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The Screen Actors Guild may have come closer to putting its labor-contract woes behind it, but the union’s yearlong dispute with television and movie studios has left lasting scars. The labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers initially centered on how actors would...
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The Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors has approved its proposed contract with the Alliance of Motion Pictures & Television Producers by a 53% margin and will present the deal to its membership for ratification. The new contract with producers, as approved Sunday night at a meeting of...
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The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract, calming fears of a strike that had put Hollywood on edge for nearly a year. The tentative deal contemplates a two-year contract, the Wall Street Journal reported...
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. Just ask Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg, who has been the leading hard-liner in the actors’ negotiations with media companies over a new labor contract. Mr. Rosenberg was pilloried for his antagonistic approach to talks...
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The Screen Actors Guild Saturday rejected the "last best" contract offer from media companies, dissolving hopes that a change in leadership at the union would produce a quick resolution to the labor dispute. SAG's board voted 73% to 27% against accepting the contract offer from the Alliance...
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After three days of talks with the Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood's producers have issued a "last, best and final offer" to actors that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers says contains significant concessions. "The AMPTP made these enhancements in an effort to...
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A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would invalidate the SAG national board majority’s written assent of Jan. 26. If granted, the TRO would have prevented the guild from restarting contract talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television...
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Representatives for the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will resume contract negotiations next week, the two sides announced Wednesday. The organizations issued a joint statement declaring talks will take place Tuesday and Wednesday at the AMPTP's Sherman...
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The Screen Actors Guild national board has rescheduled its strike authorization vote for after it meets face-to-face Jan. 12, pushing back the previously announced timeline by two weeks. SAG rescheduled the authorization vote due to conflicts between leaders and members who support a strike authorization...
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The Screen Actors Guild will mail strike authorization ballots to paid-up members on Jan. 2, and tabulate the returned votes on Jan. 23. SAG needs a 75% “yes” vote from returned ballots in order to authorize the national board of directors to call a work stoppage should further negotiations with the...
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The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will begin a promotional drive encouraging Screen Actors Guild members to read the offer from producers before casting their vote in SAG’s upcoming strike-authorization ballot. The ad, available here , will run in Daily Variety and the Hollywood...
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Like most Americans, a pretty substantial chunk of whatever limited knowledge I possess can be attributed to something I saw on television. My understanding of our nation’s legislative process and fundamental grammar were shaped by “Schoolhouse Rock.” I was taught manners by Henrietta Hippo and the gang...
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Once again, the gun is loaded, cocked and pointed straight at the television industry’s head. Will its leaders once again pull the trigger? Will a labor union and the media companies again fail to compromise, harming not only themselves but thousands of innocents? Let’s hope not. The Screen Actors Guild...
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Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg said SAG will conduct a strike authorization vote in December, inching the union closer to the brink of a strike. Mr. Rosenberg made the announcement via e-mail and video message Wednesday. “Now, per the resolution passed by 97% of our newly constituted national...
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Talks between the Screen Actors Guild and media companies broke off Saturday, moving the industry closer to a strike that could cripple television production for the second time in a year. Two days of federal mediation ended Saturday, and the WGA put out a statement saying the media companies, represented...