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AFTRA Board Approves Joint Bargaining With SAG
Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. Hedgpeth also reported that, for the period of May 1, 2009, to Oct. 31, 2009, the union has collected more than $6.6 That’s good news for an industry that can ill-afford another strike or year-long stalemate. earthquake last night.
Digital Media Law - Saturday, February 27, 2010
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SAG Moves towards Joint Bargaining with AFTRA
Those negotiations, scheduled for October 1 – November 15 of this year, would take place “under the terms of Phase One, modeled on the agreement used successfully in the 2009 Commercials Contract negotiations,” per the resolution. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles.
Digital Media Law - Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Hollywood Labor: SAG Source Says a Strike Unlikely, Joint SAG-AFTRA Bargaining Likely; and the Year Ahead
The current contract doesn’t expire until June 30, 2011, but the early bargaining is taking place pursuant to a clause included in the current agreement (ratified in June 2009) at the AMPTP’s insistence. If the agreement follows the customary pattern, AFTRA will receive annual increases on July 1, 2011, July 1, 2012, and July 1, 2013.
Digital Media Law - Saturday, January 9, 2010
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  • SAG Rejects Studio Offer; Back to Stalemate
    SAG wants the contract to expire June 30, 2011, which would put in synch with AFTRA and just a couple months later than the Writers Guild. That synchronicity, with its threat of a possible joint strike, would give the unions negotiating leverage in 2011. Thus, the offer will not be sent out to the membership for a ratification vote.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, February 21, 2009
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  • Hollywood Labor Roundup
    That will be effective March 31, 2009. Already planning for thee 2011 labor negotiating cycle, the forward-looking Directors Guild has hired new media consultancy Wolzien LLC to study the issues. These continue in NY under a press blackout. No news to report. SAG TV/Theatrical Contract. Unclear if there’s any substance to the reports.
    Digital Media Law - Friday, February 27, 2009
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  • SAG TV/Theatrical Contract Ratified Overwhelmingly, 78%-22%
    Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. June 10, 2009 and expires June 30, 2011. Tomorrow morning I will be contacting the elected leadership of the other talent unions with the hope of beginning a series of pre-negotiation summit meetings in preparation for 2011.
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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  • Is SAG Becoming Irrelevant?
    The resulting 2012 expiration date means that SAG would not be able to threaten a joint strike in 2011 with the WGA (let alone AFTRA) when those unions’ contracts expire. AMPTP statement below; SAG has not yet issued a statement.) Other than the removal or modification of rollbacks (which I had anticipated, see secs. g) of this post ).
    Digital Media Law - Friday, February 20, 2009
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  • SAG Board Approves Contract
    The official release is on the jump: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES TENTATIVE TELEVISION AND MOTION PICTURE CONTRACTS AND RECOMMENDS RATIFICATION Los Angeles (April 19, 2009) – The Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors today voted 53.38 They'll get the ballots in the mail in early May.
    Thompson On Hollywood - Sunday, April 19, 2009
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  • Hollywood Labor’s Long-Term Future: More Unrest
    That means that a scant two years from now, when negotiations for 2011 renewals of the guild and union contracts begin, negotiators will be challenged with even newer forms of “new media,” new business models, and new economic realities. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, January 31, 2009
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  • SAG-AFTRA Ratify Advertising Agreement; SAG Townhall Features Fireworks
    He pointed to the importance of consolidating gains and negotiating in solidarity with other unions, especially AFTRA, in 2011. asked if he thought SAG and AFTRA would be merged by 2011, and he replied that he “would love it if they were.” Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles.
    Digital Media Law - Friday, May 22, 2009
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  • SAG’s Strange Voyage
    Third, if SAG wants to catch up in the next round of negotiations, in 2011, it will need to trade off some other deal point that it might otherwise have gotten. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. Where did the Screen Actors Guild go? The quiet was deceptive however. B214056).
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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  • SAG & Studios Agree to Tentative Deal
    Back to the tentative TV/theatrical deal: Critically, this deal would expire on June 30, 2011, effectively synchronizing it with the Writers Guild, Directors Guild and AFTRA (smaller actors union) deals. Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. bump on June 30 of this year.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, April 18, 2009
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  • SAG Board Approves Studio Deal
    Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. Provisions of the proposed deal include: • A two-year term of agreement concluding June 30, 2011. Voting on party lines, a sharply divided SAG board approved the tentative deal with the studios yesterday by a vote of about 53% to 47%.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, April 20, 2009
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