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SAG-AFTRA confirmed that negotiations with the AMPTP will continue on Wednesday and urged members to ignore press updates not from SAG-AFTRA.

SAG-AFTRA released a message to say that it was the AMPTP who asked the union to return to the negotiating table and to warn against "noise."

The 41% increase applies to one-hour television programs, which covers the largest number of productions done under the Agreement. A 25% increase in span money breaks. Covering performance capture work under the Agreement, which the Union has sought for 20 years. On AI protections: Advance consent from the performer and background actor to create and use Digital Replicas; No Digital[...]

Ex-SAG-AFTRA President Melissa Gilbert called out the union's leadership over the posted Halloween costume guidelines from earlier this week.

With each day, we grow closer to creating a film and television industry where talent can thrive sustainably. To our industry siblings – AFM, DGA, IATSE, WGA, Teamsters and the Basic Crafts – thank you for standing beside us, a testament to the unwavering bond of unionism, even in the face of shared hardships We will[...]

Hollywood names such as George Clooney, Tyler Perry & Scarlett Johansson pitched SAG-AFTRA on a proposal they believed could end the strike.

In a move that can best be compared to struck company Disney's Marvel Studios film Avengers: Endgame, the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW), Writers Guild of America East (WGAE), Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), American Federation of Musicians (AFM), Teamsters, and Hollywood Basic Crafts issued a joint[...]

The 41% increase applies to one-hour television programs, which covers the largest number of productions done under the Agreement. A 25% increase in span money breaks. Covering performance capture work under the Agreement, which the Union has sought for 20 years. On AI protections: Advance consent from the performer and background actor to create and use Digital Replicas; No Digital[...]

"Negotiations between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA have been suspended after SAG-AFTRA presented its most recent proposal on October 11," began the statement from the AMPTP after Wednesday's meeting had wrapped no closer to a new deal. Image: SAG-AFTRA "After meaningful conversations, it is clear that the gap between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great, and conversations[...]

SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP issued a joint statement earlier confirming they've wrapped meeting for the day but will be meeting again on Wednesday.

In a statement, SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP confirmed their next meeting will be this Friday, October 6th - and again, on Monday, October 9th.

SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP released a statement confirming that talks had officially wrapped for the day but will resume this Wednesday.

Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery executives are expected to attend Monday's SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP negotiation meeting.

When talks between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP get underway this Monday, it will be taking place at the union's headquarters and not the AMPTP's offices.

SAG-AFTRA has addressed a number of questions/concerns members have had about personal appearances, conventions, fan expos & more.

Earlier this afternoon, SAG-AFTRA members received a copy of the strike order letter - here's a look at the details on what's being impacted.

Options for virtual or in-person auditions. – 11% pay increase in year 1 for background actors, stand-ins and photo doubles, an additional 17% increase for background actors required to do extensive self-styling, and an additional 62% increase for stand-ins required to deliver lines during a run-through and photo doubles required to memorize and deliver lines on[...]

Earlier today, Disney CEO Bob Iger discussed the labor disputes with the WGA & SAG-AFTRA, calling their expectations "not realistic."

Here's a look at the initial statement from SAG-AFTRA: Image: DGA, WGA, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP logo (website screencaps) SAG-AFTRA's Television/Theatrical/Streaming contracts have expired without a successor agreement. After more than four weeks of bargaining, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) — the entity that represents major studios and streamers, including Amazon, Apple, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix,[...]

But for now? The waiting game continues… here's hoping for some clarity sooner rather than later… Image: DGA, WGA, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP logo (website screencaps) So today's the day… or maybe it isn't As this is being written, the WGA/AMPTP writers' strike continues to roll on, with no signs of negotiations resuming anytime soon[...]

They know what our members need and when they bring that to the table, we will be listening, but it's important to know – time is running out." Image: DGA, WGA, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP logo (website screencaps) WGA, DGA & SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP Timeline June 23, 2023: DGA/AMPTP Deal Ratified: A little less than three weeks after we learned that[...]

And it looks like AMPTP is looking to the feds for some relief, requesting the assistance of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service – but one big problem right from the jump? If SAG-AFTRA was to agree to federal mediation, then another extension to the negotiations would be required. Image: DGA, WGA, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP logo[...]

Would that be enough time to still get back into Hall H? Would a tentative agreement be enough of a cover for those not sure what to do about SDCC – or will it take a ratified deal and nothing short of that? Stay tuned… Image: DGA, WGA, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP logo (website screencaps) WGA, DGA &[...]

We are you. In unity, Fran Drescher President Chair of the Negotiating Committee Duncan Crabtree-Ireland National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Image: DGA, WGA, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP logo (website screencaps) WGA, DGA & SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP Timeline June 23, 2023: DGA/AMPTP Deal Ratified: A little less than three weeks after we learned that the DGA (Directors Guild of America) & AMPTP had a tentative deal in[...]

Was the "180,000" drop a shit back at the A-listers who signed that letter that she has a lot more members to consider? Was that "Writers Guild" drop at the end meant to sound like a bit of an after-thought? Hmmm… WGA, DGA & SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP Timeline June 23, 2023: DGA/AMPTP Deal Ratified: A little less than three[...]

If an extension is agreed upon, it wouldn't exactly be headline-grabbing: negotiations between the two were extended beyond the deadline in both 2014 and 2017. Image: DGA, WGA, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP logo (website screencaps) WGA, DGA & SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP Timeline June 23, 2023: DGA/AMPTP Deal Ratified: A little less than three weeks after we learned that the DGA (Directors Guild[...]

And based on what's gone down over the past few days, we're feeling more and more that we might be right. Image: DGA, WGA, SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP logo (website screencaps) WGA, DGA & SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP Timeline June 23, 2023: DGA/AMPTP Deal Ratified: A little less than three weeks after we learned that the DGA & AMPTP had a tentative[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? WGA/DGA/SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP Updates, The CW's Superman & Lois, The CW's Riverdale, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Hulu's Futurama, TNT's AEW Collision/AEW Rampage, FX's Justified: City Primeval, BBC's Doctor Who, AMC's The Walking Dead, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, and more! Image: Adult Swim Screencap, FX[...]

With the writers' strike now on its 54th day (and counting), will the Writers Guild of America (WGA) be the ones left twisting in the wind when July 1st rolls around? Recent developments over the weekend involving the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists[...]

With 87% of those voting (6,728 members out of 16,321 who were eligible) voting in favor of ratifying the new collective bargaining agreement – a percentage exceeding turnouts for previous ratification votes – the Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced a new, three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) Taking[...]