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The 2023 Hollywood Strikes Are Officially Over After SAG-AFTRA’s Contract Vote
Hollywood’s summer of labor action might have largely been over when SAG-AFTRA announced it had reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP a month ago—but it’s not over until it’s over, and we’ve finally reached that moment. Or at least we have for another three years. Overnight SAG-AFTRA revealed that its membership had voted to…
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SAG-AFTRA’s Board Approves Tentative Agreement With the AMPTP
Following the news Wednesday night that the SAG-AFTRA strike had come to an end after nearly 120 days, supporters have been waiting to hear more details about the tentative agreement. Today, union president Fran Drescher, national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and others held a press conference following the SAG-AFTRA National Board’s meeting,…
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100 Days Later, SAG-AFTRA Maintains Its Conviction to Strike
On July 13, 2023, SAG-AFTRA confirmed that its members would indeed go on strike. Much like with the WGA months prior, the organization’s discussions with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to result in an acceptable contract regarding streaming revenue, AI concerns, and much more. And for the first time since…
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Writers Guild Members Have Officially, Resoundingly, Ratified Their New Deal
The nearly five-month strike is now fully over, as the WGA has ratified its three-year contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.