#SAG-AFTRA’s Fran Drescher Responds to George Clooney-led Plan to Accelerate End to Actors’ Strike: It “Does Not Impact the Contract”

#SAG-AFTRA’s Fran Drescher Responds to George Clooney-led Plan to Accelerate End to Actors’ Strike: It “Does Not Impact the Contract”

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher welcomed a George Clooney-led proposal on taking caps off union dues but said the offer wouldn’t be legally compatible with the union’s contract with the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, saying “that does not impact the contract that we’re striking over whatsoever.” Earlier this week, Clooney and a group…

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#George Clooney Meets With SAG-AFTRA Leadership About State of Negotiations

#George Clooney Meets With SAG-AFTRA Leadership About State of Negotiations

SAG-AFTRA A-lister George Clooney met with his union’s leaders on Tuesday in a bid to further understand how contract negotiations broke down on Oct. 11. Clooney spoke with union national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland as well as president Fran Drescher over Zoom about why studios suspended discussions the previous week. Deadline, which…

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#SAG-AFTRA Negotiations Set to Continue Into Weekend After Studios Deliver Latest Offer

#Studios Say SAG-AFTRA Talks Suspended: Gap Between Parties Is “Too Great”

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has declared that negotiations with SAG-AFTRA are suspended, given that the gap between the parties is “too great.” “Negotiations between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA have been suspended after SAG-AFTRA presented its most recent proposal on October 11,” the trade association representing studios and streamers in negotiations said…

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