SAG-AFTRA
Hollywood Unions Call on AMPTP to Resume SAG-AFTRA Talks “Immediately”
Major Hollywood unions are calling on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to resume negotiations with SAG-AFTRA “immediately,” citing the suffering of industry professionals who are out of work. “Each day a fair contract addressing actors’ unique priorities is delayed is another day working professionals across our industry suffer unnecessarily,” said the Writers […]
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SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Says AMPTP Suspending Talks “Came as a Shock to Me”
The AMPTP’s decision to suspend bargaining talks with SAG-AFTRA “really came as a shock” to the union’s president, Fran Drescher. “What does that exactly mean, and why would you walk away from the table? It’s not like we’re asking for anything that’s so outrageous,” Drescher said in an interview with NBC’s Chloe Melas that aired on […]
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SAG-AFTRA Cancels Pickets in L.A. and NYC Friday, Citing “Potential Safety Concerns”
SAG-AFTRA announced that all pickets scheduled for Friday in New York City and Los Angeles are canceled, citing “potential safety concerns that are unrelated to our ongoing strike.” The actors’ union added in its post on social media Thursday, “Stay safe and see you on the picket lines next week.” It’s unclear what the threat […]
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Actors React to Studio Talks Breaking Down After 90 Days of Strike: “It’s Just So Disappointing”
Morale following the breakdown of the negotiations between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and SAG-AFTRA on Wednesday evening seemed depleted as actors and supporters walked back and forth in front of Hollywood studios, carrying “SAG-AFTRA on Strike!” signs that have been omnipresent at company entrances over the past three months. Outside of […]
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Duncan Crabtree-Ireland on Why SAG-AFTRA Talks Broke Down: “It Is Mystifying to Me”
One day after Hollywood’s top companies announced that talks with performers union SAG-AFTRA would be suspended for the foreseeable future, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland was back on the picket lines at Netflix, rallying members. The national executive director and chief negotiator for the union gave a speech at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue, […]
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SAG-AFTRA Accuses Studios of “Bully Tactics” as Talks Suspended
On Wednesday night, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers declared that negotiations with SAG-AFTRA are suspended, given that the gap between the parties is “too great.” “Negotiations between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA have been suspended after SAG-AFTRA presented its most recent proposal on October 11,” the trade association representing studios and streamers in […]
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Donna Langley on SAG-AFTRA Talks: Execs Will Spend “As Much Time As It Takes” Until There Is a Resolution
Top Hollywood executive Donna Langley addressed the ongoing SAG-AFTRA negotiations Wednesday night, saying that the studio side will spend “as much time as it takes” in the bargaining room until the parties can reach a resolution. Declining to speak in specifics at a scheduled appearance at Bloomberg’s Screentime event, the NBCUniversal Studio Group chairman and […]
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Pete Davidson Surprises ‘SNL’ Cast by Popping Up to Host in First Promo for Show’s Return
Pete Davidson is hosting Saturday Night Live thanks to an apparent loophole, as seen in the NBC series’ first promo for the show’s return following the end of the writers strike. Davidson is set to make his hosting debut during the season 49 premiere this coming Saturday, with Ice Spice as the musical guest. Davidson, […]
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SAG-AFTRA, Studios to Resume Negotiations on Wednesday
It’s not over yet. Leadership for performers union SAG-AFTRA and the studios, repped by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, issued a joint statement on Monday saying that talks have ended for the day and outlining next steps as the strike nears its three-month mark. “SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP held negotiations and have […]
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Cast Reunite on SAG-AFTRA Picket Line: “Proud to Stand in Solidarity”
Several Grey’s Anatomy castmembers reunited on the picket lines Friday for the actors strike. Kim Raver, who plays Dr. Teddy Altman on the medical drama, took to Instagram following the picket to share highlights from the day. Several of her co-stars from the ABC show who joined her could also be seen in her video, […]
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SAG-AFTRA Negotiations to Continue Friday, Next Week
Negotiations are moving forward for Hollywood’s largest union. SAG-AFTRA announced in a new joint statement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of studios and streamers, on Wednesday that talks would proceed Friday as well as resume Monday. The joint statement and the continuation of negotiations will likely be […]
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SAG-AFTRA Leader: Actors Should Get Same AI Protections As Studios
Consent, credit and compensation. Those were the terms that SAG-AFTRA national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Writers Guild of America West negotiating committee member John August called for in order for guild members’ work, likenesses and brands to be used to train artificial intelligence systems. At a hearing before the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, […]
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