Hollywood actors are now on strike too, joining writers on picket lines
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood actors are now on strike too, joining writers on picket lines

Salon  

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is on strike after talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed to produce a new labor contract. In a statement to NPR, SAG-AFTRA said streaming services have "eroded" the way actors get paid and accused studios of refusing to acknowledge "enormous shifts in the industry and economy." Additionally, more than 300 Hollywood stars, like Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and SAG-AFTRA's president, Fran Drescher, penned a letter to the union's Leadership and Negotiating Committee threatening to picket outside if their demands aren't met. Members of SAG-AFTRA are seeking fair compensation, limits on the use of "self-tape" auditions and protection of their basic rights, especially as artificial intelligence threatens to replace members and their work.

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Hollywood unions are facing an uphill battle against Trump, AI and the slowdown
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Hollywood unions are facing an uphill battle against Trump, AI and the slowdown

LA Times  

More than a year after overlapping strikes by Hollywood writers and actors that rattled the entertainment industry, many technicians and craftspeople who operate outside of the spotlight are pressing their own demands for a better deal. “Clearly there’s going to be less protections for workers and less regulatory oversight for business practices going forward,” said David Smith, professor of economics …

SAG-AFTRA, video game companies resuming negotiations as actors’ strike continues
2 months, 1 week ago

SAG-AFTRA, video game companies resuming negotiations as actors’ strike continues

LA Times  

Striking video game actors walk the picket line in August outside the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. Performers union SAG-AFTRA and the major gaming companies are returning to the bargaining table for the first time since video game actors went on strike in July. Roughly 2,600 performers doing voice-over and motion-capture work in the video game industry have been on …

Hollywood veterans get brutally honest about mentoring next generation amid industry turmoil
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hollywood veterans get brutally honest about mentoring next generation amid industry turmoil

LA Times  

Film and TV editor Diandra Kendall Luzon said that she feels an obligation to “speak truth to facts” when it comes to launching a career in the entertainment industry right now. The message from the initiative’s leadership team said that, “due to historic and unprecedented circumstances within the entertainment industry,” the program would be suspended until 2025. But the studio …

Video game actors are on strike. Here’s what that means
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Video game actors are on strike. Here’s what that means

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, center, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, left, the union’s national executive director and chief negotiator, picket outside Netflix in Los Angeles. Union leaders took the step after they could not reach an agreement on artificial intelligence terms while bargaining for a new contract with the top video game companies, including Activision, Electronic Arts, Insomniac and Blindlight. “We’re not …

SAG-AFTRA goes on strike against the video game industry
4 months, 4 weeks ago

SAG-AFTRA goes on strike against the video game industry

The Hindu  

Hollywood's video game performers announced they would go on strike, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections. Effective July 26 at 12:01 a.m. Today's vote to strike comes after more than a year and a half of negotiations without a deal.#VideoGameStrike#LevelUpTheContract#SagAftraStronghttps://t.co/8InNdB05k8 …

After more than a year of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA video game performers are on strike
4 months, 4 weeks ago

After more than a year of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA video game performers are on strike

NPR  

After more than a year of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA video game performers are on strike Union actors and performers in SAG-AFTRA declared a strike against video game firms over artificial intelligence. MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE: As of midnight, union voiceover actors, stunt performers and those whose motions are captured digitally stopped working for the major video game companies. DEL BARCO: Norris …

Video game actors are now on strike. Here’s why
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Video game actors are now on strike. Here’s why

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s video game performers went on strike Friday after negotiations with game industry giants that began more than a year and a half ago came to a halt over artificial intelligence protections. The union says the unregulated use of AI poses “an equal or even greater threat” to performers in the video game industry than it does …

Video game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Video game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections. A spokesperson for the video game producers, Audrey Cooling, said the studios offered AI protections, but SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee said …

Video game actors are going on strike after contract talks fail over AI terms
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Video game actors are going on strike after contract talks fail over AI terms

LA Times  

Video game performers are going on strike for the second time in a decade. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director and chief negotiator of performers union SAG-AFTRA, called a strike Thursday on behalf of thousands of video game actors covered by the Interactive Media Agreement. The Interactive Media Agreement — a contract covering roughly 2,600 performers who do voice-over and motion-capture …

