Screen Actors Guild unanimously recommends strike.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Votes to Recommend a Strike
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has unanimously voted to recommend a strike after failing to reach an agreement with major Hollywood studios by their contracts deadline.
SAG-AFTRA announced that its national board will hold a vote on Thursday morning to decide whether to proceed with the strike, and it seems highly probable that they will do so.
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The union stated that despite “more than four weeks of bargaining,” the entity representing top Hollywood studios “remains unwilling to offer a fair deal on the key issues that are essential to SAG-AFTRA members.”
The key issues, which are also shared by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), include a desire for an increase in streaming residuals, higher pay, and improved protections against artificial intelligence.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, representing major studios and streamers such as Amazon, Apple, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros. Discovery, proposed involving a third party to broker a contract deal that would satisfy both the actors union and the WGA. However, the deadline on Wednesday night passed without reaching an agreement.
“SAG-AFTRA negotiated in good faith and was eager to reach a deal that sufficiently addressed performer needs, but the AMPTP’s responses to the union’s most important proposals have been insulting and disrespectful of our massive contributions to this industry,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher.
“The companies have refused to meaningfully engage on some topics and completely stonewalled us on others. Until they negotiate in good faith, we cannot begin to reach a deal,” Drescher continued. “We have no choice but to move forward in unity, and on behalf of our membership, with a strike recommendation to our National Board. The board will discuss the issue this morning and make its decision.”
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The SAG-AFTRA contracts were initially set to expire on June 30 but were extended until Wednesday at midnight Pacific Time in the hopes of reaching an agreement. However, it now seems likely that Hollywood actors will join writers in their strike.
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