Key takeaways:
- SAG-AFTRA is demanding better pay and improved safety protocols for performers, as well as more transparency from the studios.
- The union is also pushing for residual payments for streaming services, which currently pay much less than traditional television and film.
- If a deal is not reached, the strike could have a major impact on the entertainment industry.
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is on the brink of a strike after negotiations between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) broke down. The AMPTP, which represents major studios and streamers such as Amazon, Apple, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros Discovery, has failed to offer a fair deal on the key issues that are important to the union.
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland released a statement early Thursday morning, saying that the AMPTP had not met the union’s demands. The union’s national board is set to vote on a strike on Thursday morning.
Thousands of screenwriters have been on strike for more than two months, and they could soon be joined by thousands of actors represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. If the strike is approved, Hollywood’s film and television assembly line could grind to a halt.
SAG-AFTRA is demanding better pay and improved safety protocols for performers, as well as more transparency from the studios. The union is also pushing for residual payments for streaming services, which currently pay much less than traditional television and film.
The AMPTP has not yet commented on the situation, but it is likely that the two sides will continue to negotiate in the coming days. If a deal is not reached, the strike could have a major impact on the entertainment industry.
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