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From July 14 to November 9, 2023, the American actors' union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) was on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). As the longest strike in SAG-AFTRA history, [2] its combined impact with the 2023 Writers ...
The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) was an American labor union which represented over 100,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to merge with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) to create SAG-AFTRA.
The two sides also remain far apart on basic increases in minimum rates, with the studios offering 5%, 4% and 3.5% across the three years of the contract, while the union is demanding 11%, 4% and ...
SAG-AFTRA Strike Hangs on $480 Million Gap Between Actors and Studios on Streaming Pay. Gene Maddaus. October 17, 2023 at 9:30 AM. Talks broke down last week between the major studios and SAG ...
SAG-AFTRA says it is fighting for better pay and working conditions for actors and others in the entertainment industry. The union is also demanding contracts that address concerns about ...
In 1980, AFTRA and SAG members held a strike against prime time television, wanting a formula for performer participation in profits from sale of videocassettes and pay TV. In 1981, a merger of AFTRA and SAG jointly entered their "Phase 1 Agreement," calling for a number of jointly negotiated, ratified, and administered contracts.
The fourth SAG-AFTRA picket location in New York City was outside Paramount Global’s offices in Times Square, where New York Local SAG-AFTRA president Ezra Knight gave a speech, and more than ...
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists [1] ( SAG-AFTRA, pronounced / sæɡˈæftrə / sag-AF-trə) is an American labor union that reflects the 2012 merger of SAG (the Screen Actors Guild) and AFTRA (the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ). It represents approximately 160,000 media ...