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Close to three weeks after the SAG-AFTRA National Board approved a tentative agreement on a three-year contract for television and feature film animation with the AMPTP, members of the union voted overwhelmingly to ratify the 2023 Television Animation Agreement and the 2023 Basic Cable Animation Agreement (approved by a vote of 95.52% to 4.48%). "The foundation of this[...]

A little more than a week after SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract for television and feature film animation, the SAG-AFTRA National Board approved the agreement "The Executive Committee, on behalf of the SAG-AFTRA National Board, is recommending a 'yes' vote," read the press release that was released late on[...]

Last year's SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes would bring television & film productions to a grinding halt for most of 2023, finally resulting in new three-year contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for both unions Thankfully, it doesn't appear that we're going to have a repeat of that on the animation[...]

In terms of how things went with the unions and the AMPTP last year, the general vibe is that the WGA came out the big winners, SAG-AFTRA crossed the finish line but not as strongly as folks expected (still a few AI sticking points), and that members of both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA weren't too[...]

After a strike that lasted 118 days, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) notified its members on November 8th that the union and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) had reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year deal The deal received unanimous approval from the[...]

With voting set to end on December 5th, SAG-AFTRA General Counsel Jeffrey Bennett defended the new deal's AI and consent protections.

With the union's membership currently in the middle of voting on whether or not to ratify the tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP, today marks a very important day for members – the release of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), outlining what the new deal would entail The news of the release was announced on[...]

With the strike coming to an end at the end of September, the tentative agreement between the writers' union and AMPTP was officially ratified on October 9, 2023 (more on that in a minute) A little more than a month later – and still hearing about it in the press over the debacle involving John[...]

"This agreement also creates a precedent that the AMPTP has agreed to AI protections If ratified, other unions can model our contract language in their future negotiations." If ratified, the new three-year deal will run through June 30, 2026. When it was announced that 86% of the union's national board approved the tentative agreement that[...]

With the SAG-AFTRA National Board having approved the tentative agreement between the union and the AMPTP, the final step is for the union's voting members to give the deal its collective thumbs-up or thumbs-down beginning this Tuesday, November 14th Ahead of the start of voting, SAG-AFTRA is hosting an informational webinar via Zoom for all[...]

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland & the union's TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee got a deal from AMPTP that they were proud of – and now, it's cleared the next hurdle During a press conference this afternoon, the union confirmed that the SAG-AFTRA National Board had approved the tentative[...]

As expected, the SAG-AFTRA National Board is voting today to decide whether or not to approve the tentative agreement between the union and the AMPTP for a new three-year deal Now, we're learning that the results will be revealed at 5 pm ET (2 pm PT) by SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Joining Drescher at the[...]

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher & SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland messaged members with some highlights from the deal.

"We are thrilled & proud to tell you that today your TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee voted unanimously to approve a tentative agreement with the AMPTP." That's how the message that was sent out by the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee to union members began – officially ending the 118-day-long strike As of 12:01 a.m PT (3:01 a.m[...]

And what those talks brought is a tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP after the union's negotiating committee voted unanimously on the proposal Full details are expected on Friday when the agreement goes to the SAG-AFTRA national board for approval The strike will officially come to an end this Thursday at 12:01 a.m PT (3:01[...]

As SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP prepare to meet again later today in hopes of reaching a deal on a new three-year contract that would end the 118-day-long strike, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav shared his thoughts on the negotiations between the union and the studios & streamers "Let me start by saying that we are[...]

After negotiations between the union and the studios & streamers ran for ten hours on Tuesday, SAG-AFTRA confirmed overnight that the union and AMPTP will be back at the table for talks today. "Following a meeting Monday night with the AMPTP, the TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee spent 10 hours deliberating today We will continue on Wednesday," read[...]

After reports that the studios & streamers had adjusted the language of its "Last, Best & Final" offer to the union, negotiations between AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA have wrapped for the day – with more talks expected on Wednesday SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and AMPTP president Carol Lombardini led today's talks, which reportedly saw the[...]

With the strike having now reached its 117th day, SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP are reportedly planning to meet again today to see if an agreement can be reached on the studios & streamers' "Last, Best & Final" offer that leads to a new three-year deal for the union Heading into this afternoon, the rumblings were that[...]

After working late into the night, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP suspended talks late on Monday – though no deal is in place on the 117th day of the strike, the union and studios & streamers are expected to resume negotiations on Tuesday, November 7th (though no formal update has been offered by either side so far[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? "Stranger Things" Day, Stephen King & Elon Musk, Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, Paramount+'s Frasier, SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, Marvel Studios' The Marvels, Friends/Matthew Perry, BBC's Red Dwarf, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, BBC's Doctor Who, FX's Fargo, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Prime Video's Invincible, Crunchyroll's Spy x Family, South Park/Kathleen Kennedy, Prime Video's Reacher, NBC's Saturday Night Live, and more! Images/Screencaps:[...]

SAG-AFTRA has responded to what the AMPTP tagged as its "Last, Best and Final" offer on Monday And while there's a lot riding on how this current round of talks goes – the union messaged its members that "the right deal" isn't there yet Confirming that SAG-AFTRA "formally responded to the AMPTP's 'Last, Best &[...]

As the 115th day of the SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP strike comes to a close, reports are that the union will need at least another day to review the studios & streamers' "Last, Best, and Final Offer" that was submitted to SAG-AFTRA on Saturday In a previous message to its members, the union's negotiating committee explained that it was[...]

UPDATE: SAG-AFTRA has messaged its members to inform them that it had "received an offer today from the AMPTP" that the union says the studios & streamers "characterized as their 'Last, Best, and Final Offer.'" The message went on to inform the members that the negotiating committee was "reviewing it and considering our response within[...]

With the AMPTP having submitted what's being called a comprehensive offer in response to the union's previous two proposals, both sides met briefly today before SAG-AFTRA began going over the specifics of what the studios & streamers were offering and discussing the union's next steps It's still not clear at the time of this writing[...]

Ahead of the start of the 114th day of the strike, we learned late on Friday that the AMPTP had delivered a new proposal offer to SAG-AFTRA – with further negotiations being eyed for Saturday That was confirmed late Friday/early Saturday in a message from the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee to union members – along[...]

Earlier today, word hit the street that AMPTP was preparing a response to the union's two proposals with an overall offer that the studios & streamers hope can lead to a tentative agreement Now, reports are that the new proposal was delivered to SAG-AFTRA as the strike ends its 113th day – with further negotiations[...]

Three days into November and on the 113th day of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP strike, reports are that the studios & streamers are preparing to take SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher's social media advice from earlier today (more on that in a minute) Reports are that AMPTP is preparing a response to the union's two proposals with[...]

On Wednesday night, SAG-AFTRA messaged its members to inform them that they had met that day "to discuss and finalize our response to the AMPTP AI counter-proposal" that the union received from the AMPTP on Tuesday "The negotiators then met with AMPTP representatives for more than three hours" on Wednesday afternoon and evening "to present[...]

For some reason, those contrasting stories seem to sum up pretty much how things have been over the past several months between AMPTP and the WGA & SAG-AFTRA But the WGA has its new three-year deal now – and the rumblings surrounding the current talks between the actors' union and studios & streamers have been[...]