HE Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG-AFTRA) announced earlier this Thursday Negotiations for the renewal of the collective agreement He did not have success with the Film and Television Producers Association (AMPTP).
“SAG-AFTRA negotiated in good faith and was willing to reach an agreement, (…) but AMPTP’s responses to the union’s most important proposals they insultedThe president of the association, Fran Drescher, made the following statement on the official website of the institution:
industry slowdown
Union representing more than one 160 thousand playersannounced that the union’s national board will hold a meeting in the morning to formally approve the initiation of a strike that could cause the industry to collapse. Hollywood completely paralyzed.
Players strike against studios latest It was in 1980 with the benefits of home video tapes and pay television, and it took three months.
To cause the halt, the actors Watchers of the Writers Guild (WGA) began outside studio offices on May 2 and went on strike simultaneously for the first time in 63 years.
The only time both unions were out of business at the same time was in 1960, and they reaped benefits such as access to health insurance and pensions from the fight.
But this 100-day strike led by screenwriters in 2007-2008It laid the groundwork for the current conflict by focusing much of the discussion on paying for content distributed over the Internet.
better working conditions
Now, the demands of both bear similarities in that: improving working conditions, fair wages regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as transparency in the process of calculating the remaining rights of platforms for “flow” and the calculation of these amounts.
“AMPTP refuses to acknowledge that the enormous changes in the industry and the economy have had a detrimental effect on the studios staff,” the president said.
Union leaders have held talks with the alliance, which has been negotiating on behalf of studios and major chains like Amazon, Apple, Disney and Netflix since June 7.
Just a day before the deadline, SAG-AFTRA announced that it had accepted a meeting proposed by federal mediators with Hollywood studios and broadcast platforms.
removal
But they showed by emphasizing the distance between the two sides. If there is no agreement, they will go on strike. Before Wednesday at 23:59 Los Angeles time (7:59 GMT on Thursday).
The urgent request was aimed at using neutral agents to help unblock negotiations, but the union accused AMPTP of “abusing” its trust by leaking its proposal to the press to include federal mediators without their knowing it.
The start of a strike on the part of the actors, great entertainment crisis. Without actors, film and television productions that have survived the writers’ strike may have to cease operations.
The actors would not be able to promote the films and series that were released, attend the follower meetings, and this could lead to the cancellation of press conferences, red carpets and even the postponement of award ceremonies such as the Emmys or Comic-On. San Diego.