There could also be one other Hollywood strike coming quickly.
The members of SAG-AFTRA — the union representing actors in movie, TV and theater — voted to authorize a strike with a powerful 97.91 % voting sure, the union introduced on Monday. Now to be clear, the vote doesn’t imply a strike is occurring. In truth, SAG-AFTRA has not even begun to barter with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers but. But negotiations start later this week, with the SAG-AFTRA contract set to run out on June 30, and the vote authorizes the union’s board to name a strike if a deal shouldn’t be reached.
If they did strike, they’d be part of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line, with the WGA asserting a strike when their contract expired on May 1. That strike is now extending into its second month, with writers asking producers for elevated residuals on streaming content material, an finish to so-called “mini rooms” that significantly cut back the variety of writers engaged on a challenge and restrictions on using synthetic intelligence, amongst different calls for. SAG-AFTRA is trying to get lots of the identical concessions, and SAG-AFTRA members have been actively picketing studios and manufacturing areas together with WGA members, with quite a few movie and TV productions being shut down in consequence.
“The strike authorization votes have been tabulated and the membership joined their elected leadership and negotiating committee in favor of strength and solidarity,” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher mentioned in a press release. “I’m proud of all of you who voted as well as those who were vocally supportive, even if unable to vote. Everyone played a part in this achievement. Together we lock elbows and in unity we build a new contract that honors our contributions in this remarkable industry, reflects the new digital and streaming business model and brings ALL our concerns for protections and benefits into the now! Bravo SAG-AFTRA, we are in it to win it.”
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