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

#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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#Labor Relations Board Paves Way For Disney Animation Production Workers Unionization Election

#Labor Relations Board Paves Way For Disney Animation Production Workers Unionization Election

IATSE and The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) announced on Wednesday that the National Labor Relations Board issued a direction of election that would allow production workers of Walt Disney Animation Studios to vote on whether to unionize under IATSE. According to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the decision means that full time…

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#Fran Drescher Re-Elected SAG-AFTRA President

#Fran Drescher Re-Elected SAG-AFTRA President

In an election cycle that took place amid a historic strike, Fran Drescher has been re-elected SAG-AFTRA president. Meanwhile, Joely Fisher was re-elected the union’s secretary-treasurer. Drescher received 23,080 votes, over competitor Maya Gilbert-Dunbar’s 5,276 votes. Fisher received 19,777 votes, while challenger Pete Antico garnered 8,361 votes. The voter turnout was 22.84 percent. “I am…

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