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This year has been a tumultuous one,
starting with the Writers Guild strike and
several negotiations taking place over
the past six months with many other
guilds and unions. Last month, AFTRA
struck a deal and most felt that SAG
would follow suit shortly thereafter.
However, recent developments
have many now recalculating the
potential outcome. It appears that the
negotiations with the AMPTP are far
from complete after reading a press
statement on its website, as with SAG’s.
A quote from the AMPTP website reads,
“As the recent Milken Institute study
noted, the WGA strike caused a $2.3
billion decline in wages and salaries,
the loss of 37,700 jobs, and helped
push California into a recession. People
throughout our industry were astonished
to hear a SAG board member at SAG’s
anti-AFTRA rally publicly compare the
economic situation of actors with the
situation faced by workers who seek
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day jobs by standing in front of Home
Depot stores. This careless statement,
of course, flies in the face of basic facts
about actors who work in our industry.”
A quote from the SAG website states,
“It is well known and understood
by SAG members that a consistent
employer tactic in negotiation is to
distract from core issues and attempt
to sow dissension – as management
attempted in its latest communications.
This tactic will not work.
The Screen Actors Guild national
negotiating committee, comprised
of representatives from the Guild’s
Hollywood Division, New York Division
and Regional Branch Division is
unanimous in its commitment to
successfully concluding these
negotiations. We hope we can count on
an equal effort from management.”
In short, as the two parties rattle swords
the rest of the production community
is once again holding its collective
breath. It is our sincere hope that both
parties will come to an agreement and
move on to rebuilding our economy
that has seen dramatic changes for
the American public in the past six
months – and enough reality shows.
Enjoy the issue!
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By Robert Leach
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