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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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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 may be divided against itself over whether to call a strike vote, but the group is forging ahead toward its annual awards show amid reports that some members are politicizing the event. When last year’s Writers Guild of America strike wreaked havoc on many entertainment industry...
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Filed under: Cable, TNT, AMPTP, Doug Allen, SAG, Print Edition, TBS, Strike, Alan Rosenberg, SAG Aways
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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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Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg says he’s going to his union members seeking a strike authorization vote in December, but he may want to consider the warning of Los Angeles’ top economic analyst first. Jack Kyser, senior VP and chief economist at the Los Angeles County Economic Development...
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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...