In a joint assertion right this moment, unions IATSE, Teamsters, the DGA, and the WGA East and West prolonged “unwavering support and solidarity” with SAG-AFTRA within the ongoing contract negotiations with producers.
“Hollywood must be a place where every worker, on-screen and off, is treated according to the value their skills and talents command,” the assertion reads, partly (see the entire textual content under). “While the studios have collective worth of trillions of dollars, billions of viewers globally, and sky-high profits, this fight is not about actors against the studios, but rather about workers across all crafts and departments in the industry standing together to prevent mega-corporations from eroding the conditions we fought decades to achieve.”
The unions “call on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to immediately acknowledge the contributions of performers and negotiate a suitable contract with their union.”
The present SAG-AFTRA settlement is ready to run out on July 12.
The assertion concludes: “We will reiterate: Together, our solidarity is not to be underestimated. The Hollywood Unions and Guilds stand more united than ever.”
The full textual content is under:
As the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) continues negotiating for a contract that respects their indispensable function in America’s movement image and tv trade from the studios, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Teamsters, Hollywood Basic Crafts (Hollywood Basic Crafts (Teamsters Local 399, IBEW Local 40, LiUNA! Local 724, OPCMIA Local 755 and UA Local 78), the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) prolong our unwavering help and solidarity.
Hollywood have to be a spot the place each employee, on-screen and off, is handled based on the worth their expertise and skills command. While the studios have collective price of trillions of {dollars}, billions of viewers globally, and sky-high earnings, this battle isn’t about actors in opposition to the studios, however somewhat about employees throughout all crafts and departments within the trade standing collectively to forestall mega-corporations from eroding the circumstances we fought many years to realize.
We acknowledge the actors have taken the step of voting in favor of strike authorization, arming SAG-AFTRA management with the authority to name a strike if the studios don’t deal with performers’ distinctive priorities. As their present settlement is ready to run out on July 12, 2023, we name on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to right away acknowledge the contributions of performers and negotiate an appropriate contract with their union.
We will reiterate: Together, our solidarity is to not be underestimated. The Hollywood Unions and Guilds stand extra united than ever.
In solidarity,
Matthew D. Loeb
International President, IATSE
Lindsay Dougherty
Motion Picture Division Director & Western Region Vice President, Teamsters Hollywood Basic Crafts, Chairperson
Michael Winship
President, Writers Guild of America, East
Meredith Stiehm
President, Writers Guild of America West
Lesli Linka Glatter
President, Directors Guild of America
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