Hollywood’s video game actors want to avoid a strike. The sticking point in their talks? AI
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hollywood’s video game actors want to avoid a strike. The sticking point in their talks? AI

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — For more than a year and a half, leaders of Hollywood’s actors union have been negotiating with video game companies over a new contract that covers the performers who bring their titles to life. “The fundamental issue is, at this moment, an unwillingness by this bargaining group to provide an equal level of protection from the dangers …

Hollywood workers union reaches pay, AI-use deal with top studios
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Hollywood workers union reaches pay, AI-use deal with top studios

The Hindu  

A union representing Hollywood film and television crew said on Tuesday it has reached a tentative three-year deal with major studios that includes agreed-on pay hikes and guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees members, which include lighting technicians and costume designers, are to ratify the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture …

Hollywood crew members reach tentative deal with major studios
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Hollywood crew members reach tentative deal with major studios

LA Times  

Film and TV crew members have reached a tentative contract deal with the major Hollywood studios after months of bargaining, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced Tuesday night. The resulting production shutdown hobbled studios’ release schedules, while countless actors, writers and crew members suffered without work. But it became …

Hollywood crew concerned over lack of jobs ever since strike ended: Report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hollywood crew concerned over lack of jobs ever since strike ended: Report

Hindustan Times  

Is Hollywood back to normal after the SAG AFTRA strike that ended on November 9? A new report by LA Times shares that several crew members are facing a touch scenario working in the entertainment industry as the work opportunities have dried up. What the report said The new report added a response by Diego Mariscal, a dolly grip who …

We checked in with Hollywood writers a year after the strike. They’re not OK
7 months, 1 week ago

We checked in with Hollywood writers a year after the strike. They’re not OK

LA Times  

For 14 straight years, Ted Sullivan was consistently paid to pen stories for the screen. “It’s not enough to go in with a pitch,” said Chuck Rose, a 20-year writing veteran with several TV and film projects now in development as well as a series on Amazon. “I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone who follows the business.” The …

Labor unrest defined Hollywood in 2023. Here’s what we learned from the twin strikes
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Labor unrest defined Hollywood in 2023. Here’s what we learned from the twin strikes

LA Times  

Members and supporters of SAG-AFTRA picket in front of Netflix on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. “‘We’re not alone.’” Erin T. Hill, assistant professor of media and popular culture at UC San Diego, said that striking actors and writers benefited from a “perfect storm of what’s been going on with everyone’s job throughout the country.” “The fact that these two unions …

Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood
1 year ago

Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood

The Hindu  

Hollywood's actors have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, leaders announced Tuesday. “This contract is an enormous victory for working performers, and it marks the dawning of a new era for the industry,” the union said in a tweet announcing the results Tuesday evening. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher told The Associated …

Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood
1 year ago

Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s actors have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, bringing an official finish to the labor strife that shook the entertainment industry for most of 2023. “I’m very happy with the result,” Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s executive director and chief negotiator, told The Associated Press Tuesday night. “The AMPTP …

SAG-AFTRA members easily ratify new contract after actors’ strike
1 year ago

SAG-AFTRA members easily ratify new contract after actors’ strike

LA Times  

Members of SAG-AFTRA and the WGA rally outside of Disney Studios in Burbank. Hollywood Inc. SAG-AFTRA releases draft contract as members vote SAG-AFTRA has released the full draft agreement it reached with the major studios that ended the 118-day actors’ strike earlier this month. “With this vote, the industry and the jobs it supports will be able to return in …

SAG-AFTRA releases draft contract as members vote
1 year, 1 month ago

SAG-AFTRA releases draft contract as members vote

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher speaks to striking members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union as they gathered outside the Main Bronson Gate of Paramount Studios during a rally. SAG-AFTRA has released the full draft agreement it reached with the major studios that ended the 118-day actors’ strike earlier this month. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists previously …

SAG-AFTRA leaders defend AI protections: ‘We achieved the best possible deal’
1 year, 1 month ago

SAG-AFTRA leaders defend AI protections: ‘We achieved the best possible deal’

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA leaders are defending the artificial intelligence terms of their tentative deal with the major Hollywood studios in response to criticism from some members that the union did not secure enough protections for performers. And so that was the feeling of our negotiating committee who passed.” On Monday, the guild released an 18-page document summarizing the tentative deal, which states …

