LOS ANGELES—Alana Evans, who has served to this point as president of the Adult Performer Actors Guild (APAG), released the following statement Thursday afternoon in response to the announcement made this morning by the International Entertainment Adult Union (IEAU), the mother union of which APAG is a chapter, stating that it has moved to terminate APAG and recover all chapter assets currently held by Evans and her fellow chapter officers Ruby and Kelly Pierce.
Evans' statement follows:
This morning, we were all surprised by the letter received by many in the industry from IEAU, announcing the removal of the Adult Performers Actors Guild as a chapter of IEAU. As we once experienced with Proposition 60, whenever members of APAG refuse to follow the IEAU's political agenda, we are met with harsh public punish from Phyllisha Anne. AB2389 is the latest attempt by IEAU to take control of performers without their involvement. As a union, we have bylaws that both the International Chapter and APAG must follow.
At this time, our constitutional rights, the LMRDA, and other federal laws are being broken by the officers of IEAU. We will be putting out an official statement this afternoon. What IEAU has "claimed" to have done is illegal and inaccurate. Unions are in place with leadership and members with voting rights. There are laws and safeguards to prevent retaliatory actions such as IEAU's behavior today.
Alana Evans
