SAG-AFTRA Calls History-Making Strike as Talks With Studios Collapse
SAG-AFTRA Calls History-Making Strike as Talks With Studios Collapse
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-strike-called-hollywood-negotiations-collapse-1235517703/
The development will likely bring all remaining U.S. union physical production to a halt as Hollywood's writers also continue their work stoppage.
Welp. This should be fun. Depending on who holds out (I'm almost certain it's Netflix), this could go on for the rest of year.
More info as well from Variety: https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-double-strike-wga-amptp-1235669492/
Found this pretty funny:
The only previous “double strike” — involving both actors and writers — came in 1960, when the Screen Actors Guild was led by Ronald Reagan. In that strike, both the writers and actors were wrestling with compensation issues arising from the dawn of television. Together, they won residuals for TV reruns and for broadcast of films on TV, and established the first pension and welfare plan.