What’s in the SAG-AFTRA deal? Here’s what the union has to say, including about AI terms
1 year, 1 month ago

What’s in the SAG-AFTRA deal? Here’s what the union has to say, including about AI terms

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA has released a summary of its tentative agreement with the Hollywood studios. The employer also must get the performer’s permission to use the replica, “unless the photography or sound track remains substantially as scripted, performed and/or recorded.” The employer must pay the performer for the amount of days they would have been required to perform scenes featuring their digital …

Tech Disrupted Hollywood. AI Almost Destroyed It
1 year, 1 month ago

Tech Disrupted Hollywood. AI Almost Destroyed It

Wired  

The thread was 10 tweets long—verbose by X standards—and 219 words, but there was just one word that stuck out. In the context of the rapid rise of generative AI, it’s worth reading in full: “We have achieved a deal of extraordinary scope that includes ‘above-pattern’ minimum compensation increases, unprecedented provisions for consent and compensation that will protect members from …

Actors Strike | Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't
1 year, 1 month ago

Actors Strike | Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't

The Hindu  

Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happy-ever-after. There’s too much content and nobody seems to be able to make any profit from it,” says Jonathan Taplin, director emeritus of the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab and author of “The End of Reality: How Four …

Hollywood’s strikes are over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn’t
1 year, 1 month ago

Hollywood’s strikes are over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn’t

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happily-ever-after. There’s too much content and nobody seems to be able to make any profit from it,” says Jonathan Taplin, director emeritus of the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab and author of “The End of …

A 7% wage increase, new AI protections and other highlights from the SAG-AFTRA contract
1 year, 1 month ago

A 7% wage increase, new AI protections and other highlights from the SAG-AFTRA contract

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA members have suspended their strike as they await a vote on a tentative deal reached with the alliance representing major Hollywood studios and streamers. The guild’s negotiating committee said the contract would “enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers” and that “thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work.” After the …

Sag-Afra: What happens now the actors’ strike is over?
1 year, 1 month ago

Sag-Afra: What happens now the actors’ strike is over?

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview with Variety this week, Christopher Nolan – whose …

The actors strike is over as union reaches tentative agreement with studios
1 year, 1 month ago

The actors strike is over as union reaches tentative agreement with studios

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation …

Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios and return to work with writers
1 year, 1 month ago

Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios and return to work with writers

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, for the first time in more than six months, neither Hollywood’s actors nor its writers will be on strike. Striking SAG-AFTRA members pose for a group photo on a post apocalyptic-themed picket line outside Netflix studios, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. “We’re thrilled to see SAG-AFTRA members win a contract that creates new …

Actors strike ends: Studios reach tentative agreement with SAG-AFTRA after a painful 118 days on the picket line
1 year, 1 month ago

Actors strike ends: Studios reach tentative agreement with SAG-AFTRA after a painful 118 days on the picket line

Daily Mail  

The Hollywood actors' strike which threatened to throw the studios into chaos may finally be over after 118 days, it was confirmed this evening. The deal still needs to be ratified by union members but would bring to an end a summer of industrial action which also saw Hollywood writers strike for nearly five months. Strikes began on July 14 …

Hollywood Executives Reach Deal With Actors After Nearly 4 Months On Strike
1 year, 1 month ago

Hollywood Executives Reach Deal With Actors After Nearly 4 Months On Strike

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Hollywood executives reached a tentative agreement with hundreds of thousands of film and TV actors on Wednesday, finally bringing to an end a seismic period of dual strikes in the entertainment industry. The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said members of the union’s negotiating committee approved the tentative deal in a …

Editorial: Finally, Hollywood is back to work. Ending the strikes is good for L.A.
1 year, 1 month ago

Editorial: Finally, Hollywood is back to work. Ending the strikes is good for L.A.

