{"id":2065645,"date":"2023-10-12T21:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actors-strike-continues-after-negotiations-stall\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T21:46:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T01:46:10","slug":"actors-strike-continues-after-negotiations-stall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actors-strike-continues-after-negotiations-stall\/","title":{"rendered":"Actors&#8217; strike persists as talks hit a deadlock."},"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%2Factors-strike-continues-after-negotiations-stall%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=2065645&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NEW \u200cYORK, NEW YORK \u200d\u2013\u2063 JULY 21: Cynthia Nixon (C) joins SAG-AFTRA members on the picket line \u2064outside of Netflix\u2064 and Warner Bros on July 21, 2023 in New York City. Members of SAG-AFTRA, \u2063Hollywood\u2019s largest union which represents actors and\u2062 other media professionals, have joined \u200dstriking WGA\u200b (Writers Guild of America) workers in the \u2064first \u2063joint walkout\u2063 against the studios since 1960. The strike \u2064could shut down Hollywood productions completely with writers in the \u200cthird month of \u2062their strike against the Hollywood studios.  (Photo by Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>5:23 PM \u2013 Thursday, October 12, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Negotiations between Hollywood\u2019s major\u2064 studios and SAG-AFTRA \u2014 the union that represents more than\u200b 160,000 actors and performers\u2064 \u2014 have been \u200csuspended after two weeks. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>SAG-AFTRA, which stands for the Screen\u200d Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio\u2063 Artists, has been \u200bstriking for fair wages since July 14<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents major studios and \u2063production companies, said in a statement that the divide\u2062 between it and \u2062the union \u200b\u201cis too great.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cConversations are no longer moving us in \u2062a productive direction,\u201d AMPTP\u2019s statement read. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>SAG-AFTRA posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, to address\u200c the \u200csituation.\u200c <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddf5To Our Fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SagAftraMembers?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SagAftraMembers<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>It\u2063 is with profound disappointment that we report the industry CEOs have walked away\u2063 from the \u200dbargaining table after\u200b refusing to counter our latest offer. (1\/11) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nd2PfpDH4F\">pic.twitter.com\/nd2PfpDH4F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagaftra\/status\/1712368110253285730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Hollywood writers \u2064strike officially\u2063 ended \u200bon Tuesday, \u200bOctober 10<sup>th<\/sup>, \u200bwhen the Writers Guild of America (WGA)\u2064 voted to ratify its\u200c contract with AMPTP after five months of strikes.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is no end in sight for actors, extras, and producers, who began their strike just weeks after writers\u2063 did,\u200b back \u2063on May 2<sup>nd<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<p>The Writers Guild of America expressed its support for SAG-AFTRA on social media. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bike the Strike hitting the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAGAFTRAstrike?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAGAFTRAstrike<\/a> picket lines at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@netflix<\/a> \u200bthis morning! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WGAstrong?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WGAstrong<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1u?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1u<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAGAFTRAStrong?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAGAFTRAStrong<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VdGXmuJXPn\">pic.twitter.com\/VdGXmuJXPn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Writers\u2064 Guild of America West (@WGAWest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WGAWest\/status\/1712589330978598965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Reportedly, wages and artificial\u2064 intelligence (AI) protections are points \u200cof contention between actors \u200band studios. <\/p>\n<p>According to\u2062 AMPTP\u2019s statement, the union is proposing a \u201cviewership \u200cbonus\u201d that the studios claim \u200cwould cost \u2064them $800 million per year. <\/p>\n<p>SAG-AFTRA has accused \u200cthe studios of \u201cintentionally\u201d misrepresenting the cost of the proposal to the press, claiming\u200b it is 60%\u200b less than what AMPTP publicly announced in the media. <\/p>\n<p>The union contends that \u2064a new contract\u2063 is needed to \u200baddress \u201cmodern \u2062issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These issues include\u200c pay raises, protections surrounding use of artificial intelligence, and greater participation in streaming\u2062 revenue, which\u200d has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actors-strike-continues-after-negotiations-stall\/\" title=\"Actors' strike persists as talks hit a deadlock.