{"id":2020288,"date":"2023-09-02T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sag-aftra-strike-could-extend-to-video-game-voice-actors\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T13:38:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T17:38:17","slug":"sag-aftra-strike-could-extend-to-video-game-voice-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sag-aftra-strike-could-extend-to-video-game-voice-actors\/","title":{"rendered":"Video game voice actors may join SAG-AFTRA strike."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsag-aftra-strike-could-extend-to-video-game-voice-actors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020288&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Screen Actors Guild and American\u2064 Federation of Television and Radio Artists \u200dHint at Further Strikes for \u200cVoice Actors<\/h2>\n<p>The Screen \u2062Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have hinted at the possibility of additional strikes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-horror-film-winnie-the-pooh-blood-and-honey-reimagines-the-childrens-character-as-a-cold-blooded-slasher-villain\/\" title=\"New Horror Film \u201cWinnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey\u201d Reimagines the Children\u2019s Character As a Cold-Blooded Slasher Villain\">voice actors<\/a>. The union&#8217;s national \u2064board will be sending out ballots to its members on Tuesday, allowing them to vote on \u2063whether to strike. The votes will be \u200dcounted on September 25th, marking over a year since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-union-boss-randi-weingarten-denies-group-delayed-school-openings-or-wrongly-meddled-with-cdc-guidelines\/\" title=\"Teacher Union Boss Randi Weingarten Denies Group Delayed School Openings Or Wrongly Meddled With CDC Guidelines\">union extended<\/a> its Interactive Media Agreement during negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>SAG-AFTRA has cited &#8220;wages that keep up with inflation and \u200bprotections against unrestrained use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impeaching-incitement-to-canceling-conservatism\/\" title=\"From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism\">artificial intelligence<\/a>&#8221; as common sticking points that have delayed reaching\u200d an agreement.\u200b If the union members choose to strike, it \u2062would impact the contracts of several major companies, including Activision Productions Inc., Blindlight LLC, Disney Character Voices Inc., Electronic Arts Productions Inc., Epic \u2063Games Inc., Formosa Interactive LLC, Insomniac Games Inc., Take 2 Productions Inc., VoiceWorks\u200d Productions Inc., and \u2062WB Games Inc.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The overlap\u2063 of these two SAG-AFTRA contracts is no coincidence, but rather a predictable \u2063issue impacting our industry as well as others all over the world,&#8221; said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher in a statement. &#8220;The disease of greed is spreading\u200d like wildfire, ready to burn workers out of their\u2062 livelihoods and render humans useless. We at SAG-AFTRA say NO! Not on our watch!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-preemptively-resigns-from-the-screen-actors-guild\/\" title=\"President Trump preemptively resigns from the Screen Actors Guild\">sag-aftra<\/a>-strike-could-extend-to-video-game-voice-actors\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Video game voice actors may join SAG-AFTRA strike.&#8221;>initial strike rules prohibited\u200d performers<\/a>\u200d from singing, rehearsing, or auditioning \u2064for anything, but currently do not include work\u200d in voice-dubbing, commercials, or podcasting. However, another strike could potentially alter these rules.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the first\u200b SAG-AFTRA strike in 43 \u200cyears. Additionally,\u2062 it\u2064 is\u200c the first time \u2064in 63 years that both the\u200b Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA are simultaneously on strike, with \u200cRonald Reagan at the helm before\u2064 he ran for president during the most recent strike.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE\u2063 WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists suggested more strikes for voice actors. Members will receive strike ballots on Tuesday, with vote counting starting on Sept. 25. 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