LA Times  

Supporters of SAG-AFTRA picket in front of the Netflix offices along Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Oct. 18. After a record-breaking 118-day strike, Hollywood film and television actors were allowed to go back to work Thursday after their union reached a tentative deal with the major studios. The writers’ and actors’ strikes were part of a wave of labor …

Column: The Hollywood strikes are finally over. But we won’t repair the damage anytime soon
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: The Hollywood strikes are finally over. But we won’t repair the damage anytime soon

LA Times  

The Hollywood strikes may be over, but in many ways the pain has just begun. — the studios, represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, decided this spring that it was perfectly acceptable to force the entertainment industry, the state of California and the entire country to suffer through a combined 191-day work stoppage before they would …

The actors strike is over – tentative deal reached with Hollywood studios
1 year, 1 month ago

The actors strike is over – tentative deal reached with Hollywood studios

Salon  

SAG-AFTRA has officially reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with film and TV studios, thus ending the longest actors strike in Hollywood history. The agreement includes major pay increases — which are significantly higher than the increases received by the Writers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America, Variety reported — along with first-ever protections …

SAG-AFTRA and the studios just reached a deal to end the actors’ strike. What’s next?
1 year, 1 month ago

SAG-AFTRA and the studios just reached a deal to end the actors’ strike. What’s next?

LA Times  

Performers union SAG-AFTRA and the alliance representing the major Hollywood studios reached a tentative deal Wednesday to end the historic, 118-day actors’ strike. SAG-AFTRA’s national board will review the deal After it voted unanimously to approve the tentative agreement, the guild’s negotiating committee must now pass the deal along to SAG-AFTRA’s national board of directors. “There’s only a handful of …

SAG-AFTRA committee approves deal with studios to end historic strike
1 year, 1 month ago

SAG-AFTRA committee approves deal with studios to end historic strike

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee has approved a tentative deal with the major studios that would end a nearly four-month-long strike that has sidelined thousands of workers and hobbled much of Los Angeles’ signature entertainment industry. “We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers,” the guild’s television and theatrical negotiation committee said …

Actors react to SAG-AFTRA strike ending: ‘We worked hard ... didn’t cave ... got the deal we needed’
1 year, 1 month ago

Actors react to SAG-AFTRA strike ending: ‘We worked hard ... didn’t cave ... got the deal we needed’

LA Times  

As word of the tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP began to spread, union members hit social media to acknowledge the likely end of the 118-day actors’ strike. #SAGAFTRA,” Felicia Day of “Supernatural” and “Mystery Science Theater 3000” fame wrote on X. English journeyman actor Dominic Burgess — who has appeared in the shows “Doctor Who” and “It’s Always …

The end of the actors’ strike seemed within reach. Why is a SAG-AFTRA deal taking so long?
1 year, 1 month ago

The end of the actors’ strike seemed within reach. Why is a SAG-AFTRA deal taking so long?

LA Times  

About this time last week, the major Hollywood studios were hopeful and the performers union SAG-AFTRA was cautiously optimistic that a tentative deal to end the actors’ strike was within reach. On Friday, studio chiefs presented SAG-AFTRA with what they called their “last, best and final offer,” signaling frustration by the AMPTP that the two sides have been unable to …

SAG-AFTRA responds to studios’ ‘last, best and final offer’ as actors’ strike drags on
1 year, 1 month ago

SAG-AFTRA responds to studios’ ‘last, best and final offer’ as actors’ strike drags on

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA has responded to what the alliance representing the major Hollywood studios characterized as its “last, best and final” offer to end the actors’ strike. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Monday afternoon in a statement that its negotiating team “formally” answered the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers’ latest proposal earlier that day. …

Actors strike | Hollywood studios make offer to SAG-AFTRA, hoping to end 113-day strike
1 year, 1 month ago

Actors strike | Hollywood studios make offer to SAG-AFTRA, hoping to end 113-day strike

The Hindu  

Hollywood's major studios made an offer to Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on Friday that they hope will end the 113-day actors strike, reported Variety. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers had earlier warned the actors union that if a settlement was not struck by the end of this week, the networks would be …

Movies and TV shows affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes
1 year, 1 month ago

Movies and TV shows affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes

Associated Press  

Hollywood actors and studios are edging closer to a possible end to a strike that has halted much of the industry’s production for more than three months. The two sides on Thursday were meeting to discuss the actors’ latest counter-proposal on language surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in production, a major sticking point in reaching the three-year contract agreement …

Hollywood's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Jon Hamm and Mark Ruffalo, sign letter in support of continuing SAG-AFTRA strike - while criticism mounts and 'people lose their entire livelihoods' am
1 year, 1 month ago

