#SAG-AFTRA Board Approves New Contract

#SAG-AFTRA Board Approves New Contract

SAG-AFTRA‘s national board has approved the tentative agreement between the actors union and studios and streamers that ended the 118-day actors strike. The board voted to accept the deal with 86 percent approval, national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said at a press conference Friday. Members of the 160,000-strong union will vote on ratification of the…

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#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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