#SAG-AFTRA Contract Talks Extended to July 12

#SAG-AFTRA Contract Talks Extended to July 12

Industry insiders concerned about the possibility of a potential actors’ strike are going to have to wait a little bit longer to know for sure. SAG-AFTRA and top studios and streamers have agreed to extend their current contract negotiations until July 12 at 11:59 p.m. The two parties announced that they would delay the expiration…

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#SAG-AFTRA Leaders Tell Members Negotiations Have Been “Extremely Productive” as Expiration Date Looms

#SAG-AFTRA Leaders Tell Members Negotiations Have Been “Extremely Productive” as Expiration Date Looms

With less than a week to go before the union’s TV/theatrical contracts package expires, SAG-AFTRA leaders are assuring members that their negotiations with studios and streamers have been “extremely productive.” In a video message sent to the union’s 160,000 affected members on Saturday, union president Fran Drescher and national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan…

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#Lily Tomlin, Marta Kauffman Call for Greater Industry Protections at Abortion Rights Picket: “This Is a Discrimination Issue”

#Lily Tomlin, Marta Kauffman Call for Greater Industry Protections at Abortion Rights Picket: “This Is a Discrimination Issue”

Lily Tomlin, Gloria Allred, Marta Kauffman and top creatives called for entertainment companies to enact stronger health and safety protections for employees working in states that have banned or criminalized abortion at a reproductive health care-themed picket in front of Amazon Studios on Friday. “Our message to the studios is this: It’s not acceptable to…

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