\">eroded traditional residual payments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay \u200cinformed! Receive breaking news\u200b blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urges his colleagues \u2063across the aisle to quickly elect a new Speaker. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Michigan Democrat Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib continues to display a Palestinian flag outside of \u2062her Capitol Hill office, but \u2063Ohio congressman Max Miller says he\u2019s introduced a bill to make that a violation of House rules. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new \u2063lawsuit filed by the America First \u2063Legal Foundation reveals that \u2063then-Vice President Joe \u2063Biden\u2019s office\u200c emailed his son and brother about foreign business\u200d more than 29-thousand times. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A\u200d Day of Jihad \u2064looms over Friday while Sen.\u2062 Menendez \u200bis \u200ccharged AGAIN.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google said on\u2063 Thursday that it \u200dwill defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud and \u2062Workspace platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powerball-player-wins-lotterys-1-76b-jackpot-winning-ticket-sold-in-california\/\" title=\"California sells winning ticket for .76B Powerball jackpot.\">published proposed security requirements<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-increases-travel-advisory-on-israel-to-level-3\/\" title=\"State Department raises Israel travel advisory to Level 3.\">firms offering \u2064services powered<\/a> by generative artificial\u2063 intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Internet \u2063companies Google, Amazon and Cloudflare say they have\u2064 weathered the internet\u2019s largest-known denial of service attack.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Samsung said its preliminary third-quarter\u200c profit dropped \u2062by a smaller-than-expected 78%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does the joint walkout \u2063of SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America (WGA)\u2062 affect Hollywood \u200dproductions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  SAG-AFTRA Negotiations \u200cwith Hollywood Studios Suspended<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations\u200d between Hollywood&#8217;s major studios\u2064 and SAG-AFTRA, the union that \u2064represents \u200cmore than 160,000 actors\u2063 and\u200c performers, have been \u2064suspended \u200bafter two weeks of discussions. SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since July 14th, demanding fair wages for its members.<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance of Motion Picture and \u200cTelevision \u200cProducers (AMPTP), which represents major studios and\u200d production \u2062companies, released a statement on Wednesday stating that the divide between them and the union\u2063 is too \u200bgreat. &#8220;Conversations are no longer\u2062 moving us in a productive direction,&#8221; AMPTP&#8217;s\u2062 statement read.<\/p>\n<p>SAG-AFTRA took to\u2064 X, formerly known as Twitter, to\u200c address the situation. In a thread addressed to fellow SAG-AFTRA members, \u2062the\u200b union expressed profound disappointment that industry CEOs have walked away from the bargaining table after\u200d refusing to \u2064counter \u200ctheir latest offer.<\/p>\n<p>This strike\u200b comes at\u200d a critical time for \u2063Hollywood, as writers from\u2064 the Writers Guild of \u200dAmerica (WGA) are also \u200don strike. This joint walkout \u200cis the first since 1960 and has the potential to shut down \u2063Hollywood productions completely. With writers in the third month of their strike against \u2064the studios, the industry is\u200c facing significant disruption.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of fair wages has been a prominent one in the\u2062 entertainment industry for\u2063 a long time. Actors and performers often face challenges in \u200dnegotiating fair compensation for\u200c their work, especially in an industry where there is significant inequality\u2064 in pay between genders and racial groups.<\/p>\n<p>SAG-AFTRA is \u200dfighting for equal pay and fair treatment for its members,\u2064 recognizing that actors and performers are the backbone\u200c of the entertainment\u200c industry. Their strike\u2064 is a powerful \u2063statement that calls attention to the \u200dvalue and \u2063importance of their work and \u200bthe need\u2064 to ensure they are\u200d compensated appropriately.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b suspension\u200c of negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the studios is a setback, but it also highlights the need for continued advocacy and unity\u200c within the entertainment industry. It demonstrates \u2064the determination of \u200cSAG-AFTRA \u200bto\u2062 fight for \u2064what\u200b they believe is fair and just.<\/p>\n<p>As audiences, we appreciate \u200dthe talent and artistry\u2064 that actors and performers \u200cbring to our screens. It is important that\u200b we support their efforts to secure fair wages and equitable\u2062 working conditions. By standing together with SAG-AFTRA and\u200c other unions\u200b in the industry, we can create a more \u2064just \u2064and inclusive Hollywood\u200d for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cynthia Nixon joins SAG-AFTRA members on the picket line outside Netflix and Warner Bros in New York City. SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood&#8217;s largest union, supports striking WGA workers from the Writers Guild of America. 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