Representative: What I did in Hawaii, by Steve Hulett; More protection for your pension; July 25 panel: Those that can do, also teach; Q&A: Where's my raise, where's my minimums, and, what the @^&!$%* do those asterisks mean?; Brooks Wachtel teaches animation writing at UCLA; In memoriam: Ruben Apodaca, Kathleen Brain, James O'Brien, Joe Ranft, Lydio Swayne

July 2005: Navigating our new 401(k) Plan; From the President: Animation's greatest resource -- ourselves, by Kevin Koch; From the Business Representative: Organization, by Steve Hulett; New CBA minimums effective July 31; July 26 panel: Those that can do, also teach; Help write Disney history; Studio Arts offers more grant classes in August; Pension statements mailed; In memoriam: Barrington Bunce, Mary Jane Cole, Brian Green, Selby Kelly, Bill Layne, Val Vreeland Paul, Gertrude Reynolds, Rowland Wilson

June 2005: Our 401(k) Plan, renewed: MassMutual takes over as Plan administrator; From the President: Light a candle in the dark, by Kevin Koch; From the Business Representative: Salting the loot away, by Steve Hulett; MassMutual's investment fund offerings; Good doggie, by Tom Sito; Don't pay your dues!; Friedman 3D launches new classes July 5; Studio Arts offers demo workshops; At the water-cooler; In memoriam: Karen Jepson Ciraulo, Hugh Pettibone

May 2005: Passings of greatness: Ed Friedman, 1912-2005 and Joe Grant, 1908-2005; From the President: Balance, by Kevin Koch; From the Business Representative: Learn from my mistakes, by Steve Hulett; 401(k) "blackout" begins May 16; L. A. première of Disney documentary; Studio Arts offers Flash for TV Animation class; Q&A: Benefits or no benefits; Out of work? Keep up-to-date!; At the water-cooler; In memoriam: Don Schweikert

April 2005: What a night! The 2005 Golden Awards; From the Business Representative: The 401(k) Plan -- to save or not to save, by Steve Hulett; Q&A about the 401(k) Plan transition; In memoriam: Gene Hazelton, Hal Seeger

March 2005: From the President: A patchwork quilt, by Kevin Koch; From the Business Representative: This month's grab bag, by Steve Hulett; Letters: 401(k) Plan -- why the change?, by Andy Gaskill; Selling the future to the Neanderthals, by Mark Zoeller; Thanks from a friend, by Sue Willoughby; Our 2005 wage survey; Living life inside the lines; Member discount for Studio Arts class; At the water cooler; In memoriam: Vance Gerry, Lada Babicka, Anne Herschenburgh, Mitzi Luukkonen, Carmi Teves

February 2005: What's happening in animation; From the Business Representative: Big changes coming for the 401(k) Plan, by Steve Hulett; An afternoon to remember; Panels at our membership meetings; Q & A: Pension vesting and honorable withdrawal; AAI to offer CG storyboarding class; At the water cooler; In memoriam: Kyle Healey, Robyn Nagel

January 2005: It's official! Film Roman signs with the Guild!; From the Business Representative: The Film Roman contract and other benefits, by Steve Hulett; From the President: The importance of the wage survey, by Kevin Koch; Free CGI training materials available; At the water cooler/A>; Q & A: I haven't been paid; work breaks; after your insurance runs out; In memoriam: Danilo De Asis, Jim Willoughby

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