discussion SAG strike | SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios

[mystery]

DEADLINE: SAG-AFTRA Contract Talks Fail To Reach Deal; National Board Meeting Thursday Morning To Launch Strike; Sides Issue Statements

 

It will be the first actors strike against the film and television industry since 1980 and the first time that actors and writers have been on strike at the same time since 1960, when Ronald Reagan was president of the Screen Actors Guild. Picketing is set to begin Friday morning.

 

Here is the full statement from SAG-AFTRA:

SAG-AFTRA’s Television/Theatrical/Streaming contracts have expired without a successor agreement. After more than four weeks of bargaining, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) — the entity that represents major studios and streamers, including Amazon, Apple, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. Discovery — remains unwilling to offer a fair deal on the key issues that are essential to SAG-AFTRA members. 

In the face of the AMPTP’s intransigence and delay tactics, SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee voted unanimously to recommend to the National Board a strike of the Producers-SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical/Streaming Contracts which expired July 12, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. PT. SAG-AFTRA’s National Board will vote Thursday morning on whether to strike. The union will hold a press conference today, Thursday, July 13, at 12 noon PT at SAG-AFTRA Plaza in Los Angeles, following the conclusion of the National Board vote.
 

The strike will shut down films and scripted TV shows that employ SAG-AFTRA members not just in the United States but around the world. Soap operas, which fall under a separate contract, are exempted. Under the guild’s Global Rule One: “No member shall render any services or make an agreement to perform services for any employer who has not executed a basic minimum agreement with the union, which is in full force and effect, in any jurisdiction in which there is a SAG-AFTRA national collective bargaining agreement in place. This provision applies worldwide.”

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers, Union Says
 

The Writers Guild of America emailed strike captains the news on Sunday night, and shortly after, its negotiating committee informed members. “We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 MBA, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language,” the message stated. “We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.”
 

The parties came to terms on a provisional three-year agreement, which will need to be ratified by WGA members to take effect, on Sunday after studios responded to last-minute union asks that day. Specifics of the deal affecting around 11,500 WGA members weren’t available as of press time, though they will undoubtedly emerge in the next few days as the union seeks to sell its members on the pact.
 

The mood among writers on Friday’s packed picket lines was one of cautious optimism, as union members anticipated that the end of the historic work stoppage might be soon. “The fact that they’ve been talking for three days straight is terrific,” showrunner Marc Guggenheim (Legends of Tomorrow) told The Hollywood Reporter at Disney. Studio-side sources familiar with the progress in the room also projected positivity over the past several days as management made moves on issues including A.I., TV staffing and residual compensation tied to streaming show performance. That buoyant mood dipped on Thursday night, when studio sources claimed the WGA came back late in the night with new asks on items that management believed to be already closed; but returned on Friday as the sides nailed down compromises.
 

Though still tentative in nature, the agreement is a momentous development for an industry that has been hobbled by the double WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the first time both have occurred at once in over 60 years. The WGA strike had an immediate impact: Filming in Los Angeles declined 29 percent between April and June 2023 compared with the same period last year as the writers’ work stoppage began May 2, local office FilmLA reported on April 19. A wide array of major projects were halted in their tracks and/or postponed, including Netflix’s Stranger Things, Apple TV+’s Loot, Marvel’s Blade 2 and Thunderbolts and others. When SAG-AFTRA joined the stoppage, a number of additional projects including Venom 3, Gladiator 2 and Deadpool 3 followed.
 

A tentative agreement does not eradicate the potential for the strike to continue, as WGA members could still reject the deal in an upcoming ratification vote. The stakes and expectations are high, given how long the work stoppage has gone on so far. However, in the coming days the WGA leadership will undoubtedly work hard to persuade their members of the deal’s merits.
 

Now, it’s up to the WGA’s members to determine whether the deal satisfies the workplace issues that their peers have been raising for months. All eyes are on the union’s ratification vote for the deal, whose date has not yet been announced.

 

Edited October 30, 2023 by mystery

[Hector]

If this carries on into next year, will attending award shows count as "promo"? 

[Uncatena]

oh wow this could be huge. 

[Lexiel]

14 minutes ago, ChapelHooker said:

oh wow this could be huge. 

Well they already feel underpaid, overworked and underappreciated. Now they're threatening to make their jobs disappear because of AI.

[V$.]

[qurl]

reality television as we know it today was birthed from the last writers strike, wonder what happens next

 

probably twitch shows

[Arcadius]

So this is why there’s been 873 trailers released today.

[its_britney_bitch]

God life is about to be so boring

[EnigmaticAndroid]

The studios (rightfully) keep getting f*cked sideways this year 

 

Between this, the WGA strike, and the endless series of big-budget bombs, this year really could be a pivotal point for Hollywood. 

[StarsAllAligned]

Welp 

[Triton]

No wonder Margot Robbie has been working overtime promoting Barbie. 

[okgo]

I hope SAG strikes with WGA and they all get closer to what they want

 

[mystery]

They are scrambling!

[Sexyzinger]

Will this affect the Mortal Kombat 1 videogame panel featuring the voice actors from the game? Kelly Hu is one of the panelists and she is both a film actress & voice actress. 

[ang]

8 minutes ago, mystery said:

They are scrambling!

this picture needs a jumpscare trigger warning 

Edited July 11, 2023 by ang

[Mr. Blue_Shirt]

11 minutes ago, mystery said:

They are scrambling!

So they quick to jump on a conference call when SAG about to strike but not WGA when they've been striking for more than 2 months now?!

 

I hope to gay god SAG actually go strike tomorrow

[Bloodflowers.]

I need Stranger Things season 5 to start getting filmed NOWWWWWW so these billionaires better open up their wallets for writers and whatver else is being protested, I am not in keeping much with this story. All I know is Jennifer Lopez had to stop filming her Ben Affleck produced Oscar bait movie 2 months ago because of writers strikes. They better hurry up and give these writers their money so J.Lo can finally snatch that Oscar nomination

 

 

[V$.]

19 minutes ago, ang said:

this picture needs a jumpscare trigger warning 

[mystery]

Looks like this is happening, there is only hours left now and I don't see anything stopping it.

[fountain]

Good  end the greedy CEOs

[publikcitizen]

1 hour ago, mystery said:

Looks like this is happening, there is only hours left now and I don't see anything stopping it.

hopefully sag will be in solidarity with wga so both can get a fair contract signed simultaneously. 

[Europe]

On 7/11/2023 at 9:33 PM, its_britney_bitch said:

God life is about to be so boring

Just watch old shows, there is an endless amount of content out there and you don't even have to wait weeks between episodes

[dabunique]

22 hours ago, Sexyzinger said:

Will this affect the Mortal Kombat 1 videogame panel featuring the voice actors from the game? Kelly Hu is one of the panelists and she is both a film actress & voice actress. 

Legend is also a former Miss Teen USA and top 6 finalist at Miss USA

[D_Man3379]

3 hours ago, mystery said:

Looks like this is happening, there is only hours left now and I don't see anything stopping it.

Good. Whatever it takes to light a fire up these rich CEO’s butts. 

[X~MoviePoP]

Soooo will they go shoot everything in canada then