Hollywood's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Jon Hamm and Mark Ruffalo, sign letter in support of continuing SAG-AFTRA strike - while criticism mounts and 'people lose their entire livelihoods' am

Daily Mail  

Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Jon Hamm, have signed an open letter supporting the continuing SAG-AFTRA strikes Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Jon Hamm, have signed an open letter of support for the continuing SAG-AFTRA strikes. Some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Demi Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Jon …

SAG-AFTRA and major studios delay bargaining session to Thursday
1 year, 1 month ago

SAG-AFTRA and major studios delay bargaining session to Thursday

LA Times  

Performers union SAG-AFTRA and the alliance representing the major Hollywood studios will meet Thursday in hopes of ending the 104-day actors’ strike that has shuttered film and TV production and dealt a severe blow to the entertainment industry. Remember — don’t believe anything you read in the press unless it comes directly from us.” Earlier this month, negotiations between the …

Hollywood actors strike completes 100 days as SAG-AFTRA wants tax on OTT subscribers. Here's what happens next
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood actors strike completes 100 days as SAG-AFTRA wants tax on OTT subscribers. Here's what happens next

Hindustan Times  

While screenwriters are busy back at work, film and TV actors remain on picket lines, with the longest strike in their history hitting the 100-day mark on Saturday after talks broke off with studios. On the same day, the actors' union and an alliance representing major studios announced in a joint statement that negotiations will resume next week on Tuesday, …

ACTORS STRIKE PHOTOS: See images from the 100 days film and TV actors have been picketing
1 year, 2 months ago

ACTORS STRIKE PHOTOS: See images from the 100 days film and TV actors have been picketing

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s TV and film actors have been striking for 100 days now, and there’s no end in sight. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, center, and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland speak during a press conference announcing a strike July, 13, 2023 While the writers strike — declared more than two months before — had …

Striking Hollywood actors are more fired up than ever, 100 days on
1 year, 2 months ago

Striking Hollywood actors are more fired up than ever, 100 days on

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Actor and Sag-Aftra strike captain Brendan Bradley outside Paramount Studios in …

SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP to resume talks Tuesday as strike reaches 100 days
1 year, 2 months ago

SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP to resume talks Tuesday as strike reaches 100 days

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA members join the Writers Guild of America on the picket line outside Netflix in Los Angeles in July. SAG-AFTRA and the alliance representing major studios are scheduled to resume negotiations Tuesday, as the Hollywood actors’ strike reaches the 100-day milestone. The two sides said in a joint statement they would meet at SAG-AFTRA Plaza in Los Angeles with “several …

Fran Drescher is SAG-AFTRA’s ‘Norma Rae.’ But the 100-day actors’ strike poses new challenges
1 year, 2 months ago

Fran Drescher is SAG-AFTRA’s ‘Norma Rae.’ But the 100-day actors’ strike poses new challenges

LA Times  

Last summer, Fran Drescher became one of America’s most formidable labor leaders. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and NBCUniversal Studio Group Chairman Donna Langley — to sp “I’m always saying to them, you could be the heroes in this,” Drescher said. Drescher countered that companies must recognize that Hollywood workers, including some actors, “cannot make a living …

Actors’ Strike | George Clooney, Ben Affleck, other Hollywood actors offer $150 million to help end strike
1 year, 2 months ago

Actors’ Strike | George Clooney, Ben Affleck, other Hollywood actors offer $150 million to help end strike

The Hindu  

Oscar winner George Clooney and other top Hollywood stars have offered $150 million to the SAG-AFTRA actors union as part of a proposal to end the actors' strike as it nears its 100th day. Their offer, confirmed by Clooney's spokesperson on Thursday, would provide the union an extra $150 million over three years and could help fund improved health benefits. …

How Saturday Night Live is able to return amid ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike
1 year, 2 months ago

How Saturday Night Live is able to return amid ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Saturday Night Live is returning …

Column: Hollywood studios are already proving they learned nothing from the writers’ strike
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Hollywood studios are already proving they learned nothing from the writers’ strike

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA members and supporters picket outside Netflix studios on Thursday, a day after contract negotiations between the actors’ union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers were suspended. After months of self-righteous declarations about wanting to end the 100-day-long actors’ strike and get Hollywood, and all of the industries that support it, back to work, the Alliance of …

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