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After nearly two years of on-and-off negotiations, SAG-AFTRA announced to all of its members today that they were going back on strike, only this time against the gaming industry After attempting to meet on agreement with several high-profile companies on a new Interactive Media Agreement, the union has voted and approved a strike to kick[...]

As rumblings of "cautious optimism" continue to grow, SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP are expected to return to negotiations on Thursday, November 2nd.

And that brought us to today, with reports that discussions to end the 106-day strike will continue into the weekend (possibly virtually) – with both the union and AMPTP committed to working through the weekend to finalize a new three-year deal Once again, we like to tread lightly in these situations, so we'll just add[...]

For anyone who thought SAG-AFTRA was busy striking against the AMPTP, think again, as they have authorized a strike against the gaming industry Back at the start of the month, the organization announced they would be calling for a vote to authorize a strike, which they had until today, September 25, to vote Last week,[...]

The latest news to come from the SAF-AFTRA strike focuses more on the video game industry, as leaders are encouraging its members to authorize a possible strike against the medium In case you weren't already aware, on top of striking against TV and Film industries, along with the WGA, the actor's guild unanimously approved a[...]

The ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have impacted productions since the writers first went on strike in May We have seen numerous productions shut down in the wake of these strikes, and even more, were shut down once the actors went on strike in July All of this could have been avoided if studios would[...]

It looks like the gaming industry might be the next to feel the SAG-AFTRA strike, as Guild President Fran Drescher has called for a vote by guild members In recent weeks, the continued strikes by SAG-AFTRA and the WGA have put a strain on the film and TV industries as of late, with a recent[...]

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[...]

Even as the Writers Guild of America (WGA)/Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) writers' strike continues and SAG-AFTRA members just authorized the reunion to call for a strike at the end of the month if a deal with AMPTP isn't reached, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the AMPTP are one step[...]

After the ballots were counted (9,218, or 78.79% of WGA membership), an overwhelming majority of members (9,020, or 97.85%) voted in favor of authorizing the WGA West Board and the WGA East Council to call a strike if a new film & television deal isn't in place by May 1, 2023 (when the current deal[...]

Literally starting off with a bang, Red Hood #52 steeps itself in a vibe that is unlike any other in Gotham and gives Jason Todd a crash course in the

Even before it's arrived in North America by way of HBO, Strike, the BBC series based on author J.K Rowling's series of books following the adventures of private investigator Cormoran Strike has been given the go-ahead for a third series. HBO has signed on for the North American broadcast sometime later in 2017, however the dates[...]

The video game voice actor's strike is officially the longest strike in the Screen Actor Guild's history, having started back on October 21, 2016, and currently (as of this post) running 340 days and counting Considering how both sides (SAG-AFTRA and the publishers which included 11 different companies) seemed to not be talking to each[...]

Industrial action at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach was tentatively settled earlier this week after an eight-day strike over outsourcing of labour and lack of contracts The ports were shut down after workers refused to cross a picket line. But one of the issues that might affect the comics industry this Christmas is[...]

Bleeding Cool has covered the strike at French comics publisher L'Association, supported by the people who originally founded the company, and the picket at Angouleme that caused a lot of public awareness There were many complaints against the company, specifically structural and financial decisions made by editorial director JC Menu, and the staff made redundant. As[...]